RatOS, Open Network
I tried searching but didn't see anything.
Can I not put RatOS on a wifi network with no password? On the configuration page it requires 8 characters, even though this wifi is open.
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Or is this a password to access the Pi itself?
no, it has a password.
raspberry that you have to use to connect to itMaybe this will help
This wifi I'm connecting to, has no security.
that is your router, not ratos wifi
Right
It has no security, but RatOS wants 8 characters
@miklschmidt 👆
you might have to put something in there for now and modify it afterwards
I dont want to start a big discussion, but please think long and hard if you really want to put the rpi in an open networt!
If you still think it is a good idea, you need to protect the rpi against brute force attacks at least!
If you are a user that requires the frontent to set up the network, Id say it probably is a verrry bad idea.
I'm not in charge of the network unfortunately, but this place is physically secure if that makes sense.
ok, I get your point of not being in charge
Also apparently there is only a maximum of finding 8 networks at a time on this search page?
maybe you can think about using the printer via direct wifi to it. If not, I think you need to set it up the old way via the wpa file
jesus, not wpa file of course xd
just default network configuration via terminal
wpa file is for wpa 😄
I mean, if I can't make this work, I'm just gonna have to make arrangements (which is a huge headache of it's own) to buy a router and only use it for lan between the RatOS and my computer.
you can connect to it, just not via the web configuration as of now
So theoretically, I had a secure wifi with 6 characters. I still wouldn't be able to enter it onto that screen
you also dont need an additional router. you can just connect to it the same way you do for the configuration for example
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Oh
I guess that makes sense lol
Just leave it on its own hotspot?
wpa2 forces 8 characters as a minimum for the algorthm to work
so there is no secure 6 character pw network
I mean I was just asking for the sake of asking, but I didn't realize that was a min for wpa2
So I can just skip this part of the setup then?
there is actually a mathematical reason for that (although of course you could just use padding in the implementation to get around that limit)
yep, id say so
only thing is, you wont be able to update the printer software via the frontend if the printer has no connection to the internet
Perfect.
As in flash the BTT board?
right
oh no, sorry
of course you can still flash it
I first thought this to be one of your next steps
....ah I see
Can I edit the base Rpi config from here to put it on my network for updating, and then revert it back to the RatOS hotspot?
I've only ever done that by like ssh, not a UI
Yeah. You do it via ssh.
That'll work, ty