Questions tagged [wifi]
Questions on the use of Wi-Fi (local area wireless computer networking technology). This tag is also used for generic "wlan" questions since they are commonly synonymous. Note shopping questions are off-topic.
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My Pi won't reconnect to WiFi if WiFi drops
I have a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2 running Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster). I've been running into a very annoying issue - whenever my home wifi drops (and it does every night because Synology ...
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How to pick the correct R-Pi
I have a requirement to build a monitoring device with a display. The main conditions are:
Need a MySQL database
Need Internet connectivity via WiFi
Capable of reading MODBUS slave device, and other ...
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Wifi access point loses internet when ethernet plugged in
I'm aware there are related questions to this problem but none of them have solved my issue so far.
I'm trying to set up a wifi access point with my pi 4B. I'm following this guide exactly: https://...
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RPi providing Access Point using RT5370 on any connected network
I'm trying to setup my RPi 4B to become an Access Point for my other devices when travelling.
Ideally, I should be able to connect either via cable or wi-fi to network of the place I'm going to travel ...
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Network routing between wlan0 (access point) and wlan1 (internet connection) not working
for the past three days I have been trying to create a WiFi relay with my PiZero to then make into a Tor Router following a variety of guides online.
I am using the built-in wlan0 as the access point ...
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Pi camera video stream to a PC not through a web page which has low latence
I need to send a video stream from my pi camera on a Raspberry pi to a computer on the same network. The video transmission should preferably have a low latency and a good image resolution. After the ...
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Can't access server over Wi-Fi
When trying to ssh or ping my Raspberry Pi server on my LAN I get a "No route to host":
$ ping 192.168.50.249 ...
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Cant ping from WAN to LAN, any ideas where i have gone wrong
I could do with some help.
I have a Pi with three connections:
eth0 (Internet connect) from the internet router
eth1 (LAN) 192.168.13.20 - 192.168.13.240
wlan0 (WiFi) 192.168.14.20 - 192.168.14.240
I'...
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Connect to a device via WiFi SSID to enter configuration in a web page
There are many devices - so initially they have their own Wi-Fi name, I can connect via this device's WiFi, enter some configuration on a web page including my home Wi-Fi name and password.
Then this ...
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How to enable and use wifi adapters with ubuntu server on pi 3b+?
I got the following pi with ubuntu server installed
OS: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS aarch64
Host: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2
Kernel: 5.15.0-1024-raspi
Uptime: 3 mins
Packages: 832 (dpkg), 4 (snap)
Shell: ...
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connect to wifi WPA2-Enterprise using wifi dongle
I want to using wifi dongle Wireless-N (802.11n) USB 2.0 on my raspberry pi 4. But it seems cant connect to wifi with WPA2-enterprise type. is there any solution to connect WPA2-Enterprise with wifi ...
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Cannot access Pi through web browser after certain uptime
I have set up my Pi 3+ with an apache2 server, which works in my browser with both the IP and its hostname raspberrypi.local. I can also access the Pi through SSH. However, after some uptime (maybe a ...
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Python requests is too slow with certain WI-FI connection
I'm working on a TTS app using AWS Polly in Raspberry PI 3 B+ and when I post a text using Python requests it take a long time receive the response, around 16-17 seconds. This happens only with a ...
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Pico W on Network w/o Password Auth & CircuitPython
I'm trying to connect a Raspberry Pi Pico W to my university network using CircuitPython. Our Uni network requires MAC authentication & treats Pis and Picos like they are other devices like a ...
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Can't access ethernet connected Pi using Wifi connected laptop
I have a Raspberry Pi 4 (Raspbian) and I use it to earn income by sharing my internet bandwidth, so I want maximum speed and latency.
That's why I connected it to my router using ethernet.
While my ...
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How to protect wifi credentials on RP Pico W?
I'm trying out home automation using a Raspberry Pi Pico with Wifi. To connect to wifi I have to send SSID and password. Since the controller has no external interface other than the Wifi, how would ...
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How to replace Pi Zero 2 W Buster onboard wifi with USB WiFi
I have a Pi Zero 2 W running Raspbian Buster where I need to disable the onboard WiFi, wlan0, and use a USB WiFi dongle. How do I make wlan1 join my WiFi network?
