Problems with LB-Link wifi adapter connection

[svmystique44]

Having a difficult time getting wifi to work with my Pi. Here's some of the details:

1. I'm using a LB-Link mini adapter that I purchased from Adafruit that is supposed to work with the Pi.
2. I have reflashed the SD card to be sure I have the latest software.
3. The Pi works with ethernet connections to the internet.
4. I have tried the adapter on two Pi boards with the same negative results.
5. I have used the adapter successfully on a WIN 7 machine.
6. I initially followed the Raspberry guides instructions, negative.
7. I tried the instructions in the Adafruit tutorial, negative.
8. I have tried to hook up to two different wifi networks to no good.
9. DHCP is on and ssid is being broadcast.
10. When I run a 'lsusb' the device shows up as r8188cus.
11. When I use the wifi config in startx wlan0 does not show up.
12. When I do an ifconfig no ip address is shown for the wlan0.


Below are the current settings of the two files I have been working with:

My /etc/network/interfaces file:

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auto lo

iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp

auto wlan0
allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet manual
    wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
iface default inet dhcp

My /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf file:

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cntl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1

network={
ssid=<myssidname>
proto=RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP TKIP
group=CCMP TKIP
psk=<mypassword>
auth_alg=OPEN
}

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I've been working on this problem for a week.

[svmystique44]

Forgot to mention I am using a powered USB hub.

[svmystique44]

Problem solved, thanks.

[alexbc]

What was the solution?

[adafruit_support_rick]

What was the solution?

Ditto! We get this question a lot, and the more potential solutions we have, the better we like it.

[Syn7]

For me, I had all the right settings too. Doing a manual reset and rebuilding my network fixed it. I can't say exactly what the issue was, but I am confident I isolated the issue to the router. When I was having these issues I read a lot of other peoples issues and it seems to be VERY common. I read that the Pi is rather picky.

If anyone has any ideas as to why mine didn't work then did after a reset w/ the same settings I would love to hear it. I also would like to know how the author of this thread fixed the problem.