I have an acer travelmate 2492 notebook with a broadcom bcm4318 wireless lan card. My wireless lan card never worked fine with bcm43xx so i used ndiswrapper. With the new 2.6.24 kernel however my wlan card is broken and i cannot get it to work. The reason is the new b43 driver. Judging by what is written on linuxwireless my wlan card should be supported. However it does not work. Here is some information about my current setup: 06:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02) Subsystem: AMBIT Microsystem Corp. TravelMate 2410 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 21 Memory at d0002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K] Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge Kernel modules: ssb debian:/home/hellfire# uname -r 2.6.24-1-686 debian:/home/hellfire# cat /etc/network/interfaces # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet static pre-up iptables-restore < /etc/iptables/iptables hwaddress ether 00:16:36:A4:64:85 netmask 255.255.255.252 gateway 192.168.0.1 address 192.168.0.2 auto eth0 allow-hotplug wlan0 iface wlan0 inet static address 172.16.0.1 netmask 255.255.0.0 wireless-mode Ad-Hoc wireless-key s:xxxxxxxxxxxxx wireless-essid Debian auto wlan0 (this interfaces file works fine with ndiswrapper) When i installed b43-fwcutter via apt it automatically downloaded the correct firmware (which is 4.80.53.0 - i use kernel 2.6.24-1) so i doubt the problem is related the the firmware. The problem itself is that my wlan cannot create an ad-hoc wireless network - since i only use my wlan card in ad-hoc mode I haven`t had the chance to test it in managed or any other mode. Here is the error i get: debian:/home/hellfire# /etc/init.d/networking restart Reconfiguring network interfaces...RTNETLINK answers: No such process Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) : SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. if-up.d/mountnfs[eth0]: waiting for interface wlan0 before doing NFS mounts done. I get this error at startup when the network initializes or when i restart the network. This is the output iwconfig and iwlist scan give: debian:/home/hellfire# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. wmaster0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Debian" Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.412 GHz Cell: 1A:B2:3F:BA:96:EC Tx-Power=27 dBm Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B Encryption key:6465-7473-6B69-7370-6F6D-656E-6A Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 debian:/home/hellfire# iwlist scan lo Interface doesn't support scanning. eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning. wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning. wlan0 No scan results (naturally it cannot find any network - when i use ndiswrapper it lists the network i have ceated among the others) Ifconfig says that my wlan0 card is configured according to the interfaces files: debian:/home/hellfire# ifconfig wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:cf:9c:5e:d1 inet addr:172.16.0.1 Bcast:172.16.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:44 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:6416 (6.2 KiB) Here is what dmesg | grep b43 and dmesg | grep wlan0 give: debian:/home/hellfire# dmesg | grep b43 b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found input: b43-phy0 as /class/input/input9 Registered led device: b43-phy0:tx Registered led device: b43-phy0:rx Registered led device: b43-phy0:radio debian:/home/hellfire# dmesg | grep wlan0 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=140 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=120 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=140 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=120 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=140 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=120 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=128 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=108 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=136 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=116 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=136 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=116 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=136 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=116 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=197 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=177 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=112 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=92 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=197 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=177 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=128 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=108 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=197 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=177 wlan0: Creating new IBSS network, BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:18:de:bf:58:94 (dev=wlan0) Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Apparently the b43 driver just cannot set the wireless mode (Ad-Hoc) and the essid (Debian). It does manage to set the wireles key though (at least it does not give any errors about it). I also tried to configure manually my wlan card debian:/home/hellfire# iwconfig wlan0 essid Debian mode Ad-Hoc key s:xxxxxxxxxxxxx debian:/home/hellfire# ifconfig wlan0 down && ifconfig wlan0 up debian:/home/hellfire# iwlist scan lo Interface doesn't support scanning. eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning. wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning. wlan0 No scan results debian:/home/hellfire# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. wmaster0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Debian" Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.412 GHz Cell: 66:61:4D:BF:4C:A1 Tx-Power=27 dBm Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B Encryption key:6465-7473-6B69-7370-6F6D-656E-6A Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 As you can see nothing really happens At this point dmesg | grep b43 does not tell anything new and dmesg | grep wlan0 has this to say: wlan0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=141 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=121 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=224 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=204 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=224 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=204 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=224 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=204 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=206 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=186 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=141 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=121 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=206 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=186 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=197 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=177 wlan0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=206 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=186 wlan0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 wlan0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlan0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlan0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 wlan0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlan0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlan0: Creating new IBSS network, BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:18:de:bf:58:94 (dev=wlan0) phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:18:de:bf:58:94 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:18:de:bf:58:94 (dev=wlan0) phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:18:de:bf:58:94 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:18:de:bf:58:94 (dev=wlan0) phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:18:de:bf:58:94 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:18:de:bf:58:94 (dev=wlan0) phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:18:de:bf:58:94 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:18:de:bf:58:94 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:18:de:bf:58:94 wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:18:de:bf:58:94 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:18:de:bf:58:94 wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:18:de:bf:58:94 (dev=wlan0) phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:18:de:bf:58:94 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 (dev=wlan0) phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:18:de:bf:58:94 (dev=wlan0) wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:18:de:bf:58:94 wlan0: expiring inactive STA 00:0c:30:75:61:e3 wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 1a:b2:3f:ba:96:ec based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=224 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=204 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=141 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=121 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=224 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=204 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=224 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=204 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=206 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=186 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=141 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=121 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=206 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=186 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 66:61:4d:bf:4c:a1 based on configured SSID wlan0: Failed to configure IBSS beacon template Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=197 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=177 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=206 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=186 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 Unknown InputIN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.16.0.1 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=48 phy0: Adding new IBSS station 00:18:de:bf:58:94 (dev=wlan0) I really don`t know what do to - i searched through the mailing lists but it could not find anything like this. I also cannot use ndiswrapper since it conflicts with the ssb module which is required by the b44 module which i need because i also have a broadcom ethernet card. So for the time beeing i`m stuck with b43. Any ideas how to make it work? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html