On 03/22/2010 09:57 PM, Frank Middleton wrote: > Had some really great experiences with your software recently, especially > using a public Wifi system with really weak/out of range signals. I could > still get emails even when Windows couldn't find any unencrypted APs, > and it worked like a champ even at one site where there were >14 APs. > FWIW it kept working flawlessly through dozens of suspend/resumes, > something the eth0 driver couldn't do. Thanks for a robust and useful > product!
Good to hear. > I did notice that the system log had a very large number of entries like > the following that coincided with the out of range usage. This isn't a > question, just an observation that might perhaps be useful. It didn't > seem to be a problem (this on a very recent Fedora C10). > > Mar 2 23:19:56 host10 kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: PHY transmission error > Mar 2 23:19:56 host10 kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: PHY transmission error > Mar 2 23:19:56 host10 kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: PHY transmission error We don't know why the firmware is generating these errors. In general, they are harmless. > However, I do have a question - maybe this isn't the right list to ask, but > not sure which one would be. We tried a Barnes and Noble store which > had "free" WiFi access, but I couldn't get it to associate with the AP at > all. This is one of those setups where it forces your initial browser > access > to an agreement page. I suppose this might have worked with Windows > and subsequently the B43 device might have been able to associate. Can > anyone explain why this didn't work, or a way to make it work? You don't say what distro you are using, nor what kernel. It has been a while since I connected to an AP using that method, but it worked with openSUSE 11.2 and what was probably a 2.6.32 kernel. With the KDE flavor of NetworkManager's applet, I created a connection to the AP, then used the applet to connect to it. Once associated and an IP was obtained with DHCP, I launched the browser, and up came the sign-in page. This was at a Starbucks where the service was not free, so I did go any further. Internet access was not that important at the time. Larry _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list Bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
