Questions tagged [wireless]
Wireless is a term used to describe anything that can, due to new technologies, function, fully or partially, without wires. Generally this is wireless network (WiFi), or wireless connection with USB devices (bluetooth), but wireless power is also starting to emerge.
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Prepare SD card for Wifi on Headless Pi
I need to SSH my Pi over wifi but because it is a model A board (using a usb hub is not possible - ever) and I have no ethernet, i can't configure the Pi to connect to my secured wifi network. I want ...
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How to automatically reconnect WiFi?
I'm using my pi to monitor my power meters. Data is transferred to PC by WiFi connection using Edimax EW-7811UN USB adapter. When the Wifi connection drops (switched off over night, or shaky ...
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Setting up WiFi and Ethernet
I'm struggling with my configuration of my Raspberry Pi. I want to achieve the following:
eth0: will be used with a static ip and can only connect to the local area network (this will be my NFS ...
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"connect: Network is unreachable" on a working (connected) wlan0 interface
I finally managed to make wlan0 (an Edimax EW-7811Un USB WiFi dongle) connect to my router, but after an apt-get update I discovered that my Raspberry can't connect outside the local network. The ...
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Is it possible to set up a Raspberry Pi as a wireless router?
When using the Ethernet and a wireless adapter, is it possible to set up the device as a wireless router? If so, what software (and/or additional hardware) would be needed?
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Raspberry Pi sleep mode, how to avoid
I use "wheezy" latest release. The device provides some web service features and supposes to be active 24/7. However if the server wasn't requested for certain amount of time (it is hard to tell exact ...
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Building Wireless Drivers for Edimax Wireless USB: EW-7811UN
I've been trying on and off for days to build the module for my USB wireless device.
It is an Edimax EW-7811UN
I've found several resources on building modules for Debian, but none for Arch. ...
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Wifi - bring wlan0 up on boot
I have my network setting stored in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf and my /etc/network/interfaces looks like this:
auto lo, eth0, wlan0
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-...
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How to get Wi-Fi to connect on boot?
Raspberry Pi Model B
OS: Raspbian
I am running my Pi headless (currently through a direct Ethernet connection). I have a USB WiFi dongle. I would like to have the WiFi start up at boot and connect ...
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Connected to the Internet, but can't ssh or ping
I'm having a problem with my Raspberry Pi where I can't ssh into or even ping it, yet I'm using it on my TV, and it's clearly connected to the network/Internet.
I've used the attached keyboard to run ...
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Connect to unsecured wireless network
I want to connect to a wireless network (no password needed)
I tried this
sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid network-essid
and tried this, in /etc/network/interfaces
auto wlan0
allow-hotplug wlan0
iface ...
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Can I use Eye-Fi Wi-Fi SD card?
The Eye-Fi is a class 6 SD card with 802.11n Wi-Fi capability built in.
This would be a nice way of adding wireless network connectivity to the Raspberry Pi.
Is there a way of doing this ?
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Where are the WiFi config settings stored?
I am using Raspbian. I would like to make programatic changes to the WiFi settings. However, I can't find where they are located. Where are they? Any tips for editing them?
Also, in the "Manage ...
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WiFi on Raspberry Pi & Raspbmc
I've been reading around, and looking for instructions to install the Edimax EW-7811UN WiFi dongle (link) on my Raspberry Pi, which is currently running RC3 of Raspbmc.
From what I've read, the ...
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How can I setup a Wireless Access point or and Ad-hoc network?
I would like to connect to my PI through wireless USB dongle, how can I setup an AP or an Ad-Hoc under Arch Linux?
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Mysterious RPi wifi problem -- No wireless interfaces found
Alright, I have been unable to find a solution to this problem anywhere else online, so please bear with me:
I have a new Raspberry Pi Model 2B which came with a wifi dongle (Ralink RT5370) and when ...
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Stream videos wirelessly from PC to Pi to TV?
I have a collection of movies (Please note: Mostly 1080p) on my external hard disk drive. This drive is attached to my PC (Mac). The external hard disk also contains some important work files, hence I ...
