AlanStempel |
07-23-2006 12:08 PM |
Trouble enabling Broadcom 4318 with Dapper Drake
Hi-I am having trouble getting the wireless network device working on a Compaq V2312US laptop. It is dual boot: WinXP SP2 and Kubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake. The wireless adapter properly connects to my wireless network (using WPA encryption) when the machine is booted into Windows. From information reported by the WinXP device manager I believe wireless network device is a Broadcom 4318. It is my impression from another thread that Dapper Drake has native support for the Broadcom 4318. (See posting by KellyChambers, 2-1-06.)Even so, when I go into the Kubuntu Network Settings dialog I see that the Wireless Network Device (eth1) is disabled. (The Ethernet Network Device eth0 works just fine.) I cannot enable the Wireless Network Device, even though I have switched into Administrator Mode. If I open the Configure Device eth1 dialog I can see that TCP/IP is set to automatic (DHCP), the box captioned “Activate when the computer starts” is checked, and I have been able to enter the ESSID for my wireless network. There is a field to enter the WEP key, but this would seem inapplicable since my wireless network employs WPA. There is no field for a WPA key. The Advanced Settings button is grayed out. The WLAN on/off switch on the keyboard does not light up or otherwise appear to have any effect upon the wireless network device. Bearing in mind that I am an absolute Linux newbie, having onlyintermediate level skills in Windows which I might transfer to Linux, can anyone help me solve this problem? Thanks in advance for any help.
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