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Re: Problem with broadcom 802.11g Wifi-Adapter
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 9:27 am
by Ludibubi
j2mcgreg wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 6:52 am
I could only find this single tear down video of the Presario b1900:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnEvrWA7Vl4
At the 1:34 mark, it shows how to access the WiFi card which seems to only have one antenna connection. This could be the problem as it would give the laptop spotty range. You would have to be really close to the router for WiFi to work reliably. It might be worth your while to invest in a USB WiFi dongle,
You may be right with the antenna. But under WIN7 I had no problems to access my network anywhere. And I'm very close to my Fritzbox at the moment (0,5 - 1,0 mtrs) and can't access the networtk. But I can access the gardenrepeater which is at the roof and apprx. 6 mtrs away.
Which WIFI-dongle can Iuse?
Re: Problem with broadcom 802.11g Wifi-Adapter
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 9:31 am
by Minnie the Moocher
Change the channel from "auto" to (preferably) ch.1 in router settings.
Re: Problem with broadcom 802.11g Wifi-Adapter
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 9:51 am
by j2mcgreg
@Ludibubi wrote:
Which WIFI-dongle can Iuse?
Any of these should work, but scroll down the single band adaptors because your router is single band as well (and they are cheaper):
https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/bl ... el-drivers
Re: Problem with broadcom 802.11g Wifi-Adapter
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 9:55 am
by j2mcgreg
Minnie the Moocher wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 9:31 am
Change the channel from "auto" to (preferably) ch.1 in router settings.
Some explanation of why this might work would be helpful to the OP who has stated that he / she is a rank beginner.
Re: Problem with broadcom 802.11g Wifi-Adapter
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 11:23 am
by Ludibubi
Minnie the Moocher wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 9:31 am
Change the channel from "auto" to (preferably) ch.1 in router settings.
I've switched it to channel 1 but no change.
Re: Problem with broadcom 802.11g Wifi-Adapter
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 11:24 am
by Minnie the Moocher
j2mcgreg wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 9:55 amSome explanation ...
Just a real life example:
The built-in wifi device ( Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g ) of this laptop does not even see the access point (router or phone (tethering)) when it's set to auto and (as a result of that) ch. 13 is selected (when all other devices and dongle can connect with no issues).
So, though there's no problem with Windows, it may be the repeater might be using a different channel (say, ch. 6) therefore connecting without issue, but the router selects something like 13 that this device cannot work with, or so ..
Also, as to why ch.1 preferably:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... LAN%29.svg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... .11-en.svg
Re: Problem with broadcom 802.11g Wifi-Adapter
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 11:36 am
by fluxboxplus
IMHO broadcom devices are just a mess. I know those issues as well. Maybe run modinfo on the driver (.ko) file to see the configuration parameters then try if some help - load them with modprobe driver.ko optionname=option ...
If i still had a broadcom device then i could show examples, but i don't sry.
it might have options like
Code: Select all
parm: bad_frames_preempt:enable(1) / disable(0) Bad Frames Preemption (int)
parm: fwpostfix:Postfix for the .fw files to load. (string)
parm: hwpctl:Enable hardware-side power control (default off) (int)
parm: nohwcrypt:Disable hardware encryption. (int)
parm: hwtkip:Enable hardware tkip. (int)
parm: qos:Enable QOS support (default on) (int)
parm: btcoex:Enable Bluetooth coexistence (default on) (int)
parm: verbose:Log message verbosity: 0=error, 1=warn, 2=info(default), 3=debug (int)
parm: pio:Use PIO accesses by default: 0=DMA, 1=PIO (int)
parm: allhwsupport:Enable support for all hardware (even it if overlaps with the brcmsmac driver) (int)
Re: Problem with broadcom 802.11g Wifi-Adapter
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 5:17 am
by Ludibubi
I checked those links, but these adapters are not available. I found these one:
https://www.amazon.de/s?k=panda+wireles ... _sb_noss_2
Re: Problem with broadcom 802.11g Wifi-Adapter
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 5:28 am
by Ludibubi
Minnie the Moocher wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 11:24 am
j2mcgreg wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 9:55 amSome explanation ...
Just a real life example:
The built-in wifi device ( Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g ) of this laptop does not even see the access point (router or phone (tethering)) when it's set to auto and (as a result of that) ch. 13 is selected (when all other devices and dongle can connect with no issues).
So, though there's no problem with Windows, it may be the repeater might be using a different channel (say, ch. 6) therefore connecting without issue, but the router selects something like 13 that this device cannot work with, or so ..
Also, as to why ch.1 preferably:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... LAN%29.svg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... .11-en.svg
I'm using a FritzBos 7590 with Mesh-Repeaters. AVM says, that the repeaters automatically use the same settings (SSID, Channel etc.) as the FritzBox. I know tried the following:
1. Box Autochannel and Repeater/s activeed
2. Box Autochannel and Repeater/s deactivated
3. Box Channel 1 and Repeater/s activated
4. Box Channel 1 and Repeater/s deactivated
No changes. The network is recognized but no connection.
By the way: I found in the net something about Ndiswrapper. I don#t know exactly how to use it, but could it be helpful?
Re: Problem with broadcom 802.11g Wifi-Adapter
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 5:58 am
by j2mcgreg
@Ludibubi wrote:
I found in the net something about Ndiswrapper. I don#t know exactly how to use it, but could it be helpful?
No. Ndiswrapper is obsolete. See here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDISwrapper
