Hello everyone,
I am having doubts about this whole procedure... Does CentOS 5.3 offer wireless connections with a Broadcom chipset? Here is some valuable output from my terminal.

[root@localhost ~]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
autofs4 24261 2
hidp 23105 2
rfcomm 42457 0
l2cap 29505 10 hidp,rfcomm
bluetooth 53797 5 hidp,rfcomm,l2cap
sunrpc 144765 1
ip_conntrack_netbios_ns 6977 0
ipt_REJECT 9537 1
xt_state 6209 2
ip_conntrack 52897 2 ip_conntrack_netbios_ns,xt_state
nfnetlink 10713 1 ip_conntrack
iptable_filter 7105 1
ip_tables 17029 1 iptable_filter
ip6t_REJECT 9409 1
xt_tcpudp 7105 10
ip6table_filter 6849 1
ip6_tables 18053 1 ip6table_filter
x_tables 17349 6 ipt_REJECT,xt_state,ip_tables,ip6t_REJECT,xt_tcpudp,ip6_tables
dm_multipath 24013 0
scsi_dh 11713 1 dm_multipath
video 21193 0
hwmon 7365 0
backlight 10049 1 video
sbs 18533 0
i2c_ec 9025 1 sbs
button 10705 0
battery 13637 0
asus_acpi 19289 0
ac 9157 0
ipv6 261473 15 ip6t_REJECT
xfrm_nalgo 13381 1 ipv6
crypto_api 12609 1 xfrm_nalgo
lp 15849 0
snd_ens1371 28513 1
gameport 18633 1 snd_ens1371
snd_rawmidi 26561 1 snd_ens1371
snd_ac97_codec 93025 1 snd_ens1371
ac97_bus 6337 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_dummy 7877 0
snd_seq_oss 32577 0
snd_seq_midi_event 11073 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 49585 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
sr_mod 19941 0
snd_seq_device 11725 4 snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 42817 0
snd_mixer_oss 19009 1 snd_pcm_oss
floppy 57125 0
sg 36189 0
snd_pcm 72133 3 snd_ens1371,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
pcspkr 7105 0
snd_timer 24517 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 55237 12 snd_ens1371,snd_rawmidi,snd_ac97_codec,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss, snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 11553 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 14281 1 snd_pcm
bcm43xx 415585 0
ieee80211softmac 33729 1 bcm43xx
ieee80211 34313 2 bcm43xx,ieee80211softmac
tulip 50657 0
ieee80211_crypt 10049 1 ieee80211
parport_pc 29157 1
i2c_i801 11725 0
i2c_core 23745 2 i2c_ec,i2c_i801
pata_sil680 12485 0
parport 37513 2 lp,parport_pc
ide_cd 40161 0
cdrom 36577 2 sr_mod,ide_cd
dm_raid45 66509 0
dm_message 6977 1 dm_raid45
dm_region_hash 15681 1 dm_raid45
dm_mem_cache 9537 1 dm_raid45
dm_snapshot 22245 0
dm_zero 6209 0
dm_mirror 22981 0
dm_log 14529 3 dm_raid45,dm_region_hash,dm_mirror
dm_mod 62201 11 dm_multipath,dm_raid45,dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror,dm_log
usb_storage 76065 0
ata_piix 23621 0
libata 156677 2 pata_sil680,ata_piix
sd_mod 25153 0
scsi_mod 141589 6 scsi_dh,sr_mod,sg,usb_storage,libata,sd_mod
ext3 124233 2
jbd 56937 1 ext3
uhci_hcd 25421 0
ohci_hcd 24681 0
ehci_hcd 33357 0


[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82850 850 (Tehama) Chipset Host Bridge (MCH) (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82850 850 (Tehama) Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 04)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801BA IDE U100 Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM USB Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM SMBus Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM USB Controller #1 (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] (rev b2)
02:07.0 RAID bus controller: Silicon Image, Inc. PCI0680 Ultra ATA-133 Host Controller (rev 02)
02:08.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
02:09.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
02:09.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
02:09.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04)
02:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 09)
02:0b.0 Ethernet controller: ADMtek NC100 Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 (rev 11)


[root@localhost ~]# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:5A:6B6:EF
inet addr:192.168.2.9 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::204:5aff:fe6b:d6ef/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:5825 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:5894 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:5092139 (4.8 MiB) TX bytes:980569 (957.5 KiB)
Interrupt:3 Base address:0xa400

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:2067 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2067 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:3024744 (2.8 MiB) TX bytes:3024744 (2.8 MiB)

[root@localhost ~]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"" Nickname:"localhost.localdomain"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
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

sit0 no wireless extensions.



In addition, I have downloaded ndiswrapper-1.56

I guess what I am trying to ask is what folder do I put my drivers into to make this card work? I have the Windoze drivers cd which ndiswrapper is supposed to use, from what I have read. (btw, I don't believe Mad Wi-Fi will work for me because my chipset IS NOT Atheros, it is BROADCOM.)

I have even gone through the GUI to SYSTEM > ADMINISTRATION > NETWORK and manipulated the settings in there. CentOS "sees" my card, but just doesn't know how to communicate. Upon boot-up, eth0, my hardwire, enables OK, but eth1 (my wireless card) says it failed, and to "check cable?" Does anyone have experience with this?

I would like to get this to work b/c everytime I want to boot up my terminal without the use of virtualization software, I have to run ~50 feet of CAT5 to my router, as my desktop is upstairs and my router/switch is downstairs!

Thanks in advance,

Clev II

Have you ran b43-fwcutter yet?

Yes, you have a driver for this card, bcm43xx loading. You just need firmware.

Instructions here.
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Dr...e_installation