On 19/03/18 16:12, RobH wrote:
> On 19/03/18 15:08, Jan Panteltje wrote:
>> On a sunny day (Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:46:04 +0000) it happened RobH
>>  wrote in :
>>
>>> I use ifconfig to find the devices ip addresses, but when the Pi3 is not
>>> hardwired, wifi does not work, and even typing the ip address in a web
>>> browser fails.
>>
>> Yes, maybe my approach is different
>> I usually ssh -Y PI_IP_ADDRESS from a PC on the LAN (wired),
>> and can then do anything I like with the pi and its WiFi.
>> Then it is easy to check if the dongle (or on board Wifi) is working
>> or not.
>> Or connect it to a keyboard an HDMI monitor, same thing.
>>
>> So if you, using wired connection,  ssh to it from some PC, then what
>> does wlconfig show?
>>
>> panteltje12: ~# ssh -Y pi@192.168.178.73
>> pi@192.168.178.73's password:
>> Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11
>> forwarding.
>> Linux raspberrypi 3.6.11+ #371 PREEMPT Thu Feb 7 16:31:35 GMT 2013 armv6l
>> Last login: Sat Mar 17 20:44:19 2018 from panteltje12
>> root@raspberrypi:~# iwconfig
>> lo        no wireless extensions.
>>
>> eth0      no wireless extensions.
>>
>> root@raspberrypi:~# uptime
>>   16:05:50 up 5 days,  8:55, 10 users,  load average: 2.97, 2.93, 2.84
>>
>> its easy
>> mm 2013, been a long time, thing is on 24/7
>> Reliable things those raspberries.
>>
>>
>
> wlconfig doesn't show anything:
>
> root@runeaudio(rw):~# wlconfig
> -bash: wlconfig: command not found
> root@runeaudio(rw):~#
>
>
> As I have said in other posts on this subject, RuneAudio is an image
> which is written to a 4gb micro sd card, and there is nothing else on it
> at all.
>
>
Try 'iwconfig' instead.

If its not installed hook up some ethernet, get an internet comnnection
that way and install it.





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