Use the Windows Mobile hotspot when your ESP32 C3 will not connect to any of your WIFI SSIDs

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I spent two weeks troubleshooting ESP32 C3 network connectivity issues. They worked a couple of times and then just never connected after that. I changed the firmware, erased nv memory, and tried about 10 different solutions found in the forums.

In the end, the only reliable way to work with those particular ESPs was to create a mobile hotspot on my PC. That works 100% of the time for me. This is essentially Internet connection sharing even if it is only for the local network.

Use the Windows Mobile hotspot when you can't connect to your building router
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People's posts helped me. I hope these help someone else.