Problems with WPA2/AES and Broadcom BCM4318 (AirForce One 54g)

[Karl Larsen]

Robert Scheck wrote:
> Hello Karl,
>
> On Sun, 08 Jul 2007, Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>>    If I follow this your not able to use the regular Linux software that 
>> you KNOW will work because it interfers with a kill setup? We decided that 
>> since Fedora 7 has a nice hibernate function it can't be used because 
>> no-one knows how to turn the computer back on?
>>     
>
> looks like that you don't know what a kill switch related with a notebook
> and WLAN is. It's a tiny button at the laptop you can press and it enables
> or disables the WLAN chipset.
    I have to admit it is new to me. My Sony doesn't seem to have a kill 
switch and I'm not sure what the WLAN chipset is.
>  Unfortunately this feature is triggered by
> software and the original bcm43xx-mac80211 isn't able to enable this switch
> to turn on WLAN functionality. This only work via ndiswrapper. This also
> should explain, why I've to use nice things from Livna.
>
>   
    I'm a user. I like VLC Media player from there and now I can watch 
DVD Movies on my computers.
>>    I don't. In fact I am not sure WPA2/AES is the proper driver for your 
>> Hardware. How did you learn this? And what does modprobe call from the 
>> kernel? You seem to have it in a wrapper.
>>     
>
> Ouch...WPA2/AES is no driver, it's a method (sloppy said). What do I have
> in a wrapper?
>
> You showed a call that looked like modprobe ndiswrapper or like that.
>>    Show me that that is right and then proceed.
>>     
>
> What do you would like to see exactly?
>
>   
    I know your hardware and laptop. I didn't follow at all how you 
figured out which Linux kernel module to use with the hardware. If you 
can make that more clear it will help. Have you considered using 
NetworkManager? It seems to be quite good. If you can clear up the 
module question I want to put your setup in my paper on doing this.

>>    Well then your all set up. Just set up your password(s).
>>     
>
> LOL - sorry. There is a difference between unencrypted WLAN and WPA2/AES -
> it's not just setting up the password(s)...
>
>   
    I don't understand this either it appears.

Karl

> Greetings,
>   Robert
>
>