RetroPie forum home
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Home
    • Docs
    • Register
    • Login
    Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

    Can no longer connect my Raspberry Pi 4 to my Router

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Help and Support
    wifi
    2 Posts 2 Posters 248 Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • H
      Hey-There
      last edited by

      Hi there,

      I used to be able to connect to a router I own than I haven’t used in a while without any issues. However, now that I am using it again for someone reason if always fails to connect, even though the password is connect and all of my other devices are functioning just fine with it.

      I had issues with my Pi 4 bother connecting to my Phone’s hotspot, but that was mainly because the Pi 4 doesn’t work well with 2.4Ghz wi-fi signals. That had been solved through editing a wpa_supplicant.conf wifi to work with 2.4Ghz better which worked most of the time until I switched the hotspot to 5Ghz signals only and now my Pi 4 works flawlessly.

      But now that I’m using my Router again, even though it’s using both 2.4Ghz & 5Ghz I can no longer connect my pi to my router any more no matter how many times I’ve tried.

      I will note that in the wifi settings, no matter how many times I set it, it always asks me to set up the country wi-fi location; and there appears to be 2 wi-fi signals in the wi-fi select (presumably, one being 2.4Ghz and the other 5Ghz). Also, using it through RetroPie.

      So, I’m at a lost on what to do now; apart from trying out the ‘wifikeyfile.txt’ approach.

      Any advice from given a direction to test out or information to share (so long as it's relevant) would be greatly appreciation.

      Thank you

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by

        Try using separate named SSIDs for 2.4/5Ghz and connect the Pi4 to the 5Ghz only SSID. Please also add some info about your setup, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • First post
          Last post

        Contributions to the project are always appreciated, so if you would like to support us with a donation you can do so here.

        Hosting provided by Mythic-Beasts. See the Hosting Information page for more information.