Hi,
First you need to understand which setup you need for ESPWiFi shield, server or client.
If configured as server, you can send request to this shield to obtain information or do something else. Like you open your browser and type IP address, in fact you are sending request to the shield.
If configured as client, you are making shield as client to access other servers to obtain information.
Please do understand the concepts of web servers and web clients first so that you know which one is suitable for your current application.
If you are using example sketch CytronWiFiDemo, it consists of functions which make the shield act as both server and client. Understanding which role suits your application, you can make some adjustments to your program. To disable server role, just comment serverTest(). To disable client role, comment clientTest().
hadialloha WROTE:when I looked at the Serial Monitor again, it said failed to connect to server.
It was taking the role as client and trying to connect to Adafruit server and obtain some information but apparently it failed. So of course when you searched IP address on Google Chrome, it won't work because it was not server at that time.