If you can tell me anything about the setup where this did not work for you (OS, browser, type of internet connection etc.) it would be very helpful! I'm keen to fix platform bugs.
Feel free to do this on a GitHub ticket if that's easier.
Launching the demo server in a tab at https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/server.html displays an unchanging log of:
... https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/#bLG...<redacted>
Connect back to this server-in-a-tab using the link above. connections: 0
Launching the client test page in another tab at https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/#bLG...<redacted> displays an unchanging log of:
... My address is bXW...<redacted> Connecting to the server... (this can take a minute)