From 0ffe1c2cb9fa9fcb14b8c577dee39a04176eff5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Gregg <github@ryangregg.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:28:44 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] bug fix: ethernet cli dropping connection after each command

---
 src/helpers/nrf52/EthernetCLI.h | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/helpers/nrf52/EthernetCLI.h b/src/helpers/nrf52/EthernetCLI.h
index 9ccc34f4..508d3aa6 100644
--- a/src/helpers/nrf52/EthernetCLI.h
+++ b/src/helpers/nrf52/EthernetCLI.h
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ static bool ethernet_handle_command(const char* command, char* reply) {
 static void ethernet_check_client() {
   auto newClient = ethernet_server.available();
   if (newClient) {
+    // Only replace if this is actually a different client
+    if (newClient == ethernet_client && ethernet_client.connected()) return;
     if (ethernet_client) ethernet_client.stop();
     ethernet_client = newClient;
     IPAddress ip = ethernet_client.remoteIP();