On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:45:55 +0100 Hans du Plooy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-04-08 at 10:06 -0400, Andrew J. Barr wrote: > > >> I am suitably impressed with the bcm43xx driver--I've been using it with > > >> the Airport Extreme card in my PowerBook G4. > > > > > > I've used it too, with the AirForce One 4318 in my Acer laptop, but I > > > can't get it to do WEP, and it seems to cause some system instablity. > > > In the archives of this list (and those of debian-laptop) you'll find > > > that others (e.g Freddy Freeloader) have had even more difficulty with > > > it, so at the very least YMMV with bcm43xx. > > > > FWIW, I am using it just fine with WPA-Enteprise. It seems to like > > disconnecting every 90 minutes or so, but this kernel is a touch out of > > date (2.6.18-4-powerpc). It's not a huge deal however, because > > NetworkManager usually reconnects it right away. > > Be careful, there are several revisions/sub-models of this chip, and > they don't all work equally well with the bcm43xx driver. The one in my > notebook, for example works, but performs poorly, struggles to connect > to any access point, and has very poor range. > > Something with an Atheros chip is probably a safer bet. They require > you to download and install the driver, but they're far more certain to > work well. Agreed, and note that installing the drivers (Madwifi) can be as simple as 'aptitude install madwifi-modules-xxx', or 'aptitude install madwifi-source' and 'm-a prepare', 'm-a a-i madwifi' if you have a custom kernel. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
