Hi, I spent a few hours learning wpasupplicant and finally decided to try using the "interface" file for configuration instead of wpa_supplicant.conf. Here's what i did. Get tools # apt install wpasupplicant wireless-tools On my router i set the SSID as visible but left "MAC address filtering" active check if my wifi-dongle can see the available networks:by imianz - Debian
HI @LeggoMyEggo, thank you for your responce! >Is the ssid hidden? Yes >does 'iwlist scan' work? Not installed >Did you install wpa_supplicant? Noby imianz - Debian
Bodhi, I fell from the clouds... Thank you very much!! I added these repositories to /etc/apt/sources.list to get "firmware-realtek" package deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free # apt update # apt-cache search RTL8192CU firmware-realtek - Binary firmware for Realtek wired/wifi/BTby imianz - Debian
Hi bodhi, when I plug in my usb wifi adapter (Belkin F7D2102 N300) I see this error: [ 7419.504422][ T1233] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=050d, idProduct=2103, bcdDevice= 2.00 [ 7419.513412][ T1233] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [ 7419.521328][ T1233] usb 1-1: Product: Belkin Wireless Adapter [ 7419.527650][ T1233] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Realby imianz - Debian