Wifi won't work with Piaware config file, what am I missing?

Hey guys,

I updated the config file to say no to ethernet, and yes to wifi, added the network SSID and password and can’t get it to connect. I have wifi on board, (pi 3), and even searched in terminal for networks so I know it’s working. My SSID has a “-” in it, so I put “” around the SSID, and password is just letters and numbers, no dice.

Any help?


Last login: Wed May 10 20:07:04 on ttys000
Kredit:~ gomatt$ ssh pi@192.168.1.111
pi@192.168.1.111's password: 

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Last login: Wed May 10 18:25:02 2017 from 192.168.1.106
pi@piaware:~$ sudo nano /boot/piaware-config.txt

  GNU nano 2.2.6           File: /boot/piaware-config.txt                             

#
# This file configures the Piaware sdcard image
# configuration. Whenever the system boots, this
# file is read and its contents are used to
# configure the system.
#
# Lines beginning with a '#' are comment lines
# and are ignored. Blank lines are also ignored.
# All other lines specify configuration settings.
#

# For simplicity, this file only shows the most common options.
# For a complete list of options, see
# https://flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/advanced_configuration

#
# NETWORK CONFIGURATION
#

# By default, PiAware will use DHCP when connecting to your network.
# For other configurations, see the Advanced Configuration page
# linked at the top of this file.

# Should piaware use the wired ethernet port
# for network access?

wired-network no

# Should piaware use a wifi adaptor for network access?
# If you are using a Pi 3, this will use the built-in wifi.
# Otherwise, you will need to attach a supported USB wifi adaptor.

wireless-network yes

# Wifi SSID and password.
# This should be changed to match your wireless
# network SSID and, for networks that require
# a passphrase, the passphrase.
#
# If your SSID or password contains characters other than
# numbers and letters, such as the # character or whitespace,
# you should enclose the value in quotation marks. For example,
# "pass word" or "pass#word".
#
# To include quotation marks (") in a quoted value, use \"
# To include a backslash (\) in a quoted value, use \\

wireless-ssid "Orange-556E"
wireless-password 2C64C267
wireless-type dhcp

#
# RECEIVER CONFIGURATION
#

# For a complete list of receiver types and their associated settings,
# see the Advanced Configuration page linked at the top of this file.

# For a receiver type of 'rtlsdr', this setting controls the dongle gain.
# -10 means AGC / maximum gain; other values mean a gain value in dB.
rtlsdr-gain -10

#
# OTHER CONFIGURATION

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Looks OK. What’s the output of ‘sudo iwlist scan’?

Also check syslog (look for dhclient / wpa_supplicant messages)

