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cybot

Member

Registered: 2012-05-01

Posts: 5

Netgear WN511B wireless driver (BCM4321)

Hey Guys!

Im googling for hours and it just won't work!

I installed Slitaz on my old laptop and it works fine except the internet connection!

I tried LAN and it says "connected" and "Fritz!Box" in panel but there is no internet.

I can connect to my router, so it actually has a real connection but i can't surf or something like that.

Then I tried to get the wireless adapter to work but I failed.

I searched Google and found that I have to install "broadcom-wl" (couldn't because there is no internet) and some others say I have to install "b43" driver, what I did. (Found b43 tazpkg on Google)

But iwconfig says that there is no wireless extension though!

Please help me, cause Slitaz is the only distro which is that fast that my laptop makes fun to play with

(Im German, so please be "indulgent" <- I looked that word up )

mojo

Administrator

Registered: 2011-03-29

Posts: 2,174

Re: Netgear WN511B wireless driver (BCM4321)

Slitaz-4.0

Download: http://mirror.slitaz.org/packages/4.0/broadcom-wl-5.60.246.2_2.6.37.tazpkg

Open terminal,su, password: root

[c]tazpkg install broadcom-wl-5.60.246.2_2.6.37.tazpkg[/c]

[c]lsmod[/c]

IF b44 b43 ssb modules are listed we remove them

[c]modprobe -r b44[/c]

[c]modprobe -r b43[/c]

[c]modprobe -r ssb[/c]

[c]modprobe wl[/c]

Applications/System Tools/Wifi configuration

root click ok button

Dbl click router to either connect or enter password click ok to connect.

cybot

Member

Registered: 2012-05-01

Posts: 5

Re: Netgear WN511B wireless driver (BCM4321)

Wow, thanks!

Works now.