Ping Larry

Hi Larry
Can you peruse the following thread, I have the users wireless working,
but still having an issue connecting to WPA.
http://tinyurl.com/2daret9


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On 05/18/2010 05:16 PM, malcolmlewis wrote:
> Hi Larry
> Can you peruse the following thread, I have the users wireless working,
> but still having an issue connecting to WPA.
> http://tinyurl.com/2daret9

I posted a reply. The OP needs the Broadcom wl driver for that 432b card

  • b43 will not work.

Hi
Yes, we compiled/installed installed the broadcom-wl driver, I think you
missed the whole thread?


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Hi
Yes, we compiled/installed installed the broadcom-wl driver, I think you
missed the whole thread?
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Hi Larry
Just an update, the user can connect via ifup method, just not with the
NetworkManager?

I’ve suggested to the user upgrade as SLE11 SP1 is due
out next week?

Or is there an easier way to get the NetworkManager working?


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On 05/28/2010 08:45 AM, malcolmlewis wrote:
> Hi Larry
> Just an update, the user can connect via ifup method, just not with the
> NetworkManager?
>
> I’ve suggested to the user upgrade as SLE11 SP1 is due
> out next week?
>
> Or is there an easier way to get the NetworkManager working?

What version of NM does SLED10 use? For that matter, what is in SLE11
SP1? If 10 has an 0.6.X version, they were a lot of trouble. Any 0.7.X
should work.

Do the SLE variants have the equivalent of “Factory” repos? If there is
a place to get the RPM for NetworkManager 0.7.X, the corresponding
applet, and a new version of wpa_supplicant, then that would be a solution.

Hi
Probably 0.6 something, (runnung SP1 here) it’s got 0.7.0 what version
of wpa_supplicant? I can probably link to something on the OBS and
build as a test. I know HP have a partition and scripts for the display
driver (nvidia), so would need to get the user to do somebacking up if
it’s upgraded.


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On 05/28/2010 10:39 AM, malcolmlewis wrote:
> Hi
> Probably 0.6 something, (runnung SP1 here) it’s got 0.7.0 what version
> of wpa_supplicant? I can probably link to something on the OBS and
> build as a test. I know HP have a partition and scripts for the display
> driver (nvidia), so would need to get the user to do somebacking up if
> it’s upgraded.

On openSUSE 11.3 M7, the wpa_supplicant is version 0.7.1. The critical
thing will be the existence of the nl80211 driver interface, which the
latest NM uses. It might still work with the wext driver, but I know the
other one works.

Issuing wpa_supplicant as a command will output the version and
capabilities.