First Time WiFi Setup

[Gabriel1]

all this but you didn't even mention which wireless card you have?
please include all the important information when asking questions, as instructed in the sticky's.

Sorry, Broadcom 802.11n
I type airmon-ng on my terminal,

and the chipset was unknow.

Then I created a mon0 interface to sniffing packets from my wireless router
and there was a warning that I have to kill some tasks.

I think I have to buy a USB Wireless Adapter.

My question is I have to disable my wlan0(my internal wifi card) when I plug in the USB wireless Adapter???
Thanks.

[maverik35]

please post output:
lspci | grep -i network
Then the first numbers at left, in this format: xx:xx.x (ex. 0c:00.0, 0f:00.0, etc) use them and type:
lspci -vvs xx:xx.x at the end you can see what driver the kernel is using (the -vv is a doble "v" to be very verbose)
Post it.

[Dazzcoll]

hi sheldoore went to link for the above files and do: dpkg -i firmware-ipw2x00_0.35_all.deb isnt there could it have been updated there is o.36 but no 0.35 also nothing there on that date would u know which one i should down load i have intel 2200bg on a asus laptop also do i just download then restart or do i have to put files into lib folder thanks darren_jodie@bigpond.com

[maverik35]

hi sheldoore went to link for the above files and do: dpkg -i firmware-ipw2x00_0.35_all.deb isnt there could it have been updated there is o.36 but no 0.35 also nothing there on that date would u know which one i should down load i have intel 2200bg on a asus laptop also do i just download then restart or do i have to put files into lib folder thanks darren_jodie@bigpond.com

Sorry, it is _0.36 not 0_.35..I have Intel Pro Wireless 2100 and 2200 and working 100% in debian, and BT5...Just install the firmware...

[Dazzcoll]

downloaded dpkg 036 file saved to root folder when i open there is 3 files control ,data tar and deb binary which file do i install if i right click like in windows there is no run or install just open with archive mounter or open with another application which do i use thanks

[westlife29]

I am sorry i post my issue in here, but i really need help to get my wireless card work. I have been reading and searching for all solution. I follow the HOW TO topic. "Getting Broadcom Wireless card to work in BackTrack" i follow the instructions and i have this problem.

root@bt:~/test/test1# make
KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd`
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-source-3.2.6'

WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-source-3.2.6/Module.symvers
is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions.

Wireless Extension is the only possible API for this kernel version
Using Wireless Extension API
LD /root/test/test1/built-in.o
CC [M] /root/test/test1/src/shared/linux_osl.o
CC [M] /root/test/test1/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
/root/test/test1/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:388: error: unknown field ‘ndo_set_multicast_list’ specified in initializer
/root/test/test1/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:388: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make[2]: *** [/root/test/test1/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/root/test/test1] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-3.2.6'
make: *** [all] Error 2

i saw 1 post show how to fix it but it s in french forum. I cant even read it. I am a new to linux. Could you please help me out. I feel like give up.
01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 02) this is my wireless card.

[maverik35]

downloaded dpkg 036 file saved to root folder when i open there is 3 files control ,data tar and deb binary which file do i install if i right click like in windows there is no run or install just open with archive mounter or open with another application which do i use thanks

Please, again, go to this link: http://mmc.geofisica.unam.mx/debian/...mware-nonfree/ and download the file: firmware-ipw2x00_0.36_all.deb

The file .deb is installed this way: dpkg -i firmware-ipw2x00_0.36_all.deb

That's all you need.

[westlife29]

@maverik35. is that the solution for my question? If not can u help me out ? I will thank you forever.

[maverik35]

@maverik35. is that the solution for my question? If not can u help me out ? I will thank you forever.

Sorry, but I do not understand..Please open your own thread to get the help you need. This one is about a ip2200 Intel from Dazzcoll, who by the way invaded a old threat, he should have open his own, but in this case he had the same Intel Pro Wireless 2200.

In your case is a Broadcom..

I'm done with this thread about ipw2200..

[doctorjony]

I am also new to Linux, but familiar with drivers and firmware on windows. I have a Acer Aspire 3680-2682,where I cannot find or determine what firmware/driver needed for my wireless card for backtrack 5 R3. It is installed on the laptop not virtual or usb. Since laptop is out of date, not getting too much help on which driver will work, it is the 802.11b/g wireless card. Any help or suggestions? When I use the iwconfig command I can see...

wlan0 IEEE802.11bg ESSID off/any
mode: managed access point: not-associated tx-power= 20dBm
retry long limit 7 RTS thr: off Fragment thr: off
encryption key: off
power management: off

eth0 no wireless extensions