Network-manager problems

[Joep L. Blom]

Fred Roller wrote:
> Joep L. Blom wrote:
>> I'm in a catch-22 situation!
>> I have installed -on a laptop - Karmic and it runs OK, except..
>> network-manager(as usual??) doesn't like wireless. After installing - 
>> from a USB-stick - the Broadcom drivers and some changes in 
>> /etc/network/interfaces NM sees my wireless even connects and get an 
>> IP-address from the DHCP server. Sο far so good! and when I don't 
>> connect or do anything the connection stays on.
>> However, when I make a connection and e.g. try to lookup a page, then 
>> after <1 minute the connection is broken and NM says I'm off-line.
>> Looking in the syslog I see every 2nd minute the following message:
>> Oct 30 12:13:35 laptop wpa_supplicant [1100]: CTRL_EVENT_SCAN_RESULTS
>> Oct 30 12:15:35 laptop wpa_supplicant [1100]: CTRL_EVENT_SCAN_RESULTS
>> and suddenly:
>> Oct 30 12:28:43 laptop wpa_supplicant [1100]: CTRL_EVENT_DISCONNECTED - 
>> Disconnect event - remove keys
>> followed by:
>> Oct 30 12:28:43 laptop NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) supplicant 
>> connection state: completed -> disconnected
>> Then a lot of messages as wlan0 is trying to come up again and suddenly 
>> kernel messages tell the device is up again but it is apparently looking 
>> for IPv6 routers - which of course aren't available - and NM says that 
>> wlan0 is disconnected.
>> I hope somebody has an explanation and if anybody knows a solution.
>> (install wicd is not an option as I cannot connect to the Internet!!)
>> Hope somebody can shed some light in this problem.
>> Joep
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> I use a broadcom as well.  When doing a fresh install I connect via 
> wired connection until after I can get the restricted drivers installed 
> (Broadcom B43 wireless) then Network Manager works as necessary.  You 
> may not have to reinstall but try going wired and checking for 
> restricted drivers (System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers) to see 
> what you have active.  Disable and Re-inable your driver.  I know that 
> the STA in my list caused issues so I went back to the B43.
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Karl & Fred thanks.
Fred, I installed the necessary drivers using an USB-stck and NM worked. 
But, as I said, it only connected. When I tried to do something, e.g. 
start upgrading it conked out with the errors described. I have set up a 
wired connection and it is currently upgrading. But due to the errors 
when NM worked only partial I have a lot of problems I now start solving.
Joep