Dell Precision M60 with Broadcom BCM4306 HELP!

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On my system, ndiswrapper driver works on maximum speed 54Mbps, but bcm43xx
driver works on only 11Mbps.

On 8/8/07, Andy Green <andy at warmcat.com> 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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