Troubleshooting • Raspberry Pi 5 SSH connection timed out on Raspberry Pi OS Lite (works on Pi 4)

Hello everyone,

I recently purchased a Raspberry Pi 5 along with the official Raspberry Pi 5 27W USB-C power supply.

I prepared a microSD card using Raspberry Pi Imager with the following settings:

* OS: Raspberry Pi OS Lite (64-bit)
* SSH: enabled during imaging
* No display connected (headless setup)

I then:

1. Inserted the microSD into the Raspberry Pi 5
2. Connected it via Ethernet to my router
3. Powered it on
4. Retrieved the assigned IP address from my router's web interface
5. Tried connecting via SSH from another device on the same network

However, the SSH connection fails with:

`Network error: Connection timed out`

Additional details:

* Same Ethernet cable and router work correctly with my Raspberry Pi 4
* SSH was explicitly enabled via Raspberry Pi Imager advanced options
* Raspberry Pi 5 is powered with the official 27W PSU
* Both devices are on the same subnet

With the Raspberry Pi 4, I never had this issue using the same procedure.

Has anyone experienced the same problem with the Raspberry Pi 5?
If so, how did you resolve it?

Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

Statistics: Posted by andrewz89 — Wed Feb 11, 2026 1:29 pm — Replies 3 — Views 101

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