I have currently set-up the following for wifi connection
My wpa_supplicant.conf file just had these two lines:
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1
And my config.txt file I did this:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto wlan0
allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-scan-ssid 1
wpa-ap-scan 1
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
wpa-proto RSN WPA
wpa-pairwise CCMP TKIP
wpa-group CCMP TKIP
wpa-ssid "My Secret SSID"
wpa-psk "My SSID PSK"
iface default inet dhcp
The problem lies in the fact that the WiFi seems to disconnect after about an hour. I am using the raspery pi as a kiosk to connect to a website to display information.
Can I use the following below for this hidden network, link here?
Well, there is a very simple solution:
- Go to /etc/ifplugd/action.d/ and rename the ifupdown file to ifupdown.original
- Then do: cp /etc/wpa_supplicant/ifupdown.sh ./ifupdown
- Finally: sudo reboot
That's all. Test this by turning off/on your AP; you should see that your Raspberry Pi properly reconnects.
EDIT:
Can the above work fine with my custom config.txt file as when the raspery pi boots it gets an IP address from the router but I can not the wla0 in the Network GUI settings screen.
ip addr show wlan0
output? – goldilocks♦ Mar 16 '15 at 14:01