Ubuntu, wireless issues

[shelaby]

Hey guys, there has got to be a quick answer for my question.
I just install Edgy on my Presario V2000 with a Broadcom 4318 wireless card
I Installed ndiswrapper with the bcmwl5a.inf and the wireless card can scan and the light is on, telling me that the card is enabled.

One problem though, i cannot connect to any network, and cannot even ping my router using wireless. It is a very weird situation as the card can scan for any available networks but will not connect. I tried editing the /etc/network/interface to put an essid in there, but no luck with that. I have tried three different wifi managers and still no luck

Let me know what you guys need from me, and if you can help me thatd be awesome.

 

[nweaver]

Install Network Manager, and wpasupplicant

http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/09/05/2055232

 

[jpetermann]

Broadcom cards can be tricky, and you may have to try a few different methods. go to Ubuntuforums and do a search there... LOTS of info available

 

[shelaby]

network manager and wpasupplicant are both installed, and i posted over at ubuntu forums as well, but have not recieved a helpful answer there yet either.

 

[FreedomGUNDAM]

I could never get the Broadcom wifi chip on my Dell 600M working correctly. After spending over a day trying to get it working, I purchased a the Novatech NV-922W mini pci wifi card from newegg. Installed the card and it booted right up and I had wifi. Ubuntu v6.10 had native drivers for the novatech wifi card. Installed wifiradar and I can scan.