2.9.2 Bookworm on Raspi 5. Setting up EDIMAX Wifi dongle

Hi,
Its a while since I delved into Linux, and things not quite as I recall.
My setup is fresh from the box and the linuxcnc download site. I have successfully run apt update and apt upgrade, so the cable connection set itself up fine.
Was expecting to find a networking setup GUI to include the wifi dongle.
Linuxcnc on my PI-5 is otherwise running as I expect, but as I will use it with a 7i95T, then I think I should setup this wifi dongle to leave to wired port available.
My wifi device is an EDIMAX EW-8811Un and I have followed this guide, 
SHA - - - Raspberry Pi - Installing the Edimax EW-7811Un USB WiFi Adapter (WiFiPi) (savagehomeautomation.com)
However, on running ifup wlan0
I get wpa_supplcant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant daemon failed to start
exited with return code 1
ifup: failed to bring up wlan0

I ran journalctl -f to see the syslog.
That says:  the wlan0 supplicant interface is disconnected.

I'd appreciate some advice on how to resolve this mess I've got myself into.
Thanks

 

Umm why aren't you using the RPI'S WIFI ?

That article you linked to is almost 12 years old and based on the original Pi that didn't have wifi.

The image on the Linuxcnc should setup wifi automagically. Ifnetwork-manager-gnome isn't installed (if it is there should be a network icon in the top right corner) install it and you can set wifi up from there.

Oh dear, I must have missed that it exists...

How do I enable and configure it please?
Thanks

Please read the instructions on the Downloads page for wifi, locales, time zones ec.

NT4Boy wrote:

Oh dear, I must have missed that it exists...

How do I enable and configure it please?
Thanks

How ? Did you do any research into the RPi5 ?

To be honest, yes I recall now that there was mention of built in wifi and in the excitement of getting it running and not finding a networking gui, I went off on a wild goose chase.
I apologise for not finding the wifi instruction.

I'll shamefaced go and hide back under my rock and try not to incur any more wrath from on high.

It's all good dude, we've all been in that boat.

But yeah having the network manager installed would make life easier. And some of the extra gvfs to make connecting to file servers easier from the file manager (smbfs, sftp and the like).

Thanks,
Pi-5 wifi all working now and timezones and the rest. Simples if you read the question..

cornholio wrote:

But yeah having the network manager installed would make life easier. And some of the extra gvfs to make connecting to file servers easier from the file manager (smbfs, sftp and the like).

And add latency