On 08/11/11 16:02, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
Vreme: 11/08/2011 12:46 PM, Johan Vermeulen piše:
What does "iwlist" command give you?
# iwlist Usage: iwlist [interface] scanning [essid NNN] [last] [interface] frequency [interface] channel [interface] bitrate [interface] rate [interface] encryption [interface] keys [interface] power [interface] txpower [interface] retry [interface] ap [interface] accesspoints [interface] peers [interface] event [interface] auth [interface] wpakeys [interface] genie [interface] modulation
that's not good, is it?:-\
Sorry, run "iwlist wlan0 ap"
Also helpfull are:
ifconfig ip address
Look in their manuals to se how to use them.
after reboot I now see a cabeled network ( wlan0) ( disconnected) and an " Auto wlan0 marked as available....
It is strange that Wireless interface is marked cabled. But I do not have ANY experience with Broadcom radios. All I use are Atheros radios.
Try creating "Connect to Hidden Network" connection (or whatever the actual text is) in NetworkManager GUI. You must see be able to set ESSID at other configs. If you do not have it, then something is wrong.
You can also try using the kmod-wl package that I compiled per elrepo instructions: http://rpms.plnet.rs/plnet-centos6-x86_64/RPMS.plnet-compiled/kmod-wl-5_100_...
Maybe this makes a difference, but notice that I never tested it.
If I fail to help you, you will always be able to report a bug:
http://elrepo.org/bugs/main_page.php
,so your problems can be investigated.
I _think_ when one of the elrepo folks tried the latest Broadcom driver source a week or two ago, the driver stopped working for him. No idea if this was el5 or el6, but not a good sign. Apparently it's not that uncommon.
My recommendation is that if you can find a driver version that works for you, hang on to it!
I have no idea if Broadcom keep older version sources available or not. If they would relax their draconian redistribution policies we could do a half way decent job of supporting their drivers, but currently that's not the case.