I have the wifi router plugged in thru a usb hub. What i was missing was setting up the ssid and psk in the wpa_supplicant.conf file. The moment i set it up and rebooted the pi it started working. I'm able to connect and work with it in SSH mode. It is awesome

Thank you for you help MrEngman.

@MrEngman, My WDN3200 seems to work fine on my windows laptop and connects to the router straight away but when i plug it in to the pi, i see nothing. I've tried plugging it in directly and thru a hub. So as long as the wi fi dongle connects to the internet on a normal PC , just plugging it to the p...

Hello, Can i use any wifi dongle with the pi zero to give it wifi capabilities ? I have http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WDN3200-N600-Wireless-Adapter/dp/B007SUYM72/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459332058&sr=8-1&keywords=TP-LINK+TL-WDN3200 this Wi-Fi dongle. Was wondering if i can use this or should i b...