Dell Inspiron 9400 wifi
I'm using a dell Inspiron 9400 Laptop, with the broadcom wifi chipset. Back Track recognizes my card and the bcm43xx driver is loaded. I made sure the card is in managed mode when I try to connect to a wireless network using wep, But no luck. It just tries to obtain an IP and doesn't go any farther. Ive Looked at the BackTrack wiki and it states "Load 3945 has to be used before the built-in wireless interface can be used". What does this mean? Can anyone help me please?
-thanks in advanced
Hi hightech,Originally Posted by hightech
are u sure you have the broadcom chipset? I have the same Laptop and my Chipset is the Intel 3945abg ....
How did you test managed mode?
My commands to connect an AP with WEP are:
Maybe your ap isn't running a dhcp server, so try to set the ip manually.Code:modprobe -r ipwraw && modprobe iwl3945 iwconfig wlan0 key yourkey dhclient wlan0
If nothing helps, it might be usefull to see your step by step commands for further help.
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If in-fact you are using the 3945 chipset then the Load 3945 means just that, run load 3945 before using the card for anything to load the patched driver....
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Windows says its a broadcom, and it works great with windows. I tried modprobe broadcom and it works, Buggy tho. Really slow and disconnects alot.Ive heard alot of bad reviews for linux & broadcom,I'm going to go out and buy a new card. Appreciate the help guys
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