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Re: Network Manager doesn't pick up network.



On 5/9/2014 21:44, Ed Jabbour wrote:
> On Friday, May 09, 2014 12:47:45 PM staticsafe wrote:
>> On 5/9/2014 11:28, Ed Jabbour wrote:
>>> Running stable, kde and network-manager-gnome.  The modem/router
>>> provides two wireless network options - one 2.4 GHz, the other 5.
>>> However, net/mgr only picks up the 2.4 - the 5 doesn't show at
>>> all.  I thought maybe the 5 signal wasn't strong enough, so I
>>> moved the laptop right next to the modem, but still no 5.  I
>>> have an old machine -  a late 2008 Macbook, so I thought maybe
>>> it was a hardware problem.  I booted into OSX and it recognized
>>> the 5 network and happily established a wireless connection. 
>>> Ethernet gives me the 5GHz connection.  I'm at wit's end here. 
>>> Any advice, pointers, etc. greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Can you give us the network card model 
> 
> Broadcom Corporation BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller 
> (rev 01)
> 
>> and the output of lsmod?
> 
> All of it?  Surely not.  What might be relevant:
> 
> b43                   309381  0 
> bcma                   19756  1 b43
> mac80211              192806  1 b43
> cfg80211              137243  2 mac80211,b43
> rng_core               12652  1 b43
> ssb                    44714  1 b43
> mmc_core               68400  2 ssb,b43
> pcmcia                 32734  2 ssb,b43
> 
> 
According to this page:
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43

5GHz for N-PHY cards is not supported under the b43 driver.

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