Broadcom WiFi Network Problems

[ICU_RN]

Hello Debian users. I installed a wifi pci card in my sidux linux pc and installed the b43xx driver. Linux sees the Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN but I can not connect to the internet via my Belkin 54g wifi router. I think I have the settings all messed up using a program from sidux called Ceni. Here are my router numbers:


LAN Settings:

LAN/WLAN MAC 00:11:50:d3:d7:5a
IP address 192.168.2.1
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
DHCP Server Enabled

Internet Settings:

WAN MAC address 00:0e:a6:54:c2:19
Connection Type Dynamic
Subnet mask 255.255.224.0
Wan IP 75:155.98.123
Default gateway 75.155.96.254
DNS Address 75.154.133.68
75.154.133.100

The question is what numbers do I use when configuring my card manually in static mode cause dhcp does not work well for some reason. I am a newbie and never manually set up a network. Help! What numbers do I use for gateway, broadcast, etc. Thankyou!

[ICU_RN]

I finally give up. Wifi does not properly work on sidux. Ceni is broken when useing DHCP mode and, for me, static configuration was a nightmare. Wifi drivers/modules should be on the LiveCD, and working on the fly so users can have internet access right away, this way, if users decide to hard disk install sidux they can with a functioning wifi card then install all the necessary wifi networking tools and quickly update/upgrade their system. As it is right now, you need access to debian repositories during the hard disk installation; hard to do when your wlan is asleep. I like sidux, but the next release needs to have wifi simplified and even automated like the hard wired setup is. For the time being I will try Ubuntu, Mint or Mepis and wait for sidux's next release and hopefully be pleasantly surprised.

[ICU_RN]

Still trying to get Broadcom b4318 wifi to work after many months. Anyone familiar with Linuxant's DriverLoader software ($20).

Linuxant - DriverLoader for Wireless LAN devices - Introduction

[Aste88]

Hello Debian users. I installed a wifi pci card in my sidux linux pc and installed the b43xx driver. Linux sees the Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN but I can not connect to the internet via my Belkin 54g wifi router. I think I have the settings all messed up using a program from sidux called Ceni. Here are my router numbers:


LAN Settings:

LAN/WLAN MAC 00:11:50:d3:d7:5a
IP address 192.168.2.1
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
DHCP Server Enabled

Internet Settings:

WAN MAC address 00:0e:a6:54:c2:19
Connection Type Dynamic
Subnet mask 255.255.224.0
Wan IP 75:155.98.123
Default gateway 75.155.96.254
DNS Address 75.154.133.68
75.154.133.100

The question is what numbers do I use when configuring my card manually in static mode cause dhcp does not work well for some reason. I am a newbie and never manually set up a network. Help! What numbers do I use for gateway, broadcast, etc. Thankyou!

I don't know about the driver but static setting would be:

ip 192.168.2.2
dns1 75.154.133.68
dns2 75.154.133.100
gateway 192.168.2.1
subnet mask 255.255.255.0

[bigtomrodney]

Still trying to get Broadcom b4318 wifi to work after many months. Anyone familiar with Linuxant's DriverLoader software ($20).

Linuxant - DriverLoader for Wireless LAN devices - Introduction

I wouldn't touch that, those guys are conmen as far as I'm concerned. Have you looked at ndiswrapper? It's the same thing but it's open source and free. Also that site hasn't been updated in three years so I figure you'd have a hard time getting it working with current kernels.