Setting up WIFI with Belkin AC1200 router
 

I am trying to get WIFI to work on my Raspberry PI and seem to hit a brick wall. The wireless router works fine with Windows 7 computers, and I can connect the Raspberry through Ethernet, but not through WiFi. So far, I have not been able to get much help. The setup instructions on Ubuntu Linux did not work either. Still trying to get answers from Belkin, but it could be that the cheap USB wireless stick that came with the Raspberry kit could be a problem as well. Anyone successfully mastered this?

Welcome to LinuxQuestions.

If you just purchased the kit then I assume it is a model 2 and came with a compatible wireless adapter? Did you also purchase a memory card with a NOOBS setup or did you install something else? The latest version of Raspian does have a GUI wireless setup wizard that works. The adapter could be bad but without knowing what operating system is installed and what steps you have tried it is difficult to say where the problem lies. I doubt it is a router problem.

I purchased the Raspberry Pi model B about December last year with the memory card and the wireless adapter included in the complete kit. At that time I tried to get the WiFi going, but had more important things to do since the Ethernet connection worked fine, but that cable on the floor is a pain. The operating system is the Raspian Linux that came with the memory card. I concur that the router is most likely not the problem, even though the setup might be. The wireless adapter at least shows some life because there is some blinking going on in it. I would be more than happy to purchase another wireless adapter if there is a better one, or install a new version of the operating system. For that I would need some serious instructions, though; I purposely avoided that by buying a kit that included the memory card to get started.

Was the memory card a NOOBS setup? The latest version of Raspian does have a wifi configuration wizard that can be accessed from the desktop. If there isn't an icon on the desktop then try updating.

sudo apt-get update

Yes, the memory card was a NOOBS setup. I just tried the update and there were obviously some updates, but I am confused, does sudo apt-get update actually install those updates as well, or does it just download them? At any rate, there is no change to the wireless connection, the WPA-GUI says WPS-AP-AVAILABLE and scanning after I pushed the button "connect" but that's where it stays with the blue LED in the wireless adapter blinking. With Ethernet cable I have no problems, but without it I just get error messages from Internet sites. By the way, my version Raspian must have been OK, since I was using that WIFI configuration all along. It does recognize my home network, but that's where we are and no further.

It installs the updates.
The wireless can "see" your network but is not associated i.e. connected?
What do you mean by using the wifi all along?

Have you tried manually configuring the wireless via the GUI i.e. just entering the SSID and WPA key?

Check out this video
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...B8D5B868FEFBC1

Wrong choice of words, what I was trying to say is that I have used the WIFI config wizard from the beginning but did not get anywhere.

On the tab "current status" it says that the adapter is "wlan0" and the network is "@HomeE70D". The status is "scanning" and the last message is "WPS-AP-AVAILABLE". The scanning started when I pushed the "connect" button, but that did not get me any results in the past. Eventually, the scanning stopped after a long time, but it did not connect and I forgot what the message was after that.
The "manage networks" tab shows the available networks, which is one instance of my network enabled and the other disabled. I don't know when my flailing caused the second instance of the network to appear, but removing it last night caused the other instance to be removed as well and I let it slide for right now since the second instance is disabled.
The "WPS" tab has the fields for PIN and AP PIN grayed out and when I pushed the "PBC-push button" I got the message to push the button on the AP, which I had done before and now did again, but that only got me back to the home screen of the WPA-GUI, just as yesterday, with no other changes.

I very much appreciate your patience, but if this is getting nowhere because you are not sitting at my computer, please let me know, since I don't want to wear out my welcome. I have been troubleshooting industrial machines for many years and I know that sometimes remote troubleshooting just is not possible.

Thanks

No worries. I understand.

I've had my Pi for about 3 months. It runs headless so my only access is via ssh. When I set it up the wifi wizard found my network,I selected it and entered my WPA key. My router does have WPS but I did not use it. If the GUI is not working we can go the command line configuration route.

Looks like going the command line route is the last best hope, Michael. Can you point me to the proper instructions for that?

Welcome to the wonderful world of Raspberry PI; it is really a nice addition to Arduino and I am trying to learn more about its strengths and weaknesses. The PI is definitely undernourished for Internet stuff but should be a wonderful platform for Python programs and data acquisition. I set up my main computer as a dual boot system for Windows 7 and Linux Mint, but have not been able to spend a lot of time on this. I am very suspicious of Windows 10 and will definitely make more time learning Linux.

Hope this helps.

http://thepihut.com/blogs/raspberry-...ry-pi-raspbian
http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com...ing-on-raspian

Just in case:
http://discover.greentechnetwork.net/?p=85

Thanks for the info, Michael. I will have to come back to this Monday night since my whole weekend is completely booked (I am a pastor). I will let you know after I try these links.
Have a nice weekend, and thanks again.

Success! The problem was twofold. First, I saw that I had not properly upgraded the Raspberry by forgetting the command sudo apt-get upgrade in addition to the "update". I got that from one of the links you sent me.

In the meantime I found out that I had not secured my new router, assuming that the password that came with the router was secure. The rude awakening came when I my Internet access slowed down to a snail's pace on Saturday and I found out that someone was mooching my WiFi. After I secured my router and got all my PC's updated I had to quit since my schedule for the weekend was already messed up. Tonight, I tackled the WiFi configuration wizard on the Raspberry, removed all existing networks and then started scanning again, entering the required information into the wizard. Bingo. I am on the Internet with the WiFi connection.

Thanks for your help and for your patience, Michael. I hope that the sweet feeling of success makes up for the frustration of dealing with a newbie.

Have a wonderful evening
Klaus

Just a note for the future, first step with ANY network device, change the passwords immediately upon verifying it works.

Well done.