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mastodont

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Registered: 2008-11-05

Posts: 1

Bcm4311 Wlan

Ive recently moved to Arch and have been configuring it several days . However one problem remains:

i have a BCM4311 802.11b/g network controller. Ive sucessfully used it to connect to unencrypted wireless networks (using networkManager and b43 module)

However i cant connect to WPA through networkManager, nor wpa_supplicant.
Could it be because i use b43 module and i should use wl one?
(wpa_supplicant doesnt work with -Dwext and -Dbroadcom also)

firecat53

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From: Lake Stevens, WA, USA

Registered: 2007-05-14

Posts: 1,542

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Re: Bcm4311 Wlan

Hmmm, I've been using b43 with my dv6000 hp laptop w/ bcm4311 card quite happily for some time on my home WPA network. I just configured it through netcfg per the beginners guide. I didn't have to mess with wpa_supplicant directly at all.  Here's my home profile, /etc/network.d/home:

CONNECTION="wireless"
DESCRIPTION="Home"

INTERFACE=wlan0
HOSTNAME=scotty

# Interface Settings (use IP="dhcp" for DHCP)
IP="dhcp"

# DHCP Example
#IP=dhcp
#DHCP_TIMEOUT=20 # Default is 10.
#DHCP_OPTIONS="" # Extra arguments for dhcpcd

# DNS Settings (optional)
#DOMAIN=localdomain
#DNS1=192.168.0.1
#DNS2=
#SEARCH=

# Standard Wireless Settings
ESSID=homeessid
SECURITY=wpa # One of wep, wpa, wpa-config, none
KEY="wpa passphrase"

# Scans to see if network is available before connecting (reccomended)
SCAN="YES"

# Time to wait to connect to a network. Default 15.
TIMEOUT=10

# Pass *custom* options to iwconfig. Usually not needed (optional)
#IWOPTS="mode managed essid $ESSID channel 6 key restricted $KEY"

# Any extra arguments for wpa_supplicant
#WPA_OPTS=
# For SECURITY='wpa-config' only - filename of a wpa-supplicant config
#WPA_CONF=

# Commands to run at various stages of configuration
#PRE_UP=
#POST_UP=
#PRE_DOWN=
#POST_DOWN="some command"

I came from Ubuntu, where I was also using the b43 module with WPA and Gnome Network Manager.

Good luck!
Scott

Last edited by firecat53 (2008-11-05 22:34:23)

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