BBS: TELESC.NET.BR Assunto: Re: How to wake up the WiFi on a Zero 2W (it was working but has stoppe De: The Natural Philosopher Data: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:12:51 +0000 ----------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: How to wake up the WiFi on a Zero 2W (it was working but has stopped) On 18/03/2026 12:55, Chris Green wrote: > I have a new[ish] Pi Zero 2W running in a building close to our house > (close means about 30 yards away). When I installed it I configured > one of the possible WiFi SSIDs with rpi-imager, then after installing > I added the other possible SSID (using nmcli I think). > > It has run quite happily for a few days but as of yesterday afternoon > shows no sign of being connected. > > I have tried restarting it, no effect. I have checked both of the > routers it might connect to and they're both running and haven't > moved. I've even moved one of them into what is effectively line of > sight to the Zero 2W. Still no connection. > > What might be wrong and what can I do to get it to connect? > Bring it in and put a terminal and keyboard on it so you can look at the logs. I have a 30 metre pi Pico and it connects anywhere between -80dM and 'not at all' for no visible reason - maybe its leaves blowing in the wind. I dunno. Right now its a happy little -84dBm. Its having a good day. 30 metres is pretty tough for a pi. -- Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas? Josef Stalin --- PyGate Linux v1.5.13 * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10) ----------------------------------------------------------- [Voltar]