[arm-allstar] WiFi RPI3BP problem

Fri Dec 7 09:02:55 EST 2018

Zvi,

  Glad to hear you got it going.  This is why I recommend NOT using a
static IP on the Pi but rather a reserved DHCP address on the router. It
also makes it easier as everything is done in one place and for portable
hotspot nodes you should always use DHCP. When you think of it just about
everything we use today is DHCP and the only reason to use static on The
Allstar Pi is for locking down port forwarding. Using DHCP and address
reservation or static DHCP with port forwarding in the router this can be
avoided.

Also once you reserve an address in your router for the Pi it will stay the
same no matter what software (OS) you use on that Pi. The DHCP address is
determined by the MAC address but keep in mind that the Pi's wired and
wireless have different MAC addresses and thus would be assigned different
IP's.

*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*

On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 7:14 AM <zvi.serlin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the advice, I have it working but discovered that if eth0 has a
> static ip
> then wlan0 does not work . Switch eth0 to dhcp then wlan0
> works ok. All ips are within the same subnet.
>
> Zvi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Robert Forest via ARM-allstar"
> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 5:39 PM
> To: ARM Allstar
> Cc: Robert Forest ; Doug Crompton
> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] WiFi RPI3BP problem
>
> Just make sure that the it fits in with your IP scheme. If it has an IP not
> consistent with your other computers then it is not working.
>
> On Wed, Dec 5, 2018, 8:34 AM "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
> > Zvi,
> >
> > It you got an IP address (DHCP) on wan0 then the WIFI is working. The Pi
> > has to communicate both ways with the router to get an IP address and you
> > have to setup WIFI to get this to happen. Are you disconnecting the
> > Ethernet when you attempt this? You cannot have both connected! The
> > network
> > software gets very confused. Have you tried a different Pi? WIFI
> > definitely
> > works on the Pi3's with hamvoip as many including myself are using it.
> >
> >
> > *73 Doug*
> >
> > *WA3DSP*
> >
> > *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 7:43 AM <zvi.serlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Doug,
> > >
> > > A complete fresh 1.5 download and installation produced the same
> > > results.
> > >
> > > Ifconfig showing seperate ips and mac addresses for eth0 and wlan0 but
> > > putty will not connect to ip:222 through wlan0.
> > >
> > > A quick test out with ping showed that the wlan0 did not appear to be
> > > working
> > > but was ok with the wired eth0. Beginning to look like a grade B item
> > from
> > > China
> > > wrapped up in an RS components box.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Zvi
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar"
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 5:10 PM
> > > To: ARM Allstar
> > > Cc: Doug Crompton
> > > Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] WiFi RPI3BP problem
> > >
> > > Zvi,
> > >
> > >   You did not say what image you were using for the Pi. Are you using
> > V1.5
> > > downloaded and updated from hamvoip.org? In that case you will use the
> > > menu
> > > to setup WIFI for the Pi 3/3B+ and scan for SSID and enter passphrase.
> > > There is nothing you need to load or setup for WIFI other than this.
> > >
> > > The Pi 2 has no built-in WIFI. Our WIFI support requires at least a Pi
> 3
> > > with internal WIFI. The Ethernet and the WIFI on the Pi 3 have
> different
> > > mac addresses so they will issue different IP addresses when using
> DHCP.
> > > The Pi 3B+ also has 5 GHz WIFI.
> > >
> > >
> > > *73 Doug*
> > >
> > > *WA3DSP*
> > >
> > > *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
> > >
> > > On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 9:35 AM "zvi.serlin--- via ARM-allstar" <
> > > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > A major problem with sea air and humidity lead to the demise of a 10A
> > > > power module (copper track dissolved) and
> > > > failure of the USB ports on my RPI. Eventually the PSU was repaired
> > and a
> > > > RPI3BP (PI3 Mod B) arrived, I plugged in my original
> > > > SD card and proceeded to check connections. Wired worked fine, wifi
> > > > did
> > > > not, so burned a new SD card and started again with
> > > > the same results. My first assumption was that I had received a
> faulty
> > > RPI
> > > > so I inserted an SD card for a KODI streamer and tried again.
> > > > This time the wifi connection worked perfectly and I was able to
> watch
> > > > streamed video. So I know the wifi port works.
> > > >
> > > > Setting up the RPI again for Allstar ipconfig shows that wlan0 has
> > picked
> > > > up an ip address and scanning the router ports showed
> > > > that the ip was there as well. In the meantime I am running allstar
> on
> > an
> > > > older RPI32 which works fine. Any ideas as to the
> > > > possible cause of the problem?
> > > >
> > > > Many thanks
> > > >
> > > > Zvi Serlin
> > > > 4X1ZS
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