Re: Dell Precision M60 with Broadcom BCM4306 HELP!

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On 8/8/07, Pan Mail <breeze50@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On my system, ndiswrapper driver works on maximum speed 54Mbps, but bcm43xx
> driver works on only 11Mbps.
>
> On 8/8/07, Andy Green < andy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Somebody in the thread at some point said:
> >
> > > Ok so I am a noobie!  I am unable to understand or follow the tutorials
> > > out there on how to get my wireless card working in F7.  Can anyone give
> > > me a detailed description of how to get this working?
> > >
> > > Is ndiswrapper better or should i do the bcm fwcutter method or do i mix
> > > both?  Very confusing to my Microsoft trained brain :)
> >
> > ndiswrapper is the last resort and doesn't "mix" with anything else.
> >
> > The bcm43xx-mac80211 driver with the firmware from fwcutter is your best
> > bet.  However in the last couple of days the guys responsible for it
> > fixed a problem with its TX strength, although I had good luck with it
> > already as it was when I had a Belkin card that needed it.  Therefore it
> > is due to get even better in the next few kernel updates, even if it
> > doesn't work right for you now.
> >
> > -Andy
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I'm seeing the same behavior when using the bcm43xx driver but I can't
confirm the ndiswrapper behavior - never tried it. Is this a
configuration tweak issue or is it an issue that will be addressed
w/the other updates?

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