Mike - EMAIL IGNORED wrote:
On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:29:50 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
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When I ran:
modprobe bcm43xx
from the command line, it didn't say anything, so I assume it worked.
Later, I added it to rc.local, and I assume it is ok.
Do not assume a darn thing. Do a lsmod and make sure it is in the
kernel. Now take the thing out of rc.local. NeworkManager will add it to
/etc/modprobe.conf and it will be taken care of.
With modprobe in rc.local:
[root@mbrc35 ~]# lsmod | grep bcm
bcm43xx 419681 0
ieee80211softmac 35137 1 bcm43xx
ieee80211 35081 2 bcm43xx,ieee80211softmac
bcm43xx_mac80211 397985 0
ssb 35013 1 bcm43xx_mac80211
mac80211 145609 2 rc80211_simple,bcm43xx_mac80211
With modprobe removed from rc.local:
[root@mbrc35 ~]# lsmod | grep bcm
bcm43xx_mac80211 397985 0
ssb 35013 1 bcm43xx_mac80211
mac80211 145609 2 rc80211_simple,bcm43xx_mac802
Is this ok?
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When I try to activate it from the "Network Device Control" gui, I get:
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
Error for wireless request "Set Bit Rate" (8B20) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
Determining IP information for wlan0... failed.
and this in /var/log/messages:
Jul 14 13:21:51 localhost dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware
address type 801
Jul 14 13:21:51 localhost dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware
address type 801 Jul 14 13:21:51 localhost dhclient:
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3
Jul 14 13:21:54 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
Jul 14 13:21:59 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14
Jul 14 13:22:13 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 21
Jul 14 13:22:34 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 18
Jul 14 13:22:52 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Watching the router, I see no sign of action. I note also that
WinXP on the same box makes the wireless connection with no problem.
Well your not set up right yet in Linux so it will not work. What does
nm-tool tell you about your setup?
Karl
[root@mbrc35 ~]# nm-tool
NetworkManager Tool
State: disconnected
- Device: wlan0 ----------------------------------------------------------------
NM Path: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/wlan0
Type: 802.11 Wireless
Driver: bcm43xx-pci
Active: no
HW Address: [correct MAC address, pardon my paranoia]
Capabilities:
Supported: yes
Wireless Settings
Scanning: yes
WEP Encryption: yes
WPA Encryption: yes
WPA2 Encryption: yes
Wireless Networks (* = Current Network)
- Device: eth0 ----------------------------------------------------------------
NM Path: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/eth0
Type: Wired
Driver: e100
Active: no
HW Address: [correct MAC address, pardon my paranoia]
Capabilities:
Supported: yes
Carrier Detect: yes
Speed: 10 Mb/s
Wired Settings
Hardware Link: no
Looks ok to me; how does it look to you?
Mike.
Well nm-tool is accurate. You have it all set up but it isn't working.
Check /etc/modprobe.conf and remove anything you put in it. I think you
put a wlan0 in there.
Karl
