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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)
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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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