[ apologies if this gets double posted - issues with my email client. ] Hi. I bought a Linksys WPC54GS on the foolish assumption that Linksys would be well-supported under Linux. I'm now running the 2.6.17 kernel on Ubuntu and I managed to get the card working for several days with my home access point (also Linksys, if it matters). Then the following happened:
1) another (unsecured) wireless network appeared and my computer decided to use that; 2) I could barely connect to my own network, but my laptop in the same room can see it fine; 3) my computer went to sleep or the other network was secured and I lost the connection; 4) and now I can't connect to anything. I saw a forum posting somewhere that said the 4318 will work if there are no other networks nearby but if the area is "noisy" it'll have problems connecting. This probably describes me; I have no idea where that other network came from, but judging by the strength it must be right next door, and as far as I'm aware no one in my house ever used it. There's at least one other weaker network nearby. So: 1) Is my diagnosis correct, or is there something else I'm doing wrong? 2) Any word on when this will be fixed? 3) Is there anything I can do to help? I have the hardware and I know C, although I've never done anything remotely close to kernel or hardware programming. For what it's worth, I tried ndiswrapper first and it was like using a dial-up connection. The bcm43xx driver actually worked very well while it lasted. Since I can use an ethernet hub and my laptop as a bridge for now, I'd rather spend the time to get the card working than lose the $60 I spent on it. Alternately, would it work better if I found a larger antenna? thanks, Nat [ And now, all of a sudden, I can connect to my neighbor's access point again. Cool, but not an acceptable long-term solution. ] _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
