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    From D.M. Procida@3:770/3 to All on Mon Feb 21 11:30:30 2022
    I have a Pi 3 that can see wireless networks, but can't connect to them.

    This happens with multiple networks (5G and 2G), running the latest PiOS Bullseye.

    I suspect that something has failed in the hardware - when I first got it, it used to connect.

    Is there some way to ascertain what's actually failing?

    Thanks,

    Daniele

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  • From Andy Burns@3:770/3 to D.M. Procida on Mon Feb 21 12:10:20 2022
    D.M. Procida wrote:

    I have a Pi 3 that can see wireless networks, but can't connect to them.

    Sounds unlikely, but it could mean your Pi can receive but not transmit, if you setup an ad-hoc network on it, can other devices see the Pi?

    <https://github.com/simondlevy/RPiAdHocWiFi>

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  • From Kees van Eeten@2:280/5003.4 to D.M. Procida on Mon Feb 21 15:47:38 2022
    Hello D!

    21 Feb 22 11:30, you wrote to All:

    I have a Pi 3 that can see wireless networks, but can't connect to them.

    This happens with multiple networks (5G and 2G), running the latest PiOS Bullseye.

    I suspect that something has failed in the hardware - when I first got it, it used to connect.

    Did you set the country code?

    Kees

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  • From Mike Scott@3:770/3 to Tauno Voipio on Mon Feb 21 14:43:33 2022
    On 21/02/2022 14:30, Tauno Voipio wrote:
    On 21.2.22 13.30, D.M. Procida wrote:
    I have a Pi 3 that can see wireless networks, but can't connect to them.

    This happens with multiple networks (5G and 2G), running the latest PiOS
    Bullseye.
    .....
    The 2G and 5G networks are mobile phone networks
    completely separate from WiFi.

    I imagine he means the 2.4GHz and 5GHz wi-fi bands. Abbreviating
    abbreviations can confuse.

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    Mike Scott
    Harlow, England

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  • From Tauno Voipio@3:770/3 to D.M. Procida on Mon Feb 21 16:30:45 2022
    On 21.2.22 13.30, D.M. Procida wrote:
    I have a Pi 3 that can see wireless networks, but can't connect to them.

    This happens with multiple networks (5G and 2G), running the latest PiOS Bullseye.

    I suspect that something has failed in the hardware - when I first got it, it used to connect.

    Is there some way to ascertain what's actually failing?

    Thanks,

    Daniele

    There may be a mix-up of what is a wireless network.

    The wireless in Pi3 is a WiFi wireless Ethernet, needing
    a WiFi base station pretty near (within about 100 m).

    The 2G and 5G networks are mobile phone networks
    completely separate from WiFi.

    --

    -TV

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  • From A. Dumas@3:770/3 to Mike Scott on Mon Feb 21 16:57:56 2022
    On 21-02-2022 15:43, Mike Scott wrote:
    I imagine he means the 2.4GHz and 5GHz wi-fi bands. Abbreviating abbreviations can confuse.

    I'm sure that was it, yes. Not leaving a space between value and unit is
    also confusing. "2G" and "5G" are indeed single word terms but 2.4 GHz
    and 5 GHz need spaces.

    Having come from physics to electronics, this EE custom of no-space-between-value-and-unit irks me no end.

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  • From D.M. Procida@3:770/3 to tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid on Mon Feb 21 16:35:30 2022
    On 21 Feb 2022 at 14:30:45 GMT, "Tauno Voipio" <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> wrote:

    On 21.2.22 13.30, D.M. Procida wrote:
    I have a Pi 3 that can see wireless networks, but can't connect to them.

    This happens with multiple networks (5G and 2G), running the latest PiOS
    Bullseye.

    I suspect that something has failed in the hardware - when I first got it, it
    used to connect.

    Is there some way to ascertain what's actually failing?

    Thanks,

    Daniele

    There may be a mix-up of what is a wireless network.

    The wireless in Pi3 is a WiFi wireless Ethernet, needing
    a WiFi base station pretty near (within about 100 m).

    The 2G and 5G networks are mobile phone networks
    completely separate from WiFi.

    Sorry, I'm being sloppy - 2.5 GHz and 5 GHz WLANs, nothing to do with mobile telelophony.

    Daniele

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  • From Anssi Saari@3:770/3 to D.M. Procida on Mon Feb 21 18:28:24 2022
    D.M. Procida <daniele-at-vurt-dot-org@invalid.com> writes:

    I have a Pi 3 that can see wireless networks, but can't connect to them.

    This happens with multiple networks (5G and 2G), running the latest PiOS Bullseye.

    I suspect that something has failed in the hardware - when I first got it, it used to connect.

    Is there some way to ascertain what's actually failing?

    I once had a phone where the 5 GHz wifi transmitter failed or actually
    it was working but very weak. So the phone could see my 5 GHz AP but
    couldn't connect to it, unless it was right next to the AP. Kind of
    useless wireless, that.

    So you could maybe try getting closer to the AP. You might also consider
    what kind of case you have, if any.

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