ndiswrapper, broadcom 4320 and 802.11b

[Net Llama!]

On 12/29/2005 04:48 PM, Jerry McBride wrote:
> Anyone here an ndiswrapper expert? I would most welcome some setup help...
> 
> I'm working with a COMPAQ R3320US which sports an internal wifi setup using 
> the broadcom BCM4306 chipset. Installing the ndiswrapper and the correct 
> windows drivers, the setup process seems to go without a hitch. 
> 
> However, the desired WAP uses 128bit wep, stealth (non visible SSID) and mac 
> filterig to help keep out the goonies... and me too aparently. I cannot 
> establish a wifi connection to the desired WAP to save my file.
> 
> However, dumping the ndiswrapper framework and plugging in a  pcmcia senao 
> wireless card using the orinoco/hermes drivers works flawlessly...
> 
> What to do now? It'd be a plus to get this broadcom/ndis solution working, but 
> so far it eludes me. Anyone here care o take a stab at helping me?
> 
> Yes, I've placed the broadcom MAC address into the WAP already...

I use ndiswrapper at home on one PCI wifi card, but its not using the 
broadcom chipset you are, and i'm also not using WEP.

That said, I know that ndiswrapper does create a directory hierarchy 
under /proc which has values that can be tweaked.  Perhaps you can poke 
around in there and see if things are set the way you expect?

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