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I am continually getting this repeated error message whenever I connect to my schools network, via a WiFi connection. If I find a way to hard wire in I do not receive this error message.

This is what I found in my system log that repeats continuously. It's slightly distracting because it appears anywhere I type in my console, even when writing in an editor like vi or nano:

Nov 15 09:40:43 programming_box kernel: [ 2420.002726] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_station : Wrong Mac address
Nov 15 09:40:49 programming_box kernel: [ 2426.007388] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_station : Wrong Mac address
Nov 15 09:40:49 programming_box kernel: [ 2426.007459] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_station : Wrong Mac address
Nov 15 09:40:55 programming_box kernel: [ 2431.967762] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_station : Wrong Mac address

Is there any reason for this or possibly a way I can get rid of it?

Mitch
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david
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  • Please tell us more about your wireless device: lspci -nn -d 14e4: – chili555 Nov 15 '13 at 15:55
  • lspci -nn -d 14e4 gave me an error of an "-d invalid device ID" I tried just lspci and found "Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)". The rest are just PCI bridges and USB controllers. I'm fairly new to seeing this kind of stuff so I'm not sure what I'm looking for. – david Nov 18 '13 at 16:23

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I suggest you try the native driver and firmware for your device. With a temporary wired ethernet connection, please do:

sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree

Detach the ethernet, reboot and let us hear your report.

chili555
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  • Completed. No errors detected in the system log after several reboots, thank you. Just to learn - why did this work? – david Nov 18 '13 at 17:26
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    This works because the STA driver wl is incorrect for your device. Please click 'accept' for my answer. – chili555 Nov 18 '13 at 21:23