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    Sudden issue connecting to Pi via wifi

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      cujoac
      last edited by

      Hi all,

      Not sure what happened but since Retropie v3.7 I'm suddenly having issues connecting to my pi via sftp/wifi. According to my Pi I'm getting an IP address so it's connected to my network, but when I type the IP address (sftp) into my ftp program (cyberduck) and use pi/raspberry login info cyberduck just hangs until I get a connection failed error. Not blaming the new version, just not sure what else would have changed between me being able to connect and suddenly not being able to connect.

      Running a pi2b with a wifi dongle. Again, this is a sudden problem. I'm so/so as far as understanding the Pi so any help would be greatly appreciated. Idiots guide potentially necessary :).

      Thanks,
      Cujo

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      • herb_fargusH
        herb_fargus administrators
        last edited by

        Try rebooting. Sometimes the wifi will hang and needs a restart

        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          cujoac @herb_fargus
          last edited by cujoac

          @herb_fargus said in Sudden issue connecting to Pi via wifi:

          Try rebooting. Sometimes the wifi will hang and needs a restart

          Yeah, that was the first thing I tried, unfortunately it didn't resolve the issue. According to my Pi and the new Wifi menu I'm connected to my network, it's trying to connect to the pi via ftp that suddenly isn't working. I've tried a few reboots but it's the same situation each time.

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            kinshi
            last edited by

            I had same issue with pi3 after setting up wifi i could not do ssh, only way i can get back was to re flash my sd card with retropie 3.7 for pi3, restart again.

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              cujoac @kinshi
              last edited by

              @kinshi So I've neer done a full re-flash before...should I just back-up all of my games, reflash from scratch and then re-add everything? Will I need to rescrape?

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              • herb_fargusH
                herb_fargus administrators @cujoac
                last edited by

                @cujoac you should be able to troubleshoot wifi without needing a full reset but if a full reset is easier than shouldnt be a problem. You can back up your scraped data too so there should be no need for a rescrape. It's in /home/pi/.emulationstation I believe

                If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                  cujoac @herb_fargus
                  last edited by

                  @herb_fargus Totally open to suggestions if you have any other troubleshooting tips to leverage!

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                  • herb_fargusH
                    herb_fargus administrators @cujoac
                    last edited by

                    @cujoac there are a lot of different methods connecting to wifi manually: the built in one on RetroPie is just the simplest.

                    You can see this page for more options:

                    https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Wifi

                    There's also variables of hardware like power supply, on board wifi vs dongles, etc. You can also try the poweroff setting mentioned on the above wiki page

                    If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                    Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                      Jona1975
                      last edited by Jona1975

                      Facing the same since yesterday, after a very simple modification, splash screen set to custom mp4 video. Not apparently related to any Wi-Fi settings, actually now reverted but issue persists. In brief, the system (RPi3B with retropie 3.7) is networked (scraper works) but it doesn't reply to any ping or ssh requests from other systems (obviously on the same network). I can ssh the Rpi from the Rpi itself. Repeated the Wi-Fi config following method one in the wiki guide but it didn't solve the remote connectivity issue.

                      [UPDATE] Resolved after upgrading router firmware. Apparently not a problem of the Rpi nor RetroPie.

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