On 24/05/2020 16:30, David Taylor wrote:
> I recently had an RPi where the Wi-Fi wouldn't connect after a
> power-down reboot. No settings were changed, and I could see DHCP
> requests going out. Didn't have the time to resolve it, so used
> Ethernet instead as a connection was to hand. Other RPi cards on the
> same network have rebooted with power-down multiple times without problems.
>
> However, I've just had a second RPi with the same problem (and same
> solution). No configuration change, but no Wi-Fi connection. These RPi
> are both model 1B.
>
> One other change has been adding a second access point (2 GHz) with the
> same SSID. I've read that this is OK and the device will simply pick
> the strongest signal and connect to it. Certainly the 5 GHz devices
> such an a iPad, RapPi-4B and Pixel 3 phone. don't seem to be affected
> (different SSID). I'm using a separate router connected to my wired
> LAN, and the two access points are connected to that LAN. No combined
> ISP modem/router/Wi-Fi box involved
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Fixed - turned off the 2nd 2G network and the two RPi cards reconnected
to Wi-Fi. They were both model 1B running Wheezy, with Wi-Fi adapters
purchased around the same time.
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Cheers,
David
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