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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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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 connection), the USB adapter remains disabled. Is there a…
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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 wlan0 inet dhcp wpa-ssid ="network-essid" but…
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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 dongle seems to be compatible, all well and good.…
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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 it to work. When I do a ifconfig it's there (see…
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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 this be disabled.
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Does BCM43438 Wireless chip in Raspberry Pi 3 support ad-hoc networking?

I would like to know if BCM43438 supports ad-hoc mode, as I am planning to purchase 3, or more, Pi 3 to setup a network.
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RTL8188CUS extremely slow!

I am connected to my dedicated wireless N network at 95% signal on my Pi. On my other computers I can get a nice steady 40~50 mbps (~5 mb/s) copying from my Ubuntu NAS. I am trying to stream video to a server that does motion detection,etc. The…
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How to get TP-Link WN722N working with Fedora 17 Remix?

I copied the htc_9271.fw file into /lib/firmware as per RPi VerifiedPeripherals - eLinux.org. The output of lsusb shows that the device is connected. However, iwconfig does not show any interface with wireless capabilities. What else do i have to…
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Can't connect to my RPI access point

I'm trying to set up my Raspberry Pi2 as an access point. hostapd and isc-dhcp-server run without any errors. I see the network, but I can't connect with any device, it just times out or tells me it can't connect. And the strange thing is, I don't…
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What is the exact configuration (e.g. MIMO configuration) of the 802.11ac of the Pi Model B?

The specs for the Pi 4 Model B say dual band 802.11ac but not the degree of MIMO, critical for performance. What is it. Is there provision to add external antennae?
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Troubleshoot Client disconnected due to reason : 15

I have a Rasperry Pi connected to my house via Wifi and all worked well. Now I am trying to install the server in a friend's house, but it seems to be stuck in a loop. Especialy I see : Client disconnected due to reason : 15. How can I try to…
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Trouble setting up wifi, daemon failed to start

I am trying to set up wireless on my Raspberry Pi 3 using Jessie version (no GUI) I have tried setting up wifi by editing /etc/network/interfaces and using the wpa_passphrase command as follows wpa_passphrase MySSID password | sudo tee -a…
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Wlan0 not working after upgrade

I am trying to get working my raspberry pi. I did sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade and now the wifi stopped working. I also plugged in the camera if that's not a problem. dmesg doesn't show anything about wlan0. if I do sudo ifdown wlan0…
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How to use eth0 for local internet access while using wlan0 for ad-hoc network with DHCP?

I'm trying to use my Raspberry Pi 2 to broadcast an ad-hoc network that my laptop can connect to and use for file transfer and SSH. This connection does not need to provide internet access to the laptop. I have succeeded at creating this ad-hoc…
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Wireless card suggestions on Raspberry Pi?

Thinking about to use Pi as an wireless router, so any suggestions on wireless adapter choice? Firstly, nl80211 is a must, Then, nano is prefered, And.. low power requirement?
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