Wifi not connecting to hotspot

[balanga]

I have had my Thinkpad X1 (Gen 1) connecting via WiFi in the past when connecting to a broadband router, but can't get it to connect to a hotspot. It works fine in Windows but I can't get it connecting under FreeBSD.

ifconfig wlan0 scan locates the required SSID but doesn't connect.

How do I troubleshoot this?

I guess there must be something different between the WiFi used by a broadband router and that provided by a phone's hotspot...

 

[Rod Myers]

Does the thinkpad support 2,4GHz & 5GHz?

what does the hotspot offer? 2.4GHz and 5GHz or something else?

 

[balanga]

Does the thinkpad support 2,4G & 5G?

what does the hotspot offer? 2.4G and 5G or something else?

The hotspot offers 5GHz but it is set to 2.4GHz.

Don't how to check the Thinkpad.

 

[SirDice]

Please use 5 GHz instead of just 5G to avoid any confusion with 5G telephony. Those are two entirely different wireless protocols.

Don't how to check the Thinkpad.

What wireless interface does it have? Make and model?

 

[balanga]

Please use 5 GHz instead of just 5G to avoid any confusion with 5G telephony. Those are two entirely different wireless protocols.


What wireless interface does it have? Make and model?

3738-iwn0@pci0:3:0:0:    class=0x028000 rev=0x96 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x0085 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0xc220
3850-    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
3887-    device     = 'Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak]'
3945:    class      = network

This is what I'm trying to connect to:-

SID/MESH ID                      BSSID              CHAN RATE    S:N     INT CAPS
balanga                           76:ce:92:18:09:b7    1   54M  -77:-95   100 EP   RSN HTCAP VHTCAP VHTOPMODE VHTPWRENV WME

 

[lost_in_c]

Most likely you have not set a /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file. It's also possible you have not set up your wireless interface. That's the easiest way to get a wireless connection going, assuming all relevant drivers are installed and loaded. I strongly suggest following the steps in the handbook. But an overview of what it will look like if the drivers are installed and interface set up:

1. create conf file with

network={
   ssid="[name of your network]"
   psk="[passkey to your network]"
}

2. enter serice netif restart into terminal

3. after few seconds, check if connection established with ifconfig, which should show the name of the network along the other information.