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#1 2010-10-08 07:48:20
- hume's doona
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broadcom-wl & wicd-curses | can't obtain an IP
I'm not sure how to get a more verbose output from wicd-curses... all I get is "obtaining IP" then "not connected"
I have just installed broadcom-wl, which according to iwlist is being recognised. But it won't connect with either wpa or wep
What do I need to provide to be able to seek help? a log file from somewhere? let me know.
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#2 2010-10-10 05:53:51
- duke11235
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Re: broadcom-wl & wicd-curses | can't obtain an IP
Did you set the password for the individual network using the right arrow and enable encryption?
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#3 2010-10-10 07:17:30
- hume's doona
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Re: broadcom-wl & wicd-curses | can't obtain an IP
Did you set the password for the individual network using the right arrow and enable encryption?
yep, did all that
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#4 2010-10-10 10:23:57
- katafrakt
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Re: broadcom-wl & wicd-curses | can't obtain an IP
Wicd log resides at /var/log/wicd/wicd.log, you should check it. But the problem is probably due to dhcpcd, dhclient or whatever you use. I have the same issue on my realtek card. Usually it goes smoothly with manual connection or with wicd on third or fourth trial (and then, I guess, it's cached, since the next time there is usually no problem with obtaining IP).
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