How do I install downloaded BCM4312 nic driver?

[wizard10000]

Re:How do I install downloaded BCM4312 nic driver?

You can connect manually using wpa_supplicant. I've got a wireless connection at work that has to be scripted.

Here's what I use -

wpa_supplicant -Dwext -ieth1 -c/home/wizard/scripts/work_wpa.conf -B

dhclient eth1

Now yours will be different, but here's what the connect script itself looks like -

network={
ssid="SSID-goes-here"
scan_ssid=1
proto=WPA
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
psk="wpa-key-goes-here"
}

As I said yours will be different but

sudo iwlist eth1 scan

will give you all the information you need to connect. Reading up on wpa_supplicant would help too.

Good luck!

[boethian]

Re:How do I install downloaded BCM4312 nic driver?

OK before I embark on that, I just wanted to show you what I see. I just don't get why I can't connect... it just looks like everything should work!

[boethian]

Re:How do I install downloaded BCM4312 nic driver?

OK. In KNetworkManage I had the network set to WEP instead of WPA/WPA2. Problem solved! It's embarassing, I know, but hey, I'm writing this from my laptop running Kubuntu!

Many thanks for the effort, please excuse the fact that I am totally new to this! You guys are great.

[Snowhog]

Re:How do I install downloaded BCM4312 nic driver?



We've all been there - done that!

[GreyGeek]

Re: How do I install downloaded BCM4312 nic driver?

More than once!