Very strange SSH problem with iPhone hotspot

Question

I am newbie with Raspberry and this is my first time using it.

I downloaded Rasbian Buster Lite and flashed it with Etcher. Added ssh named file to boot directory and also file named wpa_supplicant.conf.

Rasp is connecting to iPhone's hotspot fine no problem, but i can not connect to it with Putty.

In wpa_supplicant.conf file i have this code:

ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1
network={
    ssid="name"
    psk="password"
    key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
}

Of course real name and real password in real file.

I tried to log in with hosts: raspberrypi and raspberrypi.local. Not working. Putty says Unable to open connection to raspberrypi. Host does not exist.

Also tried ipconfig /flushdns which i found from one page, it is not help either.

Answer 1

Sadly, I think it's quite hit & miss connecting via SSH over iPhone hotspots. See this question: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/194842/iphone-is-the-hotspot-isolated-can-you-see-other-devices

Some people have had luck with it, others haven't. I don't know of any official documentation detailing what versions it should/shouldn't work with. If you can, definitely try the same setup with a regular WiFi router.