On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 16:24:28 +0000, RobH wrote:

> On 18/03/18 14:42, Alister wrote:
>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 12:50:49 +0000, RobH wrote:
>>
>>> I have RuneAudio on a raspberry P13 with a wifi dongle, so that I can
>>> control what to play using the RuneAudio app on my tablet.It has
>>> worked pretty well for a couple of months now. but these last few days
>>> my tablet cannot connect to the Pi3 via the wifi dongle.
>>>
>>> The wifi signal here is pretty good as I get something like 48db in a
>>> downstairs room, and the signal on the tablet is excellent.
>>> My question is, does the said dongle give up the ghost after a certain
>>> time or what else could it be.
>>>
>>> Is there a better wifi dongle than the 'official one'
>>
>> what is wrong with the built in wifi of the Pi3?
>>
>>
>>
> Well when the Pi3 is next to my laptop in wireless mode, it cannot
> connect to the Pi3. So I guess something is not quiet right.

surely they both connect to your router?
or are you trying to use the Pi as a Wifi hotspot?

more information on your actual network set up (router make & model, are
you using 5 ghz or 2.5 ghz wifi on the laptop etc.) could help in
steering you in the right direction










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