I have tried various approaches, but ...
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Help debugging random USB Wifi disconnect with ALFA AWUS036ACM (chipset MT7612U)
To improve the Wifi on my RPi4, I bought an ALFA AWUS036ACM USB Wifi dongle, based on very positive compatibility reviews…
After a few weird missing driver file issues (that might be due to my running ...
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Connect only to 5GHZ network
How configure the Raspberry 3 B+ to connect only to the 5GHZ network and not to the 2.4GHZ network?
Its revision 1.3
The output from sudo iwlist wlan0 scan | grep Frequency
Frequency:2.437 GHz (...
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Why is my Raspberry OS Wifi becoming Destination Host Unreachable after a few minutes?
I'm having some wifi Issues with Bullseye / BrosTrend AC1200 / Le Potato 1gb.
I figure my problem is more related to Raspberry OS / my adapter than my board, but I could totally be wrong here.
The ...
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How do I Change WiFI Logon Credentials in Headless Lite RPi OS.?
I've developed a headless system that uses RPi OS Lite. I need to move it to another location that has different WiFi logon credentials. It seems that I need to either create a wpa-supplicant.conf ...
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How can I have the raspberry pi run scripts portably?
I am a noobie and just got a raspberry pi yesterday and I want to create a wifi strength device with my raspberry pi. I have a wireless adapter and alreaady made a script for my linux machine. It ...
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is realtec RTL8832AU supported on raspberry debian bullseye
anyone got the driver installed for realtec RTL8832AU supported on raspberry debian bullseye
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Create a Wi-Fi hotspot on a Raspberry Pi (with RPi OS) through its USB port via a USB Wi-Fi adapter?
I need to use the inbuilt Wi-Fi to connect to an Internet access point. In effect, the RPi should act as a router for all intents and purposes, a router that serves all of my devices. But my question ...
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Connect to open WiFi manually without the use of dhcpcd or NetworkManager
How can I connect my RPi to my open WiFi ("FreeHotspot") without the use of dhcpcd or NetworkManager?
I tried using python library wifi but without any success.
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Raspberry pi pico w eduroam wifi
How can I use eduroam wifi on the rpi pico w?
If possible it should be in circuit python but if it can only be done in micro python I need to know if I can use a HID interface then.
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Raspberry Pi CM4 with buildroot not loading Wi-Fi wlan0 interface
I am running a custom buildroot + uboot software with a 5.15.78-v8 linux kernel for a Raspberry Pi CM4 and am finding that the Wi-Fi driver by default isn't being loaded.
In dmesg, I am seeing these ...
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Create Wireless Hotspot doesn't work
I want to turn my Raspberry Pi 3b into a Wi-Fi Access Point, but i have the probleme as you can see in this image
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Web server requests very slow from Android devices on local network
I have multiple pi's on my home network, all running web servers for various things, some hard-wired, some over wifi. Now these all work lighting fast from my desktop PC or laptop (both wifi and ...
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How to update wifi and static ip settings on existing Raspberry Pi via the SD card?
I'm trying to add an additional network to a Raspberry Pi 4 running Buster that I use on my home network that I am travelling with. The location I am staying in appears to have Wifi delivered via a ...
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Set up Wireguard AP and SMB Server on the same Pi
I have a Raspberry Pi that I'm using as a SMB server for a few months now.
I'm using raspbian without graphical interface on it.
I wanted it to be able to have a Wi-Fi Access Point that sends traffic ...
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No Wireless Interface Found when using wifi adapter TL-WN725N
I have a problem, I'm using a wifi adapter
TL-WN725N. On the display when scanning, it says "No Wireless Interfaces Found".
I've used the solution from the website: https://gist.github.com/...
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How can I make my Raspberry Pi act as a hotspot and broadcast two different signals?
I have a Raspberry Pi B4 and I need to make it broadcast more than one Wi-Fi signal.
I have Wlan0 which is the original wifi of the device,
I also have a USB Wi-Fi adapter that appears as Wlan1.
How ...
