Wifi configuration

Not able to bring up wifi. I have two wifi nic’s one is broadcom and the other is a usb.

[root@localhost test]# lspci | grep -i net
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 0c)
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n

[root@localhost test]# lsusb | grep -i rea
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 138a:003f Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS495 Fingerprint Reader
Bus 008 Device 003: ID 0bda:c811 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 802.11ac NIC
[root@localhost test]#

tried making using hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_271.tar from broadcom’s site, build failed:

[root@localhost test]# ll
total 7820
-rw-r–r–. 1 root root 7997440 Jul 13 03:16 hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_271.tar
drwxrwxrwx. 2 52258 users 53 Sep 18 2015 lib
-rw-rw-rw-. 1 52258 users 5154 Sep 18 2015 Makefile
drwxrwxrwx. 6 52258 users 59 Sep 18 2015 src
[root@localhost test]# make
KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 make -C /lib/modules/uname -r/build M=pwd
make[1]: *** /lib/modules/5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4.x86_64/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [Makefile:159: all] Error 2
[root@

[root@localhost test]# uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed May 1 19:11:28 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@localhost test]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Rocky Linux release 9.4 (Blue Onyx)
[root@localhost test]#

Hi,

Does lspci -v report the driver in use for the broadcom.

Same for lsusb -t

Regards Tom.

01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 0c)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1992
Physical Slot: 0
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at 4000 [size=256]
Memory at d5000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=4 Masked-
Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 01-00-00-00-68-4c-e0-00
Capabilities: [170] Latency Tolerance Reporting
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169

02:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1992
Physical Slot: 0-1
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 39
Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-01-00-4c-e0-00
Capabilities: [150] Latency Tolerance Reporting
Capabilities: [158] L1 PM Substates
Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci
Kernel modules: rtsx_pci

03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n
DeviceName: WLAN
Subsystem: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries Device 05e2
Physical Slot: 0-2
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
Memory at d3000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information: Len=78 <?> Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-87-ff-ff-6b-b8-86 Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?>
Kernel modules: wl

[root@localhost ~]# lsusb -t
/: Bus 09.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 5000M
|__ Port 2: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/2p, 5000M
/: Bus 08.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 480M
|__ Port 2: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/2p, 480M
|__ Port 1: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 480M
/: Bus 07.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 5000M
/: Bus 06.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 480M
/: Bus 05.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ohci-pci/2p, 12M
|__ Port 2: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 12M
/: Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ohci-pci/5p, 12M
/: Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/5p, 480M
|__ Port 5: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Video, Driver=, 480M
|__ Port 5: Dev 3, If 1, Class=Video, Driver=, 480M
/: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ohci-pci/5p, 12M
|__ Port 3: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 12M
|__ Port 3: Dev 2, If 1, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 12M
|__ Port 3: Dev 2, If 2, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 12M
|__ Port 3: Dev 2, If 3, Class=Application Specific Interface, Driver=, 12M
/: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/5p, 480M
[root@localhost ~]#

SOLVED: I had another USB WIFI NIC with me and this one worked right out of the box
#lsusb

Bus 008 Device 003: ID 0bda:8179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter

The eBay listing is:

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