Maybe I need to just set the MAC address when I configure it with iwconfig? The router is our cable modem as well. It is a 2WIRE, but I don't know what model. I am using the bcm43xx module on my 2.6.20 kernel. I also have a 2.6.18 kernel running with ndiswrapper. Could it be a problem that the ndiswrapper utilities are installed? I don't have the ndiswrapper-module package compiled for the 2.6.20 kernel.
I bet the problem is the encryption. I'm out of the house right now, and will try my AP or neighboors AP (unencrypted) without encryption. I dont know for sure though if having ndiswrapper-utils package installed is ineterfering with the bcm43xx drivers when they are being found. On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 03:31:28PM -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: > The access point on a wireless router is its MAC address. The only > reason I can see that yours might be considered invalid is due to what I > see as a conflict in configuration. The router reports that it has an > encryption key, but that the security mode is open. I find that pretty > strange. > > What brand and model number of wireless router do you use? And, are you > using ndiswrapper or the bcm43xx module? I've had major problems with > the bcm43xx when attempting to use any kind of encryption. > > On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 16:59 -0600, Mr Alk3 wrote: > > I have my Broadcom wireless card half functional and it can be > > configured. I just can seem to get it to connect to an AP. When I do > > an 'iwconfig' I get this: > > > > # iwconfig > > lo no wireless extensions. > > > > eth0 no wireless extensions. > > > > wlan0 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"ByteMe" Nickname:"Broadcom 4311" > > Mode:Managed Frequency=2.484 GHz Access Point: Invalid > > Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=18 dBm > > RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > > Encryption key:5848-6332-43 Security mode:open > > 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 > > ################## > > > > My question is why is my access point showing up as invalid? > > > > Brent > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
