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Enllorvall
Aspirant
May 27, 2019
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Raspberry pi 3 can’t see Orbi Network

Hi. I have a Raspberry Pi model 3 with Libreelec SO on it. When I try to connect by wifi to the network generated by my Orbi system, I can’t see the network’s SSID on the raspberry. I can connect wit...
  • ekhalil's avatar
    ekhalil
    May 27, 2019
    I think that the issue is that the Pi can only see the lower channels in the 2.4 GHz band.
    In the Wireless Settings in Orbi please set the 2.4 GHz to channel 1 or 6 and see if the Pi will see it.
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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
May 27, 2019
Enllorvall wrote:

Hi. I have a Raspberry Pi model 3 with Libreelec SO on it. When I try to connect by wifi to the network generated by my Orbi system, I can’t see the network’s SSID on the raspberry. I can connect without issues to my former router and my former 2,4 network (not to the 5ghz).

Raspberry Pi 3 has only 802.11n WiFi.  It cannot "see" 5G, which you know already. There is no need to "turn off" the Orbi 5G. Unlike Internet of Things (IoT) devices which have no display and no keyboard, your Raspberry is probably hooked up to both.  (My Raspberry Pi 3b+ is running Raspberrian, so I am not familiar with how networks are set up on LibreELEC.)

 

The RBR20 has an ethernet port on the back.  Will the Pi connect via ethernet?

It is also probably worth confirming that your Orbi is broadcasting the SSID on the 2.4G channel.  On the Advanced Tab->Advanced Settings->Wireless Settings, is the 2.4G box checked?

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Enllorvall
Aspirant
May 27, 2019

Hi CrimpOn,

 

thanks for your response.

My raspberry is connected to a tv, and with Libreelec I have a menu to set up your preferred network. Is on this menu where doesn’t appear the Orbi generated network. And it’s not hooked up to both because I don’t have any connection to the internet. 

 

You can find on the attachment my actual configuration of the “advanced wireless settings” menu, the 2’4 ghz SSID is selected and the 5ghz it’s not. Even so, I can’t see the Orbi network my raspberry. 

 

Connecting by Ethernet is not an option, the raspberry is too far from the router and the satellite for connecting it wired, it needs to be a wireless connection.

 

Hope this helps to find the solution, thanks again