[Bug]: URL Backing Ping is Removed (Hotspot Detect)

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Hardware

Other

Connection Type

HTTP

Firmware Version

2.5.15.79da236

Description

Looking at the logic for starting a HTTP connection with a device

private async attemptConnection(
    params: Types.HttpConnectionParameters,
  ): Promise<Response> {
    const { address, tls = false } = params;
    this.portId = `${tls ? "https://" : "http://"}${address}`;

    // We create a dummy request here just to have a Response object to work with
    // The actual connection check is done via ping()
    const response = await fetch(`${this.portId}/hotspot-detect.html`, {
      signal: this.abortController.signal,
      mode: "no-cors",
    });

    if (!response.ok) {
      throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}`);
    }

    return response;
  }

It appears to rely on hotspot-detect.html to infer a successful connection before polling; however, that router handler no longer exists in the latest firmware.

Given its response content is not used for reading from the radio API, can this be removed? Asking for context before I submit a PR

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