Broadcom bcm43xx Always Disconnects :(

T-u-N-i-X · 2007-03-21 14:28:43

Hi There,

I'm connecting to a Wireless AP at the campus, but I always get disconnected after a while.. But the time that I get disconnect changes randomly.. Is there a solution for this ? What can I do ?

[16:27] (tunix@penguix ~)$ dmesg |tail
SoftMAC: Authentication response received from 00:0e:ed:c2:fa:a1 but no queue item exists.
SoftMAC: Authentication response received from 00:11:5c:34:e9:80 but no queue item exists.
ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
ISOFS: changing to secondary root
SoftMAC: Authentication response received from 00:11:5c:34:e9:80 but no queue item exists.
SoftMAC: Authentication response received from 00:11:5c:34:e9:80 but no queue item exists.
cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize!
SoftMAC: Authentication response received from 00:0e:ed:c2:fa:a1 but no queue item exists.
SoftMAC: Authentication response received from 00:11:5c:34:e9:80 but no queue item exists.
SoftMAC: Authentication response received from 00:11:5c:34:e9:80 but no queue item exists.

Stalwart · 2007-03-22 17:20:41

bcm43xx is pretty unstable. I get disconnected often too. Reloading module helps

T-u-N-i-X · 2007-03-24 19:32:32

Are you effectively using it, or you just switched back to ndiswrapper ?

Echo · 2007-03-24 20:22:55

bcm43xx is pretty unstable. I get disconnected often too

FWIW, me too...using ndiswrapper now and much more stable on a Debian Etch laptop.

vacant · 2007-03-24 21:58:15

I spotted an announcement on distrowatch about the latest release of SimplyMEPIS - reading news on their site, there appears to be quite a bit of expertise about bcm43xx so it may be worth looking at there: http://www.mepis.org/node/13211

Last edited by vacant (2007-03-24 21:58:56)

Stalwart · 2007-03-24 23:17:58

T-u-N-i-X wrote:

Are you effectively using it, or you just switched back to ndiswrapper ?

I use bcm43xx

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#1 2007-03-21 14:28:43

Broadcom bcm43xx Always Disconnects :(

#2 2007-03-22 17:20:41

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#4 2007-03-24 20:22:55

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#5 2007-03-24 21:58:15

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#6 2007-03-24 23:17:58

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