Wi-Fi Not Connecting
Raspberry Pi Single-Board Computer
Severity: ModerateWhat Does This Error Mean?
Raspberry Pi Wi-Fi not connecting is most often caused by a missing or incorrect country code, or wrong credentials in the Wi-Fi configuration. Set the country code in raspi-config and double-check your network name and password — both are case-sensitive.
Affected Models
- Raspberry Pi 5
- Raspberry Pi 4B
- Raspberry Pi 3B+
- Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
- Raspberry Pi 400
Common Causes
- Country code not set — required by law for wireless operation
- Wrong SSID or password in the Wi-Fi configuration
- 5 GHz network selected but Pi model only supports 2.4 GHz
- Wi-Fi interface disabled via rfkill
- Corrupted wpa_supplicant configuration