Re: Trouble getting bcm43xx driver to work
At Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:51:36 +1100, Aaron wrote:
>
> Still no joy. With the last two days snapshots I get a new error using
> iwconfig:
> aaron@sin:~$ iwconfig
> lo no wireless extensions.
>
> eth3 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"EucalyptusMarginata" Nickname:"Broadcom
> 4318"
> iwconfig: symbol lookup error: iwconfig: undefined symbol: iw_sawap_ntop
> aaron@sin:~$
I tested both the devicescape branch and the softmac branch, both with
WEP, two days ago. I didn't get any errors like this though.
> [...]
> # Check routing for local wireless network traffic is there
> root@sin:~# netstat -r
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
> 192.168.73.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth3
I did not get "dhcp" to work either. I could see on my AP that it
receives the dhcp request and it seems to hand out an IP address for
60 seconds. I assume it then waits for a confirmation from my iBook
before handing out a 'real' lease. But it doesn't seem to get that
confirmation.
I do get it working with a fixed IP address, like what you tried. I
did add the default route to the gateway, though. And more
importantly, I always have to wait some time before it works. Right
after configuring the interface and adding the route, all connections
will fail. But after trying new connections for 2-3 minutes (trying to
load some websites and pinging), it suddenly works. From then on the
connection works just fine. I also noticed that right after adding
the default route, the command "route" will print out the route for
local connections and then pause a while before printing out the
default route. I have no idea why this is or what I can do about it,
but at least I have a wireless connection now.
> # I think it may be time to but a USB wireless device until bcm43xx
> # is easier!
There's definitely still some hassle with the bcm43xx driver... but
for me it's good enough for now.
Ruben
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