[Datamonkey]

I was out of town for a few and had enough time over the long holiday to try this again.
I tested the TPLINK TL-WN725N and it is working fine.
I downloaded a fresh copy of the pre-configured SD card image using SD Formatter on my SD card and Win32 Disk Imager to make the SD card. No problems there.

Now once I hook up the Pi to my network and boot it up I get to the static IP I assigned it (http://192.168.1.169/ Localy by MAC address) and do the following from the instruction on your PDF:

Next, open a browser, and type in http://ospi_ip/ where ospi_ip is the RPi’s IP address (such as http://192.168.x.x). You should see a welcome page with further instructions. If you see this page, congratulations, the image is successfully burned onto your SD card.

When going to http://192.168.1.169/ using my Win box via IE I get the following:

This page can’t be displayed

•Make sure the web address http://192.168.1.169 is correct.
•Look for the page with your search engine.
•Refresh the page in a few minutes.

Also see the attachment as you can see the Open Sprinkler icon in the URL line. So I assuming I getting to the right place but I do not get the welcome message. I know you said there is nothing there that I need to but I wondering is the Apache server is not loading correct as I do see an error about setting it to and IP of 127.0.1.1 during the Pi’s boot up.

Besides the Apache error I am also thinking that the drivers for the TPLINK TL-WN725N are not in the image as when I do Ifconfig it never pops up as an option to config. I just see the ethernet.

As I am not a Linux guy and I tried using a bunch of 3rd party web pages on commands to try to figure this out . I think if I can get the WiFi working the rest will fall in to place but guess I am at a loss on how to do it because the pre-configured SD card image seems to be a stripped down version as may of the 3rd party tips for setting this up are not there. Or I am just not bright enough to get it.

I guess I looking for someone to hold my hand as I am not used to working in this OS.

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[Datamonkey]

Yes I can SSH in using Putty.
I can’t view the file because as far as I can tell there is not text reader on the image. So I am not sure what is in the index.html file.
I did some reading and tried setting up my WIFI via the command line but it can’t see the TPLINK TL-WN725N. It is saying:

pi@ospi ~ $ ifconfig wlan0 up
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device

I thought this dongle from what I read and in the past that it should load automatically for Raspberry. It was also working before switching to the image.
I guess what my issue is I am not a command line guy and was used to using Xwindows or something like that to do all my set up in the past. So I am stumbling through with this command line setup.

But as long as I am connected via CAT5 I can get to http://x.x.x.x:8080 no problem (Much improvement from the version I was running.) but not http://x.x.x.x/.
If there is nothing on http://x.x.x.x/ that I need for WIFI setup then I will try doing via command line.

Can some one validate if a TPLINK TL-WN725N need drivers installed in this image? Or am I just a completer idiot and I totally going about this wrong.

[Datamonkey]

Thank guys.
I guess my issues is where my valves are on the north side of our house which is concerned the wasteland of our property. No sun hits it and the only way to get to it is going out a door on the back or front of the house that are located more to the south. So I want to place it out there safe but also so I do not have to go out there too often and check on it. I had a power outlet placed out there to move the current Rain Bird timer we got with the house over there but I like your system better.
My problem is I have to place it totally outside. I was planning on getting an Otter box and putting a hole in it just for power and the lines to the stations and sealing those up. Then mounting that to the side of the house. I am trying to keep the whole thing small for price reasons and in the one spot on that side that has some protection form the elements. Knowing my luck I will seal up the holes in the box and it will still leak. So I’m trying to give the set up a second line of protection.
After reading more on your site I might go with the Pi version. I thinking of getting weather station for our house and using its sensors to send data to the unit. As the Pi lets me do more programming it might be the better choice.

Again thanx for the info.

[Datamonkey]

So if we get that adapter we could use something like N150 Micro Wireless USB Adapter to connect to a WiFi network?
I would think something like the more popular A type USB would be more useful as they make adaptors for this all over the place and it more standard to network gear/computers.
The lack of WiFi is about the only thing stopping me from getting this because of where I have to set it all up. I don’t really have room to have a bridge with it.

Also on a side note any issues with putting the whole set up in a water tight box? I am thinking of placing the system outdoors as I do not have a place I the house that can reach the cables to the valves. I will be able to run the power into it and seal that up. So I wondering if it heats up a lot.

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