SSH into pi

[hazza_ob]

The idea is this: With a wifi dongle attached, host a server which allows the user to establish a ssh connection into the Raspberry-Pi.

The question: Is this possible, and how would i go about doing it?

Thanks in advance
-Harry

[DirkS]

Sure.

You can use the dongle to connect to an existing AP and then use SSH to connect to the Pi.
Or turn the Pi into an access point and connect to it directly from another machine, see e.g. https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... s-point.md

[KLL]

as you say you want use a USB WIFI dongle i think you have a RPI1 or RPI2
(as the RPI3 has WIFI )

- you use the latest RASPBIAN ( as image or already installed via NOOBS )

if you work with HDMI TV / monitor + keyboard mouse
+ you setup wifi via menu header line
+ you enable SSH by terminal "sudo raspi-config" or menu / preferences / raspberry pi configuration / interfaces / SSH: enable /

if you want use LAN ( ethernet cable ) or WIFI only
( RPI just need powercable ) ( this is called headless setup / should not use NOOBS version for this )
and while the SD card still in card reader on PC
+ you can enable ssh by creating a empty file called ssh
+ you create a file there ( fat32 partition SD card / later called /boot/ ) also for the wifi login
wpa_supplicant.conf

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    country=GB
    ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
    update_config=1

    network={
            ssid="YOUR-SSID"
            psk="YOUR-SSID-PASSWORD"
            key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
    }

after this put the SD card in RPI, powerup and try to find the IP of the RPI on your LAN
by PC network tools / by android FING / by look into the router /
and login RPI by PC putty software with this IP, user: pi password: raspberry

[hazza_ob]

as you say you want use a USB WIFI dongle i think you have a RPI1 or RPI2
(as the RPI3 has WIFI )

<SNIP>

after this put the SD card in RPI, powerup and try to find the IP of the RPI on your LAN
by PC network tools / by android FING / by look into the router /
and login RPI by PC putty software with this IP, user: pi password: raspberry

I don’t think you understood what i meant. I was talking about hosting a network on the pi and connecting to THAT network as somewhat of a mobile programming station.

The other guy answered it. Cheers anyway!

[hazza_ob]

Sure.

You can use the dongle to connect to an existing AP and then use SSH to connect to the Pi.
Or turn the Pi into an access point and connect to it directly from another machine, see e.g. https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... s-point.md

Exactly what i wanted! thanks!