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-----Original Message----- >From: Larry Finger <larry.fin...@lwfinger.net> >Sent: Jan 25, 2010 2:57 PM >To: iko...@earthlink.net >Cc: bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de >Subject: Re: Is this a known problem? > >On 01/25/2010 01:44 AM, iko...@earthlink.net wrote: >> Hi, ALL, >> I have a Dell Laptop which has a Broadcom wireless device in it. >> It is a dual-boot system with Windows XP/Gentoo. >> >> This is the result of lspci: >> 0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev >> 01) >> >> This is the system name: >> IgorsGentooOnNetwork buildGTK # uname -a >> Linux IgorsGentooOnNetwork 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 #5 SMP Sun Oct 4 22:43:50 PDT >> 2009 i686 Genuine Intel(R) CPU T1350 @ 1.86GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux >> >> When I boot in XP everything works perfect. >> When I then boot in Gentoo then, I can't get an IP right away. >> >> Asking about it on Gentoo forum, I got a responce that I should turn off the >> router for 30 seconds and then everything will work. >> >> The router is using the WPA2 encryption and I am using wpa_supplicant. >> >> Is this a problem with just the b43 driver or something on the lower level? >> Is this at least known problem? > >No, it is not a known problem. The NM mailing list has had some traffic about >DHCP timeouts on busy networks where the DHCP lease time is 1 day, thus the AP >has to probe to find an unused IP, but that should not apply to you. On the >other hand, if turning off the router does change the situation, you might try >changing the lease time there. > >I use WPA2 on my network with b43 and NetworkManager. My network does not >start >until I login, but an IP is always available within 15-20 seconds of the time >that my desktop is ready. Is there any additional information I can provide to further investigate the issue? I'm assuming it's not a problem with the driver, but with something on lower level... Thank you. _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list Bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
