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#Post#: 2010--------------------------------------------------
How to use WIFI Page on HotSpot
DIR By: N4GWB
Date: November 18, 2019, 1:56 am
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I have not been able to figure out how to fully use the WIFI
page. I am able to scan and see available networks, but I have
yet to successfully connect to any networks found in the scan.
For example, my office has a "guest" SSID that requires no
password nor is there a capture portable to log in or accept
terms. So, I want to use the hotspot to scan, find, and connect
to this network that is not known in the Pi-Star Wife config and
begin working.
How do I accomplish this? The LOAD, SAVE, and APPLY PROFILES
buttons have me confused.
I have tried selecting the SSID in the found networks and then
clicked save but that did not work. I tried the Apply Profiles
button also, no go.
Maybe I am just way too literal, but I don't get it.
Thanks,
Bill, N4GWB
#Post#: 2012--------------------------------------------------
Re: How to use WIFI Page on HotSpot
DIR By: WB3IHY
Date: November 18, 2019, 7:35 am
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Hi Bill,
It's my understanding that Pi-Star requires encryption (IE A
password) for the WIFI connection. That might explain why you
are unable to connect to a fully "open" network (IE One that
doesn't require any password).
73,
Joe, WB3IHY
#Post#: 2017--------------------------------------------------
Re: How to use WIFI Page on HotSpot
DIR By: WB3IHY
Date: November 20, 2019, 7:25 am
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Update: It seems that there is a way to get Pi-Star to connect
to open networks, although it won't do this "out of the box."
Please refer to this post on the Pi-Star forum for additional
details:
HTML https://forum.pistar.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=2267
[Off Topic]
I found this progression to be fascinating:
1) My statement here: "It's my understanding that Pi-Star
requires encryption (IE A password) for the WIFI connection."
2) N4GWB over on the Pi-Star forum: "Someone suggested in
another forum that PI-Star will not connect to Wifi that does
not have a password."
3) KE7FNS over on the Pi-Star forum: "Not true at all, that is
simply poor advice from people that don't understand how the
underlying linux system actually functions."
Wow. Just. Wow. Di-Di-Di Dah-Di-Dah.
#Post#: 2019--------------------------------------------------
Re: How to use WIFI Page on HotSpot
DIR By: N4GWB
Date: November 20, 2019, 1:35 pm
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Thanks so much for pointing me to the post. That was me... ;-)
Bill, AKA George William
N4GWB
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