Hi, annoying newbie question inbound:

Hello all,
Just got RISC OS for Rpi installed on a Rpi 3… now I cannot figure out where to navigate to find my wifi network. I am using a public network that has no password. Can anyone just tell me where to menu my way to getting online?

Thanks in advance!
Regards¬Paul

You’ll laugh at this one, but RISC OS doesn’t support WiFi, you’ll need to use Ethernet.

but RISC OS doesn’t support WiFi

The correct statement is:

but RISC OS doesn’t support WiFi natively yet, though you can use an ethernet to WiFi adaptor to provide that functionality.

Yes it is a bit of a pain at the moment and not without additional expense but hopefully things will change this year :-)

but RISC OS doesn’t support WiFi

Natively, no.

you’ll need to use Ethernet.

…to plug in a WiFi adaptor, like I’ve been doing for about a decade.

Next?

There is also I believe the Wi-Fi HAT from Elesar.

There is also I believe the Wi-Fi HAT from Elesar.

There is, and it works well! At least on my 3A.

There is also I believe the Wi-Fi HAT from Elesar.

There is, and it works well! At least on my 3A.

Our WiFi HAT is available (optionally) with a real time clock too since the Pi doesn’t have a battery backed clock on board. HATs are easy to fit, no soldering required, just push onto the 40 pin header.

HATs are easy to fit, no soldering required, just push onto the 40 pin header.

I can vouch for this from my own use. The Elesar WiFi HAT is also reliable, easy to use and acceptably quick (slower than wired, but not much).

I can vouch for a wifi→ethernet adaptor being a good solution. The legend Rick suggested a Vonets one some years ago that I’ve been using ever since. It works really well. I think it’s called “VAP11G”, it wasn’t expensive at the time.