Any ESP8266 WiFi Experts here?

[Robo_Pi]

I would like to send and receive text between my laptop computer and an Arduino board. I don't want to need to go through the Internet or a 'cloud' in order to achieve this connection. I just want the text to be sent between the laptop and the Arudino board using an ESP8266 WiFi module. It's ok if I need to use a router, I just don't want to need to be connected to the Internet in order to make this connection.

My question: Is this possible?

I can write programs on the Laptop using either C# or Python. But what I can't find is any tutorials or information on how to do this. All the tutorials I find seem to be using things like Blynk for Android phones that also use the Internet and a cloud. Is there a way to by-pass the Internet?

Thanks.

 

[(*steve*)]

The esp8266 modules in their native state are essentially rs232 extenders.

In this case you can use them just as the manufacturer originally intended.

They have an "AT" command set for setting them up.