This is a continuation of my previous thread: "Broadcom Wifi Problem"
Following a post from "James A. Peltier", who said:
You can use the rpmforge version or compile it yourself. I've used this one with success using the details described earlier.
http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
I did however have to patch it with
http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/5_100_82_38.patch
the driver built and installed fine. In fact, I'm using it on my laptop as we speak.
On my CentOS 6, with BCM4311 802.11b/g. I installed:
hybrid-portsrc_x86_32-v5_100_82_38.tar.gz
With NetworkManager shut off, I see:
#lsmod | grep "b43|ssb|wl" wl 2635904 0 lib80211 4858 1 wl
and I try to start with:
ifup wlan0
I put debug in the script, following into nested scripts, and see that it ultimately fails because:
ip -o link
fails to return wlan0 . I rechecked the MAC address, which is correct. Also ifconfig and iwconfig do not see wlan0 .
Also, the wlan0 light on the box doesn't turn from red to green. If, however, I reenable b43, the light does turn green. Also, on this dual boot box, the WinXP partition runs WLAN0 with no problem.
Thanks for your suggestions. Mike.