SSH WIFI ISSUE

90sgamer

Hi,
currently running a Pi 3 B+
I cannot connect to wifi thru SSH. I tried resetting the router, making sure SSH was enabled, and all my passwords were logged in correctly. Any ideas?

mitu

Is your Pi connected with the network cable and you're using SSH to configure the WiFi or you configured WiFi and want to connect via SSH to your Pi ?
Not quite clear what you're trying to do.

90sgamer

@mitu connected usually through wifi and want to connect via SSH to my pi.

mitu

If SSH is enabled and your Pi is connected to your LAN/WiFi, then what's the error you're getting ?
You can check whether the SSH service is running on the Pi by running

systemctl status ssh

from the terminal.

Please add more info about the error you're getting and how are you trying to connect via SSH.

90sgamer

@mitu yes I've done all that. It is enabled it just won't connect to my computer, using WinSCP. I've double and triple checked everything...password and ssh enabling.

90sgamer

@90sgamer Error msg on WINSCP: "Host RETROPIE does not exist."

mitu

Try connecting using the IP/Network address of Pi instead of the name. You can find out the IP/Network address from the RetroPie system in EmulationStation, there's an entry that you can use to display it.

90sgamer

@mitu yes, I know usually that would work, but I've tried that and still nothing. I've even tried resetting the router, Didn't work.

mitu

If you run a ping <PI_IP> from your PC on the command line , does it work ? If not, then it's probably a firewall/router configuration.

90sgamer

@mitu I'm not familiar with running command prompts, my format is wrong. I typed in:
ping <192.168.1.212>

mitu

@90sgamer Replace <PI_IP> with the actual address of the Pi. So the command should be:

ping 192.168.1.212

sleve_mcdichael

@90sgamer said in SSH WIFI ISSUE:

@90sgamer Error msg on WINSCP: "Host RETROPIE does not exist."

Mine's not WinSCP but on my clients I have to add .local, as in, "host retropie.local".

90sgamer

@mitu I tried that and it said:

"Reply from 192.168.1.211: Destination host unreachable.
Reply from 192.168.1.211: Destination host unreachable.
Reply from 192.168.1.211: Destination host unreachable."

mitu

@90sgamer Then check again the router settings.
Some of the WiFi AP have a feature called client isolation which disable the direct communication between WiFi clients, make sure it's not enabled by default on your WiFi router.

90sgamer

@mitu My router doesnt allow for turning AP isolation on or off within gateway interface. Also, I don't think it would be a good idea to mess with that, for security purposes. I have never had to do this before in the past 4 years of owning a retropie. Is there another option/way?

mitu

@90sgamer said in SSH WIFI ISSUE:

I have never had to do this before in the past 4 years of owning a retropie.

I don't understand then - did this worked before and it's not working anymore now, with the same setup ?

Is there another option/way?

Connect a cable to the Pi ?

90sgamer

@mitu Correct, it's always worked and now it isn't. Not trying to be a difficult case. Perhaps the wifi chip in the retropie is fried? I've looked at this from several different angles and I don't think its router related. If I could get my pi to transfer files i would be so happy. There are not many tutorials on transfering roms without wifi. I appreciate your help. Ive been stuck on this for a few months, any other ideas would be greatly appreciated, maybe something outside the box or easily overlooked?

mitu

@90sgamer said in SSH WIFI ISSUE:

Perhaps the wifi chip in the retropie is fried? I've looked at this from several different angles and I don't think its router related.

If the Pi has an IP address, then the Wifi chip is not fried. Are you able to update RetroPie from the RetroPie Setup script ? If yes, then the Wifi works on your Pi.

If I could get my pi to transfer files i would be so happy. There are not many tutorials on transfering roms without wifi

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Transferring-Roms/ has all the options. You can use an USB drive to transfer ROMs if the network connection is not working.

90sgamer

@mitu So this is where it gets deeper into the issue, which i thought was a separate issue. I cannot update my Retropie Setup Script. I always get the message that the current Raspian stretch is no longer supported. This really stinks because I have no idea how to do that, there are no video tutorials on how to do that, and it ultimately leads me to believe that I would have to delete and wipe my entire retropie sd card and start all over, only problem is even if i did that, i would not know how to reinstall or even find the latest or correct Retropie software. Everyone just assumes that "its so easy" yet there are no instructions on how to do this. And I would think this to be an extremely common issue for anyone who has owned a retropie longer than a couple of years. Any specific links/tutorials would be great, so i dont waste more of your time.

90sgamer

@90sgamer I found this tutorial, not sure if this is recommended. Its the only thing I could find pertaining to my problem. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspbian-buster-upgrade,39735.html