computer is missing?

[K5FJR]

Problem is the hot spot shows connection with call signs and an IP of 192.168.1.167 but that IP does not show up in my WiFi list or in my IP scanner. Imputing that IP or pi-star or pi-star.local.net, etc. does not bring up the dashboard or the config screen.

help

[AF6VN]

Silly, and unlikely, thought...

Could it have latched onto some unsecured WiFi belonging to a neighbor?

[K5FJR]

Not so unlikely....there are several unprotected signals close enough for it to have done that. So how do I figure out where it is? I've rebooted it and no change.

[AF6VN]

Normally I'd suggest traceroute and seeing what the first few nodes are... But that requires being able to at least SSH into the device. And at that, for mine I'm getting

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pi-star@pi-star-3b(ro):~$ sudo traceroute www.google.com
traceroute to www.google.com (142.251.116.105), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
send: Operation not permitted
pi-star@pi-star-3b(ro):~$

I'd expect the first node to be the router, and if it were something totally inappropriate for your provider you'd know...

Not being able to connect to the device obviously means you can't display the WiFi information on the configuration page.

Do you have the ability to use a CAT-5 cable so you can use a hard-wired connection to check the WiFi configuration information?

BTW: it would be just pi-star or pi-star.local -- no .net suffix... Such as (mine -- I changed host-name as a precaution back when I was thinking of getting a second one to split the D-Star and DMR modes) http://pi-star-3b/admin/

[f1rmb]

Hi,

Traceroute would work with -I:

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sudo traceroute -I www.google.com

Cheers.
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Daniel

[K5FJR]

I can relocate the hot spot to access the router via Cat 5. I'll try that. The initial problem I was having before I couldn't get the dashboard/config gui was getting it to accept my WiFi. I think the problem there was my 5G router and my Pi0. I'm going to move the hot spot to a Pi 3 and try the Cat 5 method.

[AF6VN]

I can relocate the hot spot to access the router via Cat 5. I'll try that. The initial problem I was having before I couldn't get the dashboard/config gui was getting it to accept my WiFi. I think the problem there was my 5G router and my Pi0. I'm going to move the hot spot to a Pi 3 and try the Cat 5 method.

Precision in nomenclature would be good...

R-Pi Zero has NO WiFi. R-Pi Zero W has 2.4GHz only.

R-Pi 3B is 2.4GHz only. 3B+ and 4B are dual-band 2.4/5GHz.

{And to many of us, "5G" is a Cell-Phone data mode, available on multiple frequency blocks... WiFi is 5GHz frequency}

[K5FJR]

Well excuse me AF6VN! I only know that my Raspberry Pi is a Pi 0, I don't know what it's suffix is. But it was working on my network (2.4 GHz) at one time so it must have WiFi capability. And my Pi 3 is only identified as a Pi 3, again I don't know it's suffix. It was my understanding (not being the Pi expert that you obviously are) that a Pi 3 would work on a 5 GHz router (that better?)

So your admonishment did absolutely nothing to help me, only gives me to believe that you are not willing to be helpful.

So as we say in New Mexico (an actual state in the US), Adios mi amigo. I'll go else where to try to get assistance.

[AF6VN]

Unless you have a sloppy supplier, the model identification is silk-screened on the board itself. No one can provide proper advise without knowing exactly what board(s) you have.

The unit I keep out for experimentation reads

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ on the top side, above the processor chip.

If your R-Pi Zero supported WiFi, it is properly known as Raspberry Pi Zero W (the W indicates WiFi). The 3B+ and 4B are dual-band, others are just 2.4GHz

https://chipwired.com/identify-raspberry-pi-board/
My Pi-Star unit:

pi-star@pi-star-3b(rw):~$ cat /sys/firmware/devicetree/base/model
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2

Plain old 3B -- 2.4GHz only
{As is my web-server machine, but that is on CAT-5}