I'm trying to set up a Raspberry Pi 3 as a wireless access point that will run a standalone network not connected to the internet. I'm using these instructions:
https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-wir ... /#comments
I'm able to connect with my laptop running Windows 11 Pro but I can't connect with my iPhone 11 or Mac,. On the iPhone 11 I get "Unable to Join the Network <ssid>" and on the Mac I get "Invalid Password" which I have checked and re-checked and it is the correct password. I'm not sure where to even begin with this but here is the configuration of the connection on the Raspberry Pi. Anything jump out as the possible culprit?
https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-wir ... /#comments
I'm able to connect with my laptop running Windows 11 Pro but I can't connect with my iPhone 11 or Mac,. On the iPhone 11 I get "Unable to Join the Network <ssid>" and on the Mac I get "Invalid Password" which I have checked and re-checked and it is the correct password. I'm not sure where to even begin with this but here is the configuration of the connection on the Raspberry Pi. Anything jump out as the possible culprit?
Code:
birdbox@BirdBox1:~ $ nmcli connection show Hotspotconnection.id: Hotspotconnection.uuid: 068c1120-a053-458e-afe8-50967df9e03aconnection.stable-id: --connection.type: 802-11-wirelessconnection.interface-name: wlan0connection.autoconnect: noconnection.autoconnect-priority: 0connection.autoconnect-retries: -1 (default)connection.multi-connect: 0 (default)connection.auth-retries: -1connection.timestamp: 1766515681connection.read-only: noconnection.permissions: --connection.zone: --connection.master: --connection.slave-type: --connection.autoconnect-slaves: -1 (default)connection.secondaries: --connection.gateway-ping-timeout: 0connection.metered: unknownconnection.lldp: defaultconnection.mdns: -1 (default)connection.llmnr: -1 (default)connection.dns-over-tls: -1 (default)connection.mptcp-flags: 0x0 (default)connection.wait-device-timeout: -1connection.wait-activation-delay: -1802-11-wireless.ssid: birdbox1802-11-wireless.mode: ap802-11-wireless.band: --802-11-wireless.channel: 0802-11-wireless.bssid: --802-11-wireless.rate: 0802-11-wireless.tx-power: 0802-11-wireless.mac-address: --802-11-wireless.cloned-mac-address: --802-11-wireless.generate-mac-address-mask:--802-11-wireless.mac-address-blacklist: --802-11-wireless.mac-address-randomization:default802-11-wireless.mtu: auto802-11-wireless.seen-bssids: B8:27:EB:E5:6B:67802-11-wireless.hidden: no802-11-wireless.powersave: 0 (default)802-11-wireless.wake-on-wlan: 0x1 (default)802-11-wireless.ap-isolation: -1 (default)802-11-wireless-security.key-mgmt: wpa-psk802-11-wireless-security.wep-tx-keyidx: 0802-11-wireless-security.auth-alg: --802-11-wireless-security.proto: rsn802-11-wireless-security.pairwise: ccmp802-11-wireless-security.group: ccmp802-11-wireless-security.pmf: 0 (default)802-11-wireless-security.leap-username: --802-11-wireless-security.wep-key0: <hidden>802-11-wireless-security.wep-key1: <hidden>802-11-wireless-security.wep-key2: <hidden>802-11-wireless-security.wep-key3: <hidden>802-11-wireless-security.wep-key-flags: 0 (none)802-11-wireless-security.wep-key-type: unknown802-11-wireless-security.psk: <hidden>802-11-wireless-security.psk-flags: 0 (none)802-11-wireless-security.leap-password: <hidden>802-11-wireless-security.leap-password-flags:0 (none)802-11-wireless-security.wps-method: 0x0 (default)802-11-wireless-security.fils: 0 (default)ipv4.method: sharedipv4.dns: --ipv4.dns-search: --ipv4.dns-options: --ipv4.dns-priority: 0ipv4.addresses: --ipv4.gateway: --ipv4.routes: --ipv4.route-metric: -1ipv4.route-table: 0 (unspec)ipv4.routing-rules: --ipv4.replace-local-rule: -1 (default)ipv4.ignore-auto-routes: noipv4.ignore-auto-dns: noipv4.dhcp-client-id: --ipv4.dhcp-iaid: --ipv4.dhcp-timeout: 0 (default)ipv4.dhcp-send-hostname: yesipv4.dhcp-hostname: --ipv4.dhcp-fqdn: --ipv4.dhcp-hostname-flags: 0x0 (none)ipv4.never-default: noipv4.may-fail: yesipv4.required-timeout: -1 (default)ipv4.dad-timeout: -1 (default)ipv4.dhcp-vendor-class-identifier: --ipv4.link-local: 0 (default)ipv4.dhcp-reject-servers: --ipv4.auto-route-ext-gw: -1 (default)ipv6.method: ignoreipv6.dns: --ipv6.dns-search: --ipv6.dns-options: --ipv6.dns-priority: 0ipv6.addresses: --ipv6.gateway: --ipv6.routes: --ipv6.route-metric: -1ipv6.route-table: 0 (unspec)ipv6.routing-rules: --ipv6.replace-local-rule: -1 (default)ipv6.ignore-auto-routes: noipv6.ignore-auto-dns: noipv6.never-default: noipv6.may-fail: yesipv6.required-timeout: -1 (default)ipv6.ip6-privacy: -1 (unknown)ipv6.addr-gen-mode: defaultipv6.ra-timeout: 0 (default)ipv6.mtu: autoipv6.dhcp-duid: --ipv6.dhcp-iaid: --ipv6.dhcp-timeout: 0 (default)ipv6.dhcp-send-hostname: yesipv6.dhcp-hostname: --ipv6.dhcp-hostname-flags: 0x0 (none)ipv6.auto-route-ext-gw: -1 (default)ipv6.token: --proxy.method: noneproxy.browser-only: noproxy.pac-url: --proxy.pac-script: --GENERAL.NAME: HotspotGENERAL.UUID: 068c1120-a053-458e-afe8-50967df9e03aGENERAL.DEVICES: wlan0GENERAL.IP-IFACE: wlan0GENERAL.STATE: activatedGENERAL.DEFAULT: noGENERAL.DEFAULT6: noGENERAL.SPEC-OBJECT: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/AccessPoint/50GENERAL.VPN: noGENERAL.DBUS-PATH: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/11GENERAL.CON-PATH: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/5GENERAL.ZONE: --GENERAL.MASTER-PATH: --IP4.ADDRESS[1]: 10.42.0.1/24IP4.GATEWAY: --IP4.ROUTE[1]: dst = 10.42.0.0/24, nh = 0.0.0.0, mt = 600IP6.ADDRESS[1]: fe80::ba27:ebff:fee5:6b67/64IP6.GATEWAY: --IP6.ROUTE[1]: dst = fe80::/64, nh = ::, mt = 256birdbox@BirdBox1:~ $Statistics: Posted by jerseyguy1996 — Tue Dec 23, 2025 7:02 pm — Replies 0 — Views 2