Mogens Kjaer wrote: ...
I have a notebook with a bcm43xx card with FC6, it works without problems. NetworkManager takes care of prompting for WPA keys, etc. Actually, it is easier to use than when booted in Windows.
I took a compaq evo n610c from the shelf.
Found a Linksys WPC54G ver 3.1 card on another shelf.
Installed FC6, yum update, installed bcm43xx-fwcutter, cut firmware from the driver CD,
chkconfig NetworkManager on chkconfig NetworkManagerDispatcher on
reboot, unplug network cable, log in, and I could see available wireless networks, select one, enter WPA-PSK password, and I'm on the net.
Install Centos 5 instead, bcm43xx-fwcutter (not in centos, need to get source and recompile), else as above.
The machine panics when NetworkManager starts.
If I reboot the machine without the PCMCIA card installed, NetworkManager can start, and I can log in. If I then insert the card I can see the networks in NetworkManager, however, I can't connect with the WPA password.
In the beginning I had problems in FC6, some kernels worked and some didn't. The last kernels seem to work.
Mogens