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Why are there delays and input issues when using my wireless keyboard?
I booted up my Raspberry Pi for the first time and I plugged in my USB dongle for my wireless keyboard and mouse. It booted up fine but when I type keys either don't appear on the screen or they ...
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Raspberry pi always stops responding to SSH after some hours powered
I've had this problem with all my raspberry pi's: they simply stop responding to SSH, VNC and other things, after some time. When this happens, I go to my router configuraton page and I can see the ...
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Automatically Create Hotspot if no Network is Available
I want to automatically create an access point, if there is no network found, so that I can connect to my Raspberry Pi everywhere.
If nobody is connected to the hotspot for a while it should search ...
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How to change a wlan0 mac address?
I bought the Miniature WiFi Module from ADAFruit (http://www.adafruit.com/products/814) and was wondering if it is possible to change the MAC address associated with it. I have tried using the ...
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Static IP Failing for wlan0
I am currently trying to set up my Raspberry Pi as an Access Point using hostapd using the following directions:
RPI Wireless Hotspot
Unfortunately, my static IP Address refuses to set at startup. ...
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How do I get a WiFi dongle to work with the device?
I own a Model B Raspberry Pi and am trying to get my Edimax WiFi dongle to work via the USB port. I am using a 750mA power supply and usually have a keyboard-touchpad combo plugged in too, which has ...
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WiFi connection gets dropped quite often with Edimax EW-7711UTn
I am using a Model B 256MB Pi with an Edimax EW-7711UTn USB WiFi adaptor. After some hours, the WiFi connection begins to drop and be restarted. Until it stops working completely. This is what I see ...
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Raspberry Pi for real time video processing
A project I'm working on involves wireless transmission of images from a camera to a host computer in real time. Can the Raspberry Pi be used as a DSP for the camera for image acquisition and pre-...
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I can not get my WiFi connection to work
I've bought a nano wifi adapter at modmypi.com (this one).
It works, I checked it in a raspbmc configuration (I used raspbmc to configure it there).
Now I'm back at my wheezy distro, and I can't get ...
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I get WiFi timouts with the rt2800usb driver
I use the rt2800usb driver (with a RT5370 USB dongle) and configurated my Raspberry Pi as a WiFi hotspot with hostapd.
The problem is, that I get periodically timeouts (see example).
This wouldn't be ...
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How can I install the RT5370 WiFi dongle driver on Arch Linux?
I would like to get the Ralink RT5370 module to work on the Pi, but I couldn't find any tutorial related to the Arch Linux. How can I install the RT5370 WiFi dongle driver on Arch Linux?
I found ...
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Unable to obtain IP in AP mode
I'm trying to setup an access point, using Raling RT5370 USB Dongle on a Debian system, I followed the following tutorial, until "Internet connection Sharing.", I don't want to share internet, so I ...
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Start wireless network automatically on boot-up - how to?
With the great help in WLAN using Netgear WNA1000M fails - what am I doing wrong? I managed to get my wireless network working on Raspbian running on my RPi.
But - I need to manually run the ...
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Using Pi 3 for wireless display/miracast
I would like to connect my Pi 3 to a ceiling mounted projector, and send display content to it wirelessly from a Windows PC. Using something like Miracast. I have found Piracast on github, but that is ...
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Why does my wireless keyboard fail when I plug in my WiFi adaptor?
When I run RaspBMC with Ethernet, the wireless keyboard works fine, but as soon as I put a WiFi adapter in, I can only use the keyboard for around 10 seconds, then it stops. I've tried 2 different ...
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Ethernet and wifi together
I am trying to connect a web power switch v7 to rpi through the ethernet jack, and then connect the rpi to the internet through usb wifi.
I looked at several QA, including this well voted one: ...
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Problem wpa_supplicant rapsberry pi 2
I've been having lots of problems with the configuration of a wireless stick in the raspberry pi 2
uname -a:
Linux raspberrypi 3.18.7-v7+ #755 SMP PREEMPT Thu Feb 12 17:20:48 GMT 2015 armv7l GNU/...