See below, note: my network is NOT showing up in this list…


pi@piaware:~$ sudo iwlist scan
wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: F4:B8:A7:F5:CA:54
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=32/70  Signal level=-78 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"JAZZTEL_Xfsk"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000C4A415A5A54454C5F5866736B
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030101
                    IE: Unknown: 0706236120010E1E
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0104
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0104
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1A9C191BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1601080400000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 7F080400000000000040
                    IE: Unknown: DD6A0050F204104A0001101044000102103B0001031047001000000000000000000000000000000000102100035A5445102300035A54451024000631323334353610420004313233341054000800060050F2040001101100085A54452046363630100800020080103C000101
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180205000C0000
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: 46057200010000
          Cell 02 - Address: B2:46:FC:94:FA:80
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=35/70  Signal level=-75 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"MOVISTAR_FA80"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000D4D4F5649535441525F46413830
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B961224486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C183060
                    IE: Unknown: 33082001020304050607
                    IE: Unknown: 33082105060708090A0B
                    IE: Unknown: 050401030008
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD310050F204104A000110104400010210470010BC329E001DD811B28601B246FC94FA80103C0001011049000600372A000120
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1AEC0117FFFF0000000000000000000000000000000C0000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1606000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 7F0101
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: DD07000C4304000000
          Cell 03 - Address: B8:05:AB:F5:95:C4
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=43/70  Signal level=-67 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"JAZZTEL_Khtt"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000C4A415A5A54454C5F4B687474
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
                    IE: Unknown: 03010B
                    IE: Unknown: 0706455320010D1E
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1A8D011BFFFFFF00000000000000000001000000000406E6470D00
                    IE: Unknown: 3D160B000500000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 7F080000000000000040
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101840003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010000FF7F
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD870050F204104A0001101044000102103B000103104700106FF8D0BD7C8059D7872E6D5D9245D1FC102100035A5445102300095A58484E204636383010240009463638302056322E301042000831323334353637381054000800060050F20400011011000E5A58484E20463638302056322E30100800020480103C0001011049000600372A000120
          Cell 04 - Address: 14:B7:F8:BA:90:7F
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=25/70  Signal level=-85 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"vodafone907A"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000C766F6461666F6E6539303741
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030101
                    IE: Unknown: 050400010000
                    IE: Unknown: 0706444520010D14
                    IE: Unknown: 200100
                    IE: Unknown: 23021000
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 0B050000C00000
                    IE: Unknown: 46057208010000
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1ABC091BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1601081100000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 4A0E14000A002C01C800140005001900
                    IE: Unknown: 7F080500080000000040
                    IE: Unknown: DD310050F204104A000110104400010210470010846A3D0A2E716AEB17D15F196F7496EB103C0001031049000600372A000120
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180200000C0000
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101880003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
          Cell 05 - Address: 38:72:C0:DB:5E:25
                    Channel:3
                    Frequency:2.422 GHz (Channel 3)
                    Quality=33/70  Signal level=-77 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"WLAN_5E22"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 0009574C414E5F35453232
                    IE: Unknown: 010482848B96
                    IE: Unknown: 030103
                    IE: Unknown: 050400010000
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0104
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0104
                    IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180201F4000000
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 06 - Address: 70:2E:22:DA:5F:E8
                    Channel:8
                    Frequency:2.447 GHz (Channel 8)
                    Quality=38/70  Signal level=-72 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"REDCASA_CJ"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000A524544434153415F434A
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
                    IE: Unknown: 030108
                    IE: Unknown: 0706455320010D1E
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1A8D011BFFFFFF00000000000000000001000000000406E6470D00
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1608080400000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 7F080000000000000040
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101840003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010000FF7F
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 07 - Address: 00:1A:2B:AB:90:C1
                    Channel:9
                    Frequency:2.452 GHz (Channel 9)
                    Quality=20/70  Signal level=-90 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"WLAN_A5C0"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 0009574C414E5F41354330
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030109
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0104
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0104
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1A6C181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1609081500000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD760050F204104A00011010440001021041000100103B000103104700108AA1E2C3166DFF72F383494BC7DBC09E1021000842726F6164636F6D1023000842726F6164636F6D1024000631323334353610420004313233341054000800060050F20400011011000A42726F6164636F6D4150100800020088
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180201F0050000
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C336C181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C3409081500000000000000000000000000000000000000
          Cell 08 - Address: F8:8E:85:EF:BA:5B
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=24/70  Signal level=-86 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"MOVISTAR_BA5A"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000D4D4F5649535441525F42413541
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 03010B
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0104
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0104
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: 0B050300380000
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1ABC1817FFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D160B080400000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 7F03000008
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180203000C0000
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD760050F204104A0001101044000102103B00010310470010350C3B60241E69D29F386FCBE172BD611021000842726F6164636F6D1023000842726F6164636F6D1024000631323334353610420004313233341054000800060050F20400011011000A42726F6164636F6D4150100800020084103C000101
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
          Cell 09 - Address: 00:1A:2B:A5:8C:46
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=19/70  Signal level=-91 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"WLAN_679B"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 0009574C414E5F36373942
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030101
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1A6C181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1601081100000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD760050F204104A00011010440001021041000100103B000103104700102FCEC137E8467F35DD443787034796021021000842726F6164636F6D1023000842726F6164636F6D1024000631323334353610420004313233341054000800060050F20400011011000A42726F6164636F6D4150100800020088
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180200F0050000
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C336C181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C3401081100000000000000000000000000000000000000
          Cell 10 - Address: 22:25:64:5F:64:60
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=21/70  Signal level=-89 dBm  
                    Encryption key:off
                    ESSID:"_ONOWiFi"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 00085F4F4E4F57694669
                    IE: Unknown: 010482848B96
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 050400010000
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0104
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0104
                    IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1AFE181BFFFF000001000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D16060F0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180200F02C0000
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
          Cell 11 - Address: 20:25:64:5F:64:6E
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=22/70  Signal level=-88 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"Andrea"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 0006416E64726561
                    IE: Unknown: 010482848B96
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0104
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0104
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1AFE181BFFFF000001000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D16060F0400000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180202F02C0000
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
          Cell 12 - Address: 22:25:64:5F:64:6F
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=19/70  Signal level=-91 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"_AUTO_ONOWiFi"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000D5F4155544F5F4F4E4F57694669
                    IE: Unknown: 010482848B96
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0104
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0104
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : 802.1x
                    IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1AFE181BFFFF000001000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D16060F0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180200F02C0000
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : 802.1x
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
          Cell 13 - Address: C4:A3:66:D5:B4:07
                    Channel:9
                    Frequency:2.452 GHz (Channel 9)
                    Quality=27/70  Signal level=-83 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"JAZZTEL_dxyS"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000C4A415A5A54454C5F64787953
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
                    IE: Unknown: 030109
                    IE: Unknown: 0706455320010D1E
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010000FF7F
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD870050F204104A0001101044000102103B000103104700100F56144F5FB750309A5798481A52FB6D102100035A5445102300095A58484E204636383010240009463638302056322E301042000831323334353637381054000800060050F20400011011000E5A58484E20463638302056322E30100800020480103C0001011049000600372A000120
          Cell 14 - Address: EC:8A:4C:9A:16:C5
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=27/70  Signal level=-83 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"JAZZTEL_cJNe"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000C4A415A5A54454C5F634A4E65
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
                    IE: Unknown: 03010B
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1A0C181EFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D160B001100000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: DD890050F204104A0001101044000102103B00010310470010630412531019200612285A58484E20481021000F5A544520436F72706F726174696F6E1023000A5A58484E20483239384E1024000A5A58484E20483239384E1042000F3132333435363738393031323334371054000800060050F20400011011000A5A58484E20483231384E100800020080
                    IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C330C181EFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C340B001100000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD0600E04C020160
          Cell 15 - Address: B2:46:FC:64:CC:E8
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=26/70  Signal level=-84 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"MOVISTAR_CCE8"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
                    Extra: Last beacon: 70ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000D4D4F5649535441525F43434538
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B961224486C
                    IE: Unknown: 03010B
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C183060
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1AEC0117FFFF0000000000000000000000000000000C0000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D160B000400000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: 7F0101
                    IE: Unknown: DD07000C4304000000

lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

pi@piaware:~$ 


none…



pi@piaware:~$ sudo nano /var/log/syslog

  GNU nano 2.2.6                  File: /var/log/syslog                                           

May 11 07:00:01 piaware CRON[15006]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/fr24/fr24feed_updater.sh >/dev/null 2>&$
May 11 07:17:01 piaware CRON[15276]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
May 11 08:14:24 piaware systemd[1]: Starting Session c5 of user pi.
May 11 08:14:24 piaware systemd[1]: Started Session c5 of user pi.
May 11 08:17:01 piaware CRON[16094]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
May 11 09:17:01 piaware CRON[16866]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
May 11 10:17:02 piaware CRON[17602]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
May 11 11:17:01 piaware CRON[18374]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
May 11 12:17:01 piaware CRON[19148]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
May 11 13:17:01 piaware CRON[19933]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
May 11 14:17:01 piaware CRON[20669]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
May 11 15:17:01 piaware CRON[21442]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
May 11 15:19:54 piaware systemd[1]: Starting Session c6 of user pi.
May 11 15:19:54 piaware systemd[1]: Started Session c6 of user pi.



Perhaps your WIFI network is on 5GHZ but Raspi is on 2.4Ghz? do you have any MAC Address filtering enabled on your WAP/Router?

Then it will not work; your Pi’s wifi can’t see your network.

Maybe your wifi is running on the 5GHz band? The builtin Pi 3 wifi is 2.4GHz only.

No it’s on 2.4 and no i have no mac filtering.

So my question is, if I have 30 in view on my mac, I should have 30 in view on the Pi? Or does the Pi limit the display when I search? Meaning can it see more than it shows? or it only shows what it sees?

It’s running wireless N is that why? I have to be B or G for pi?

The Raspberry pi built in Wifi is BGN 2.4GHz.
You can check what protocol your wireless device can use by using “sudo iwconfig” command.
Most wireless N networks are backward compatible.

If you don’t see your Wifi then you are probably not close enough. Easy to check by moving the raspberry pi to the same room as your router or by checking the wifi scan on your cellphone or laptop.