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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