Beginners • settings if wifi doesn't work on the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 w

I recently had the problem that I did not get my Pizero 2 w into the WLAN after an installation via Rasberry Imager (32bit/64bit) lite os. I've tried a lot of different things and here's the right solution, forget the wpa_supplicant.conf etc. Here step by step:


I assume here that you are dealing with a standard secured network.

1. Step
(Enable wireless networking)

To do this, set the Wi-Fi country with the command line tool raspi-config. Run the following command:
Use the arrow keys to select the menu item "Localization Options". Select the Wi-Fi Country option. Use the arrow keys to select the country from the drop-down list. Press Enter to select your country.

You should now have access to the wireless network. Then run the following command to check if your Wi-Fi radio is enabled:
If this command returns the text "enabled," you can configure a connection. If this command returns "disabled", try enabling Wi-Fi with the following command:2.Step
(Finding Networks)

To search for wireless networks, run the following command:
You should see a similar output:In the "SSID" column, look for the name of the network you want to connect to. Use your SSID and a password to connect to the network.

Hint: if several networks of yours appear, then look in the router to see which of the networks the 2nd Ghz network is, you can tell by the MAC address.

3.Step
(Connect to a network)

Run the following command to configure a network connection, replacing the <example_ssid> placeholder with the name of the network you’re trying to configure:
Enter your network password when prompted.

Your Raspberry Pi should automatically connect to the network once you enter your password.

If you see error output that claims that "Secrets were required, but not provided", you entered an incorrect password. Run the above command again, carefully entering your password.

To check if you’re connected to a network, run the following command:
You should see output similar to the following:
Check for an asterisk (*) in the "IN-USE" column; it should appear in the same row as the SSID of the network you intended to connect to.


Have funthat your network is now working again, this step goes in my opinion with all Raspberry Pi's.

Greetings Rukia385

Statistics: Posted by rukia385 — Mon Jul 21, 2025 7:27 am — Replies 3 — Views 109

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