Broadcom 4311 Does Work :D

[mediacenteredition]

I have yet to try BT3 beta, but still no luck with my 4311 on BT2. Unfortunate, really.

[imported_MarvTheRobot]

OK here's a wierd one... Just loaded BT3, and my BCM 4311 wasn't working.
I loaded the drivers into NDISWrapper as I do with Ubuntu 7.10, did all the usual.
Managed to get the wireless to load but on eth1 not wlan0 even though the alias was set to wlan0

no light on and wouldn't search, rebooted.....remembered I was running from USB and hadn't yet set up changes saving

After the reboot the wireless sprung into life and works fine, even though NDIS isn't setup any more and nothing I did makes a difference.


I'm a noob to BT really, only played a little with BT2, but this one has got me.... Might try an install and see what happens.

[DEAGLE]

This is for the topic thats in the "Wireless" forum with the post "Broadcom 4311 support in BT"

Since I just signed up, I can't post there right now, unless one of the lovely moderators or admins moves this post there.
Anyway moving on.

I was going to go fork out some $$$ for a new wireless card until I downloaded BackTrack 2.0 and found out that the Broadcom 4311 does in fact work. Injection works completely. I hacked my network several times, I kinda make it a game, I have my family type in random things and I crack it. Iv also helped out a few family members recover there WEP keys because they like to throw all the info away when they get things and don't bother to read.

I have a Dell Inspiron E1405 Laptop with the broadcom 4311 chipset inside. So I would like to conclude that once again the 4311 does work, as for any others, I have no idea.

i cant even connnect to my own ap with no protection!!! yea im a bit of a noob with linux but im shure im doin everything correctly and i have the exact same chipset as u(bcm4311) im just using a diffrent laptop (dv6000) these is what i typed in the cli


bt ~ # ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:6CA:6C:46
inet addr:192.168.0.6 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:835 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:735 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:824824 (805.4 KiB) TX bytes:99817 (97.4 KiB)
Interrupt:19

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:00:1A:73:63
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0x8000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

bt ~ # iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSIDff/any Nickname:"Broadcom 4311"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.437 GHz Access Point: Invalid
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=18 dBm
RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Encryption keyff
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

bt ~ # iwconfig eth1 essid SKY50023
bt ~ # iwconfig eth1 channel 11
bt ~ # iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"SKY50023" Nickname:"Broadcom 4311"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.472 GHz Access Point: Invalid
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=18 dBm
RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Encryption keyff
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0


i cant even use the wifi manager, it recognises my card, the speed and im trying to find SKY50023 but it cant find it

[imported_MarvTheRobot]

i cant even connnect to my own ap with no protection!!! yea im a bit of a noob with linux but im shure im doin everything correctly and i have the exact same chipset as u(bcm4311) im just using a diffrent laptop (dv6000) these is what i typed in the cli


bt ~ # ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:6CA:6C:46
inet addr:192.168.0.6 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:835 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:735 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:824824 (805.4 KiB) TX bytes:99817 (97.4 KiB)
Interrupt:19

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:00:1A:73:63
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0x8000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

bt ~ # iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSIDff/any Nickname:"Broadcom 4311"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.437 GHz Access Point: Invalid
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=18 dBm
RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Encryption keyff
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

bt ~ # iwconfig eth1 essid SKY50023
bt ~ # iwconfig eth1 channel 11
bt ~ # iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"SKY50023" Nickname:"Broadcom 4311"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.472 GHz Access Point: Invalid
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=18 dBm
RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Encryption keyff
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0


i cant even use the wifi manager, it recognises my card, the speed and im trying to find SKY50023 but it cant find it

As previously mentioned in this post, it is really hit and miss whether the 4311 chipset will work. Notice just before you I posted that mine started working by itself, well last night I fiddled a little too much with my Ubuntu setup and broke the whole damn laptop.

Re-installed all my 3 O/S (BT3 being one of them) and now i'm slap bang back where you are, card detects light comes on but won't find anything, just like Ubuntu if you don't use NDISWrapper.

Do what the guys recommend, by a USB Dongle that IS Supported and just use that when you want to do anything with BackTrack it's not a hardship keeping it at arms reach really

[mediacenteredition]

I am thinking about doing a HD install tonight on my Compaq. Everytime I have tried to mess around with the wireless from the live CD, I haven't had any physical connection, just wireless, just been so busy... Er, but yeah, I'll see what kind of luck I have tonight with the configurations.

[killadaninja]

hello buddy

[imported_spankdidly]

I still don't understand why people are trying to get broadcom to work. GIVE IT UP. GO SELL SOME PCCRAP/GUNS/SMACK/BLOOD/POKEMON CARDS/ AND BUY A DECENT CARD!!

[DEAGLE]

I still don't understand why people are trying to get broadcom to work. GIVE IT UP. GO SELL SOME PCCRAP/GUNS/DOPE/BLOOD/POKEMON CARDS/DONKEYBALLS AND BUY A DECENT CARD!!

lol my new card should have come today. the point is people are trying because
1 its possable
2 its what they have got

[balding_parrot]

Broadcums suck the cum from dead donkey balls.
hahaha HARSH still i understand what the geeza is saying if their the same model running on exactly the same install of bt etc then why do people experiance differant things? well i would presume the only logical answer is to do with the system they are run on something to the with the system internals possibly even down to something as minor as the materials made inside your circuits differnt processors for e.g also possibly because like streaker says

Broadcums suck the cum from dead donkey balls.
-ninja

I still don't understand why people are trying to get broadcom to work. GIVE IT UP. GO SELL SOME PCCRAP/GUNS/DOPE/BLOOD/POKEMON CARDS/DONKEYBALLS AND BUY A DECENT CARD!!

Please at least try to keep this a clean forum suitable for all audiences.

Thank you

[wick86]

Well I guess I need to go buy two lotto tickets because I have two Brodcom cards ones a 4311 and the other is a 4318 and I have not had any problems with ether of them with BT3.