[arm-allstar] problem connecting to WiFi

[decloyd at gci.net]

Doug, The command you're asking about is as root:

If you're using SSH,  iwlist scan wlan0
if you're at the console,  iwlist scan wlan0  |  less

But, I recommend that you restart from scratch.  Hard reset
the router. That will put it back to factory specs.

Somewhere on all routers is the factory default wifi SSID and password.

Once you reset the router back to factory you can use item 7 in the Allstar
admin page to setup wifi in the node.

But, I always do this:   as root:   nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_custom-wlan0.conf

In that file you'll type this and case is very important:

 
network{
        
        ssid="the ssid name"
        psk="the password"
 }

then type control x  then type  y and then enter, that saves the file.

Once you get the wifi going log into the router admin page using the web
browser method and change the default login credentials and anything
else you want to make yours including the wifi SSID and Passwd.

Good luck,   Dave, KL7M






 


----- On Jan 6, 2023, at 10:34 AM, ARM Allstar arm-allstar at hamvoip.org wrote:

Is there a script, or command, that can be run to view any WiFi output 
when establishing a WiFi connection?
I just replaced an old asus router with a ubiquiti router and all 3 of 
my Pi 3b pluses won't connect anymore.
I left the WiFi SSID and password the same to avoid this problem, but it 
didn't seem to help.
I tried configuring the AP to
  only use 2.4 or 5 g, and that didn't work.
I connected the pi via ethernet and ran through the wifi setup under 
menu option 7.
I'm all out of ideas, and I'm hoping there is some way to manually 
initiate the WiFi connection and hopefully  get some useful information 
to track down the problem.

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