December 14, 2013Wi-Fi Set-up for Raspberry Pi
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Make sure your interface file and wpa_supplicant.conf look like the ones below -
pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
iface default inet dhcp
pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1
network={
ssid="YOURSSID"
psk="YOURPASSWORD"
# Protocol type can be: RSN (for WP2) and WPA (for WPA1)
proto=WPA
# Key management type can be: WPA-PSK or WPA-EAP (Pre-Shared or Enterprise)
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
# Pairwise can be CCMP or TKIP (for WPA2 or WPA1)
pairwise=TKIP
#Authorization option should be OPEN for both WPA1/WPA2 (in less commonly used are SHARED and LEAP)
auth_alg=OPEN
}
pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo reboot
To view all WiFi networks -
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Steps I followed to set-up my raspberry Pi with Raspbian
Also configure -
- XBMC (for playing videos)
- NFS (to access external hard drive from any device in the house)
- VNC viewer (to access the desktop from any device in the house)
- Download SD Formatter
- Install SD Formatter and run the software
- Set “FORMAT SIZE ADJUSTMENT” to ON in the Options menu.
- Make sure you have selected the Drive your SD Card is inserted in
- Format the memory card
- Use gparted (or the command-line version parted if you prefer), if you don’t have it, install it as you usually would.
- Format the entire disk as FAT / FAT16 (make sure you select the correct disk)
Install OS
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