Questions tagged [wireless-adapter]

Referring to the use of a USB WiFi dongle to connect a Raspberry Pi to the network.

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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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Install drivers for RTL8812au wireless usb adapter

I'm trying to install the RTL8812au drivers for a wireless usb adapter. My error is very similar to another question. Missing build file when building for rtl8812au driver However, the solution does not work for my version kernel version…
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Make iw work on Raspbian

I tried to scan for available wifi networks in my area, but sudo iw wlan0 scan gives me command failed: No such device (-19). Since I have no detailed knowledge about the iw command, I also tried sudo iw phy wlan0 scan, which gave me command failed:…
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Raspberry PI 2 as screen mirroring adapter

I have a need for mirroring my Android phone display to TV/Monitor and besides I have RPi 2. Can I implement this without buying any additional devices, cables or adapters? Casting protocol is of no importance for me. It could be Miracast, Samsung…
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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/Linux In dmesg we find [ 3.509177] usb 1-1.4:…
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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 something obvious like changing which USB ports…
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Disable onboard WiFi & Bluetooth Raspberry Pi 3

I want to disable the onboard Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, so as to connect an external Wi-Fi adapter on it for Hotspot configuration. Since I searched on the internet, I find that we have to edit a blacklist file : /etc/modprobe.d/raspi-blacklist.conf and…
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Can the Pi "official" WiFi adapter do simultaneous Client/AP modes?

I want to a setup where my Raspberry Pi acts as a WiFi repeater, connecting to a WiFi network if available and rebroadcasting it's own network. In this way, my mobile hotspot could come and go, but the home computers would always be connected to…
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can't ssh to pi via wlan0

I know that there are similiar questions out there but not worked for me. I've set up a static ip for my wlan0 interface. that works well when I'm also connected via ethernet. but as soon as I disconnect the cable I can't ping to the defined wlan0…
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Connecting Raspberry Pi (running Raspbian) to open WiFi using only the command line

How do I connect my Raspberry Pi running Raspbian to an open wireless network using a USB wireless network adapter using the command line only? The name of my wireless network is called "WildRouter," and here's how I've been trying to connect…
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No wlan0 on RPi 3 B v1.2

On the motherboard of my Pi is written 'Raspberry Pi 3 Model B v1.2'. I was under the impression that Raspberry Pi 3 had a built-in Wifi interface. I installed Raspbian using NOOBS and ran the ifconfig command. The only adapters that show are eth0…
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making WiFi adapter run in dual mode - STA and AP

I am trying to make RaLink RT 5370 WiFi adapter run in dual mode - station as well as AP. I have tiny core linux installed on PI, built on top of 3.18.10 linux kernel version. I have been able to make dual mode work effectively on Atheros based…
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Best way of communication for embedded RPi

I am using a raspberry pi as the brain of a mobile robot. For debug reasons I'd like to keep a wireless connection with a PC. Communication speed is probably not an issue here, but a little bit of headroom would be great. Is there an easy-to-use…
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Edimax EW-7811UN not detected by Pi, works fine on a PC

Hoping someone could help verify something for me. Up until a few days ago, my Edimax EW-7811UN was happily buzzing along. I was playing around with the GPIO pins when suddenly I noticed the blue light inside the dongle stop flashing. Thinking that…
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How to Install TP-Link TL-WN823N V2 on Rasperry Pi 2?

I've got a Raspberry Pi 2 I'm trying to install a TP-Link TL-WN823N V2 onto. pi@raspberrypi:~ $ iwconfig eth0 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. pi@raspberrypi:~ $ lsusb Bus 001 Device 005: ID 2357:0109 TP-Link TL…
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