thanks wasnt aware of that. i have modified my ap code to send a dummy message every second. it now works as expected. can i send an empty message though?

i now get horrible delays sometimes when receiving messages on the server. when i dont send a dummy message every second it works just fine ...

as the headline states. WiFiClient.connected doesnt change when the client ESP loses power, or otherwise loses connection.

here is my code https://pastebin.com/0dk6EXyE

connect to port 10000 and send LED(ON); or LED(OFF); to switch pin 2 on and off.

as you see im looping using while(client ...