Re: etch/powerbook G4 wlan/wpa not working
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hi,
Georg Heinrich wrote:
> I don't get wlan with wpa working on my powerbook g4 with etch.
you probably need bcm43xxx-fwcutter package. i wrote up how i got mine
working: http://travelsoforion.net/debian-wireless
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> This is the lspci output:
>
> 0001:10:12:0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g
> Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
>
> This is my /etc/network/interfaces file:
>
> auto eth2
> iface eth2 inet manual
> wpa-sriver wext
> wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
>
> iface office inet dhcp
>
> iface anywhere inet dhcp
>
> This is my /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf:
>
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
>
> network={
> id_str="office"
> ssid="gh-office-wlan" # = airport network name
> psk="64-byte hex-string obtained with wpa_passphrase"
> }
>
> network={
> id_str="anywhere"
> ssid=""
> key_mgmt=NONE
> }
>
> The network-admin says "wireless network eth2 active" but under
> properties, the network is not selected. It appears in the pop-up menu
> though and I can select it, but afterwards ping returns "network unreachable".
> There is no wpa_action.log file in /var/log.
>
> Any ideas?
> Thanks in advance,
>
> G. Heinrich
>
>
>
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