On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 08:22:18 GR wrote:
I've got a Dell Laptop with Broadcomm 4300 wireless card in it.
The very first time I setup wireless, I installed the firmware as per instructions on the web. I managed to connect to my wireless lan (802.11g, hidden SSID, WPA-2 encryption) fine with KNetworkManager.
However, since that one and only time, I've never been able to connect to my wireless LAN again.
KNetworkManager keeps on telling me that it's found a "new" wireless network (*MY* wireless network) but I can't connect to it.
Can anyone suggest what I need to do to get this working again (or at least switch on some debgugging so I can see where it's going wrong) ?
I'm running 32bit 10.3, up-to-date with patches.
Thanks,
GR
I had exactly the same problem using KNetworkManager with a Broadcom card (bcm4318). After fighting with it for too long, I dumped KNetworkManager and went back to using the legacy ifup method. Worked faultlessly ever since. It seems to me that the only reason for KNetworkManager is if you need to roam between wireless networks (e.g. using public hot-spots or work/home situations). Where you're only using one wireless network ifup seems to be much more reliable, at least with the Broadcom chipsets. Cheers, Rodney. -- =============================================== Rodney Baker VK5ZTV rodney.baker@optusnet.com.au =============================================== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org