"No wlan0 interface detected."

[Helloum]

So let me get started...
I'm using Raspberry Pi 2, with Retropie 4.3. I try connecting to the internet with everything, including an antennae and an ethernet cable. However, when I want to type in my password for the internet, it says "No wlan0 interface detected". Since I'm just starting to use Retropie, I have no idea what to do. If you know what to do, please help!

Thanks,
Jared from Florida.

[jonnykesh]

@helloum This is not a RetroPie issue. This is a Raspberry Pi issue. RetroPie is a suite of software and scripts. You have a hardware issue.

[Helloum]

Ah. Thanks! I will now research further about this problem.

[mitu]

@helloum Does the Raspberry PI 2 have a wireless interface ? As far as I know it doesn't - you need to use the ethernet cable to connect to the internet.

[akafox]

The raspberry pi 2 does NOT have any wireless built in. Now that being said you can use a wireless usb dongle. But that would be a problem for a different forum for sure.

Remember you can always plug in an Ethernet cable to the rasp pi2 and then to your router then boot the pi headless or connect a monitor. (I have just connected my pi directly to my PC also.) You'll have to know how to get the IP it is assigned and then from there you can log in via ssh.

You can always transfer any data to and from the pi "local" via a usb drive using midnight commander (the "filemanger" selection) in the retropie menu. Besides it is MUCH faster that way anyway.