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Wifi works, ssh can connect, but cannot connect out to the internet, cannot ping internal machines
I have a strange configuration problem with Wifi. When I connect a ethernet cable to my router, network eth0 is configured and I can access all internet resources.
However when I use a Wifi dongle, I ...
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How do I stop two wireless dongles switching between wlan0 and wlan1?
I have two wireless dongles attached to my Pi B+:
wlan0/RALINK is for network connectivity
wlan1/TPLINK is for monitor mode traffic analysis
The problem is, they change unpredictably (even without ...
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How do I make my USB mouse work with my wireless adapter?
UPDATE
At some point, this started working after a kernel/firmware update, so it's not really a valid question any more (or else, the solution is "update your RPi")
Original question
I have a ...
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How to make RTL8188CUS based wireless adapters work on Arch Linux?
There are instructions for Debian but not for Arch.
So far lsusb and dmesg show that the kernel detects and identifies it but the output of iwconfig shows nothing.
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TeamViewer on Raspberry Pi
I have to buy a Raspberry Pi to control a monitor remotely.
Can I install software like TeamViewer on Raspberry Pi?
Can I connect the Raspberry Pi via wireless or LAN?
Can I connect an Internet key ...
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Connecting to universities WPA2-Enterprise Wifi Network
As the title suggests, this question is very closely related to this question. And following the instructions by Lucas Goossen, I'm able to get a inet addr on my wlan0 (confirmed by ifconfig wlan0), ...
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Kernel panic immediately on a fresh debian SD card
My Pi was working for a while while I tried to set up a wifi dongle, I started getting kernel panics. I thought I might have messed something up so put in a fresh SD card with a fresh Debian image. I ...
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WPA_GUI can't load wpa_supplicant
I am new to the raspberry pi and can't quite seem to figure this one out.
The wpa_gui is blank in the adapter and network field and reporting the error "Could not get status from wpa_supplicant"
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Raspberry Pi Zero W as a WiFi repeater
I'm currently trying to setup my Raspberry Pi Zero W as a WiFi repeater, but the kicker is that I don't want to use another USB WiFi card. First of all, is this even possible, and if it is, what ...
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Turning off Wifi/ Bluetooth module
I have a cluster of Raspberry Pi 3 machines in a cluster. To reduce power consumption I would like to turn off the wireless modules. I have learnt that HDMI can be switched off with the tvservice ...
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Wireless USB Touchpad not working as mouse. Why?
I have recently bought a Logitech T650 wireless USB touchpad.
This touchpad works fine in the Raspbian desktop environment.
But when I run some applications, this mouse doesn't work inside the ...
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Monitor for dropped WiFi connection
How can I tell when the pi losses WiFi connection? Is there a program to do this? Then auto reconnect?
Alternatively, is there a setting which turns off the WiFi if it is not used - and how can ...
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Trying to get Edimax EW-7811UN wifi dongle working, but Pi reboots upon plugging it in
I'm trying to get an Edimax EW-7811UN wifi dongle working with the 2012-08-16-wheezy-raspbian image. The straightforward way to do this seems to be to download and run MrEngman's script. In trying to ...
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Use raspi to redirect wireless/bluetooth keyboard to different computers
I have around 5 computers, and having 5 keyboards is 4 too many for me right now. What I want to do is connect my Kinesis Advantage (wired) keyboard to my raspi, have the raspi redirect all incoming ...
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Looking for 3G USB Dongle (with low-power consumption )
I'm developing for my #iot project with a device, a Raspberry PI, positioned in places without any internet connectivity.
So I'm looking for a really cheap internet connectivity solution; using a ...
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Using 'Network Manager' for Wireless & VPN Management
I am new to RP & have been searching for 24 hours for this.
I have a 'ThePiHut' USB wifi dongle. It seemed to install its own drivers when I plugged it in and I used the wpa_gui to successfully ...