On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 16:48 -0400, Tex wrote: > Larry Finger wrote: > > Tex wrote: > >> Broadcom's reference driver for PCI ID 4328 , 4321 can be downloaded > >> at http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php . I haven't > >> tried it yet, your on your own with this driver.. > > > > The reports I get from the openSUSE and Ubuntu lists are that this > > driver continually disconnects, if it works at all, and locks up the > > system for other users. It doesn't seem to be much better than > > ndiswrapper. > > > > Larry > > > Yeah, I tried it at work today using a Macbook. It will associate at > times and at times it won't. Once you get associated with an AP, I had > trouble getting an IP. When I did get an IP, like you said, it will > disconnect randomly and sometimes lockup. > > -Tex
Tex, Thanks for the heads-up. I have also tried the Broadcom driver with little success. The main problems that I encountered were: 1) Intermittent disconnections with AP 2) VERY occasionally, it would refuse to connect to the AP completely, but most times it would succeed until I would hit (1). 3) Once something went wrong (anything), it remained that way until I rebooted, despite my best efforts. 4) I could never manage to start an SSH connection with this driver, no idea why. It would return with "no route to host". I would communicate these problems with Broadcom, but experience tells me that this will fall on deaf ears (someone correct me if I'm wrong here). For now, I'll stick with ndiswrapper (which works, albeit with a few small bugs and no monitor mode), and keep listening out for a better alternative. I do appreciate you letting me know about the driver, there are likely to be others who have not tried it as well. Sean _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
