How to connect to my own WiFi using Broadcom STA drivers?

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Published on 2012-10-18T21:52:49Z Indexed on 2012/10/23 17:20 UTC
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I'm trying hard to switch to Linux from Windows because of my engineering project. Unfortunately, everything is against that change!

  1. Before I have installed Broadcom STA proprietary drivers, I was seeing on NetworkManager and nm-applet only local radio-internet-access networks.
  2. After I installed Broadcom STA, I see my neighbor's wireless network (channel 11, WEP)
  3. Neither before nor after the installation is own wireless network available.

Computer: Asus Lamborghini VX6
Ubuntu: 12.04 LTS 64-bit
Router: ASUS N55U (A1) with newest AsusWRT firmware
Network: Channel 5 (tried also 10 and 11, both on 20 and 40MHz bands), WPA2 Personal, 2,4 + 5 GHz (what is not very important, 'cause the wlan card in VX6 is only 2,4GHz).

Network works fine on Windows, also through D-Link repeater on the other floor. Unfortunately, same network is invisible to Ubuntu on same machine.

I have tried some combinations with other GUIs but it did not work. Are there any better drivers for Ubuntu?

I need that network badly, but I'm an Ubuntu newbie, so I don't know how to solve that problem. Please help.

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