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Configure the Pi 4 as an access point with a 40 MHz channel (135 Mbps) on Ubuntu
When setting up a 5 GHz access point in Raspberry Pi OS on a Pi 4, using the proper hostapd configuration, I can successfully connect a 802.11n client with a solid speed of 135 Mbps.
When creating a 5 ...
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Why does adding a 2nd network in wpa_supplicant.conf break my wifi connection to Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W?
Following this answer I added a 2nd WiFi network to wpa_supplicant on my bullseye installation.
There must be something wrong with the configuration as when I reboot the router I am unable to connect ...
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Deactivate WIFI MAC spoofing on Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with DHCPCD?
After the same update/upgrade I did to my 10 Raspberries (Pi Zero 2W), 4 out of them keep on using when connecting to my WiFi, a MAC Address which is not the hardware one (the one I see via ifconfig). ...
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iwlist scan not listing all WiFis
I am using a Raspi 4B with headless raspbian Buster. In my current setup, the raspi can be in a state, where the desired WiFi configured in wpa_supplicant.conf is not available. The raspi switches ...
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Disable permanently wifi power management
After adding sudo iwconfig wlan0 power off to /etc/rc.local, I checked whether it has been applied with iw wlan0 get power_save. I notice that indeed it has been applied cause I get Power save: off. ...
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Retain persistent Wi-Fi connection on Raspberry Pi
I have a Raspberry Pi that I need it to remain connected to my WiFi constantly (at least as soon as the WiFI becomes available). In practice, however, I have noticed that when there are problems with ...
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temporary failure in name resolution after replug the cable
I connect my laptop to Pi through direct cable, so that I can share wifi connection with Pi .Like this:
I went to Control Panel-->Network and Internet-->Network connections, right click on Wifi ...
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Setting up a Pi4 to monitor video & audio over Wifi
I’m want to use a Raspberry Pi 4 to stream video from a Pi camera module and audio from a USB mic so that I can monitor a machine remotely on my WiFi network. I think something like this could work as ...
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Connecting to my WiFi using BSSID and password in wpa_supplicant.conf always fails. Why?
I have a WiFi network consisting of multiple WiFi APs exposing the name SSIDs, a mesh.
Now I have a Raspberry Pi which should connect to one specific AP only. This can usually be achieved by ...
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Hostapd on Pi Connection failed
I am using a PI 3B+ and the Rasbian light Version on it. I build the hostapd on my PI with wget, so that i can make modifications on it. After building and starting (build and make) the hostapd, ...
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rpi3 wireless to ethernet bridge
https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-wifi-bridge/
I used the linked guide above to attempt to create a WiFi bridge to supply internet connectivity to a non-WiFi device. The distance is too great to run ...
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How to connect to rpi 4 without home network via Wifi adapter
I have a Rpi 4 (Ubuntu 20.04.5) and a desktop (Windows 11).
On the desktop, I have a wifi adapter.
How can connect to RPI via ssh without wifi home network? I don't need the RPI to have access to the ...
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Raspi connected to wifi but cant ping network members or outside servers
I have a raspi 4B running headless raspbian version 10 (buster) on it. I have configured my wpa_supplicant.conf as follows:
Header...
network={
ssid="wifi_A"
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Unable to connect more than one device on raspberry pi 4 hotspot
I am trying to configure raspberry pi wifi module as AP and client at the same time on same wlan0 interface using Access point as WiFi router/repeater, optional with bridge this tutorial, the problem ...
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How can I connect my Raspberry Pi Pico W to an Eduroam WiFi access point (WPA authentication)?
For a teaching demo about autonomy in scientific research, it will likely be a major blocker if students cannot connect the Pico W to their school's WiFi.
Someone suggested MAC spoofing, and I agree ...
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Raspberry pi wifi point
I have a hostapd running on my raspberry pi 4b on wlan0. I also have installed succesfully a usb wifi adapter. I can have wifi on the pi and send a wifi connection to a laptop or other device. My ...
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Raspbery Pi OS Lite and DietPi Wifi can't make wifi connection
I'm desperately seeking for a solution. With DietPi on RPi 1B and USB Wi-Fi adapter I'm not able to establish wi-fi connection to my router. More puzzling, I was able to connect to the exactly same ...
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