Randy Cole wrote:
> Sees the router, keeps trying but never connects.

Could be many things. WiFi seems to offer woefully inadequate
diagnostics for the connection and authentication process.


> Can I install the module(s) from one of the old kernels, or will that cause
> a crash?

My understanding that is compiled modules are not portable across
kernels. There may be qualifiers on that, such as it'll work, as long as
the ABI hasn't changed.


> Anybody got any ideas?

Assuming there aren't alternate driver packages that work with your
interface, I'd seek out the upstream project responsible for the driver,
see if there is a newer version, and compile it for your current kernel.

 -Tom

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