Broadcom 4306 With Ndiswrapper 54 Mbps

[CeeDub]

That 64-bit 32-bit thing seemed to have done something. For one, when I installed the driver, the terminal says:
Forcing parameter IBSSGMODEL 0 to IBSSGMODEL 2
Forcing parameter IBSSGMODEL 0 to IBSSGMODEL 2
Forcing parameter IBSSGMODEL 0 to IBSSGMODEL 2
Forcing parameter IBSSGMODEL 0 to IBSSGMODEL 2
Forcing parameter IBSSGMODEL 0 to IBSSGMODEL 2
Forcing parameter IBSSGMODEL 0 to IBSSGMODEL 2
Forcing parameter IBSSGMODEL 0 to IBSSGMODEL 2

Is that a good thing? I ask this because now the network manager can find the wireless spots, which it couldn't with the other driver, but it still won't connect. It tries to, but it never does. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?

[mkw87]

I'm having trouble getting this to work as well, I'd really like to do it this way too. My thread I started is here (not to hijack, just looking for help). Thanks.

[ubunturules]

what is your problem?

[mkw87]

The hardware is recognized, but the internet does not work. I honestly have no idea how to troubleshoot from here, ever step I followed gave the expected result...except for the wireless working (connecting, it appears to work but not connect?)

I followed the steps exactly, and have rebooted several times, one thing to note is that I have no entry it /etc/iftab, its blank/does not exist, not sure if thats a problem or not.

[joypunk]

You are my hero. I've been trying for over a week to get my BCM4306 adapter online with Ubuntu. Nothing has worked... this guide worked flawlessly.

[neurotech]

Thanks for that hw-tph, I'll try that when I get home. I have a good feeling about it this time!

[mkw87]

I installed the gnome network manager, but it only lists my wired connect? However, in sys -> admin -> networking, wlan0 is still present, any idea?

edit: Ok, I got it to show up by commenting everything in /etc/networking/interfaces out except the lo and loopback lines. Now I entered my wep key and it tries to connect but never does...

The router sees the computer as well, but the iwconfig shows the computer working off of 2.462GHz and not the default 2.437GHz, so I changed the router, but it didnt seem to help, is there a way to change the computers signal frequency?

[punx45]

punx45: make sure you run

sudo ndiswrapper -m

before you run

sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

i did.

[n.arciss.us]

did this HOWTO help anyone?

Thanks SO much!!!! Now I can finally get rid of the 25ft cable snaking around my living room. (Wife will be very happy!)


EDIT: Works fine except that network manager doesn't hold the key after reboot. Could this have anything to do with running a Gnome applet in a KDE enviroment??

[ubunturules]

n.arciss.us : They are hoping to fix that problem in the next version of Network Manager. But to that is not a problem. That is what is supposed to happen.