[mdlug] WiFi -Woes(?) or Broadcom is 'the' lame

[Robert Adkins]

	Nobody got anything on this?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org 
> [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Robert Adkins
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 9:38 AM
> To: mdlug at mdlug.org
> Subject: [mdlug] WiFi -Woes(?) or Broadcom is 'the' lame
> 
> 	So, I finally decided to fix my issue of basically 
> ignoring the WiFi adapter in my old Dell Inspiron 8500 
> laptop. It has a "Dell Truemobile 1300"
> wifi adapter which is using a Broadcom chipset.
> 
> 	I went to the NDISwrapper site, read through the wiki a 
> bit and found an excellent listing of what cards/drivers are 
> supposed to work.
> (Which also included links to those drivers.)
> 
> 	The removal of the non-working opensource bcm4xx driver 
> and installation of the ndiswrapper with Windows driver went 
> smoothly. I fired up kwifi and voila! I was able to show a 
> signal, scan and see my WPA configured wifi router and... Nothin..
> 
> 	I entered my passkey as the kwifi did correctly 
> identify the necessary configuration. Unfortunately, that 
> didn't work. The wpa_supplicant fired up, still nothing worked.
> 
> 	As a test, I temporarily set the wifi router into an 
> open, no authentication needed setup and I was able to 
> connect without any problem.
> 
> 	Right now, I am assuming that there is some issue with 
> the Windows driver that isn't allowing the wpa_supplicant to 
> properly do its job. It may also be that the wifi router 
> (Linksys WRT54G) is setup in a way that the driver I am using 
> just can't grok and thus needs to be configured using a 
> different WPA setup.
> 
> 	Anyone in a similar situation and have a few pointers?
> 
> 	Really, I have no problem with plugging the laptop into 
> the wall jacks at home. As it stands, I should be able to 
> connect fine to the free wifi setups at coffee shops and 
> other locations. I would really enjoy being able to use my 
> wifi anywhere in the house.
> 
> 	Thanks for any assistance,	
> 	
> 	Rob
> 
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