Network Discovery

The head unit runs an unauthenticated diagnostic service on TCP port 50005. However, in standard customer mode, an iptables firewall rule silently drops incoming IPv4 connections to this port.

Because no equivalent ip6tables rule exists, the service remains fully accessible over IPv6. This guide walks you through finding the scooter’s IPv6 address on your local network.

Looking for the Mobile App?

If you prefer not to use a computer or command-line tools, you can perform discovery and ADB pairing directly from your phone with the Android App.

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Connect Scooter to Wi-Fi

1. Unlock your Ola S1 Pro.
2. Open Settings on the scooter touchscreen, go to Wi-Fi, and connect to the same Wi-Fi network (or mobile hotspot) as your computer.
3. Keep the scooter awake during setup so the Wi-Fi interface does not enter low-power sleep.

Find the IPv6 Link-Local Address

Every IPv6-enabled interface automatically configures an address beginning with fe80:: (link-local). Use one of the methods below based on your operating system:

Windows (PowerShell)

Run Get-NetNeighbor to view the local IPv6 neighbor cache:

Get-NetNeighbor -AddressFamily IPv6 | Where-Object { $_.IPAddress -like "fe80*" -and $_.State -ne "Unreachable" }

You can also use our bundled tool (s1util.zip):

python s1util.py discover

Linux

To actively ping the all-nodes multicast address:

ping -6 -c 3 ff02::1%wlan0

Replace wlan0 with your active Wi-Fi interface name.

Query the IPv6 neighbor cache using ip:

ip -6 neigh show | grep fe80

You can also use our bundled tool (s1util.zip):

python s1util.py discover

macOS

To actively ping the all-nodes multicast address:

ping6 -c 3 ff02::1%en0

Replace en0 with your active Wi-Fi interface name.

Query the IPv6 neighbor table with ndp:

ndp -an | grep fe80

You can also use our bundled tool (s1util.zip):

python s1util.py discover

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Understanding Scope IDs (%scope)

Because link-local addresses (fe80::/10) are valid only within the local network link, your operating system needs to know which network card to send packets through. This is specified with a Scope ID appended with %:

Windows Scope ID

Written as a numeric interface index:

fe80::21a:2bff:fe3c:4d5e%14

Where 14 corresponds to the Wi-Fi adapter index reported by Get-NetAdapter.

Linux / macOS Scope ID

Written as the interface name:

fe80::21a:2bff:fe3c:4d5e%wlan0

Where wlan0 (or en0) is your active Wi-Fi device.

Always Include the Scope ID

If you omit the %scope identifier when connecting from your computer, commands will fail with Network unreachable or Invalid argument because the OS cannot select the outbound network interface.

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Next Steps

Once you have your scooter’s IPv6 address and scope ID, proceed to test communication with the onboard diagnostics service: