[SLUG] Wireless on iBook G4
G'day, Trying to get the wireless working on my iBook G4 running Debian Etch, Gnome, Network Manager bcm43xx and wpa_supplicant. I can connect to open networks, so the bcm43xx is working, but when I tried a WPA network this morning I get (from /var/log/messages: Apr 3 10:42:13 misty kernel: SoftMAC: Open Authentication completed with 00:18:4d:09:a9:9c Apr 3 10:42:17 misty kernel: bcm43xx: set security called, .level = 0, .enabled = 0, .encrypt = 0 Apr 3 10:42:17 misty last message repeated 4 times Apr 3 10:42:17 misty kernel: SoftMAC: Open Authentication completed with 00:18:4d:09:a9:9c Apr 3 10:42:20 misty kernel: bcm43xx: set security called, .level = 0, .enabled = 0, .encrypt = 0 Apr 3 10:42:20 misty last message repeated 5 times And then it gives up. What should I be looking for? Thanks for any help. Alan -- Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Wireless on iBook G4
G'Day Alan, What's in your /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf? Try to start your WIFI manually by sudo wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -D -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd and watch the output for errors. Cheers, Sven On Thu, 2008-04-03 at 11:48 +1100, Alan L Tyree wrote: > G'day, > > Trying to get the wireless working on my iBook G4 running Debian Etch, > Gnome, Network Manager bcm43xx and wpa_supplicant. > > I can connect to open networks, so the bcm43xx is working, but when I > tried a WPA network this morning I get (from /var/log/messages: > > Apr 3 10:42:13 misty kernel: SoftMAC: Open Authentication completed > with 00:18:4d:09:a9:9c > Apr 3 10:42:17 misty kernel: bcm43xx: set > security called, .level = 0, .enabled = 0, .encrypt = 0 > Apr 3 10:42:17 misty last message repeated 4 times Apr 3 10:42:17 > misty kernel: SoftMAC: Open Authentication completed with > 00:18:4d:09:a9:9c > Apr 3 10:42:20 misty kernel: bcm43xx: set security > called, .level = 0, .enabled = 0, .encrypt = 0 > Apr 3 10:42:20 misty > last message repeated 5 times > > And then it gives up. > > What should I be looking for? > > Thanks for any help. > Alan > > -- > Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan > Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 > FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Wireless on iBook G4
On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:02:40 +1100
Sven Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> G'Day Alan,
>
> What's in your /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf?
-
# this first part is essential, according to all documentation
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
# connect to any public network
network={
ssid=""
key_mgmt=NONE
priority=0
}
> Try to start your WIFI manually by
>
> sudo wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -D
> -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd
>
> and watch the output for errors.
Thanks Sven. I don't actually have a wireless - I was hoping to get it
working for a road trip that I am planning. I was trying to connect at
the local Apple shop.
Maybe best to get a wireless myself and fiddle with it until I
understand what's going on.
>
> Cheers,
> Sven
>
> On Thu, 2008-04-03 at 11:48 +1100, Alan L Tyree wrote:
> > G'day,
> >
> > Trying to get the wireless working on my iBook G4 running Debian
> > Etch, Gnome, Network Manager bcm43xx and wpa_supplicant.
> >
> > I can connect to open networks, so the bcm43xx is working, but when
> > I tried a WPA network this morning I get (from /var/log/messages:
> >
> > Apr 3 10:42:13 misty kernel: SoftMAC: Open Authentication completed
> > with 00:18:4d:09:a9:9c
> > Apr 3 10:42:17 misty kernel: bcm43xx: set
> > security called, .level = 0, .enabled = 0, .encrypt = 0
> > Apr 3 10:42:17 misty last message repeated 4 times Apr 3 10:42:17
> > misty kernel: SoftMAC: Open Authentication completed with
> > 00:18:4d:09:a9:9c
> > Apr 3 10:42:20 misty kernel: bcm43xx: set security
> > called, .level = 0, .enabled = 0, .encrypt = 0
> > Apr 3 10:42:20 misty
> > last message repeated 5 times
> >
> > And then it gives up.
> >
> > What should I be looking for?
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> > Alan
> >
> > --
> > Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan
> > Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092
> > FWD: 615662
>
>
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Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092
FWD: 615662
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