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Hi

My raspberry pi wifi dongle is not working I have tried Paul's websites but they have not helped. ?

Hi Dylan. Not all are compatable, as Linux might not have the drivers for it. I use this one: http://au.element14.com/element14/wipi/ ... dp/2133900

That is the same dongle I bought but it may be something in the configuration because there is an error message to do with wpa_supplicant.

DylanM wrote: there is an error message to do with wpa_supplicant.

You can either post the config here, so we can have a look at it, or wait till Sat. when we can check it out then. We would also need to see the output of 'dmesg' (this is a log of text that is produced when the RPi boots up).

Well I got my USB hub and I've entered in the info for the wifi but it won't work.

Any chance of a little more info, can you post your config files and any error messages you get.

The more information you give the quicker we can get it sorted for you.

I think the best utility to use is wicd-curses for wifi. It supports graceful eth0 (wired) handover and you can setup multiple Access Points with ease.

If you don't have it do the 'ol $ sudo apt-get install wicd-curses to install it.

Next make sure your wifi adapter has been detected using $ dmesg (it should be listed in there if it's supported)

Then if it's there, run $ wicd-curses to set up your wifi networks. Much easier for a first timer than using wpa_supplicant and the necessary config files.

BeJay wrote: wicd-curses )

Nice find there, it looks easy to use. The top Google search lead me to a how to page: http://www.raspyfi.com/wi-fi-on-raspber ... ple-guide/

Fixed! Finally! All I did was download the new raspbian version and install it and all the wifi's working

Well done Dylan. The thrill of the fix!