I just installed Raspbian on my SD card, but I cannot connect to my network initially because it is hidden. I've tried following the guide https://raspi.tv/2017/how-to-auto-connect-your-raspberry-pi-to-a-hidden-ssid-wifi-network here (and the guide it links to). I've tried modifying my wpa_supplicant.conf to look like
ctr_interfaces=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1
country=US
network={
ssid="My Network Name"
scan_ssid=1
psk="secret_password"
proto=RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP
group=CCMP
auth_alg=OPEN
priority=1
id_str="raspi"
}
etc/network/interfaces looks like this:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet manual
wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
iface default inet dhcp
Also, I can't make the network visible.
bssid=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
clause with the MAC address of the access point andscan_ssid=1
. The simpler option is unhide the SSID. Hiding an SSID does precisely nothing to enhance WiFi security. – Dougie Aug 2 '19 at 20:00