[ncolug] bcm43xx Info
- From: "M. Knisely" <charon79m@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:00:17 -0400
I just wanted to make note of a few things of the native Broadcom drivers:
1: Although you are not using the Windows driver, you still need to
load firmware.
2: There are two options for the firmware, Broadcom's one that is a
little flakey every now and then, and the FOSS one that just got
released. The FOSS firmware seems to let the card associate with APs
without major issues; with the Broadcom one, you must use the command
"iwconfig eth1 ap any" each time you want to associate with a different AP.
3: For the most part, you are limited to 802.11b only. That's right
11Mb. This may change soon, but don't hold your breath unless you can
for a month minimum.
Mike K.
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