I had to do these steps to get wireless working with dead-simple install of Debian.
- Most commands done as root user
- There may be missing steps, let me know, it was a mess to get working, and I don't recall all steps perfectly
Steps:
- run this the whole time as root to see changes as they occur, or not
- watch -d 'ip addr;echo =====;ip link;echo =====;ip route'
- install broadcom drivers for my network card
- Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller
- /etc/apt/sources.list
- deb [arch=amd64,i386] ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/linux/mirrors/debian/ wheezy non-free
- aptitude update
- aptitude install firmware-brcm80211
- add your user to netdev group and restart X
- netdev:x:113:yourusername
- load network card kernel modules into the kernel
- modprobe brcmsmac
- don't use the "-r" option, only works to reload, not initial load
- /etc/init.d/dbus reload
- no idea what this does or if necessary
- apt-get install wireless-tools
- verify
- lspci -v
- shows kernel module used, or not if failed to load, see last line per section for kernel module loaded for that device
- lsmod | grep brc
- shows list of kernel modules loaded
- else, they failed to load
- ip link
- see if there is a wlan0
- iwlist scan
- returns wireless networks in the area
- apt-get install apt-get install wicd-gtk wpasupplicant
- run wicd-gtk and try to connect that way, otherwise, do below
- /etc/network/interfaces
- #auto wlan0 # comment this out unless you want device started on boot
- iface wlan0 inet dhcp
- wpa-ssid YOURSSID
- wpa-psk YOURWIFIPASSWORD
- gateway YOURGATEWAYIP
- ifup wlan0
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