I have a Dell Latitude D505 with a broadcom.  I installed Ubuntu and
virtually everything was recognized out of the box except for the
wireless card.  I followed the how-to they provide (took about 5
minutes) and viola working wireless.

If you are running a desktop or mobile computer I strongly suggest
Ubuntu.  Plus, Veronica Mars mentioned Ubuntu on national television as
being better than OS X.  Which means it must be cool. ;)

NDIS Ubuntu FAQ
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/SetupNdiswrapperHowto/

-D

Eric "Shubes" wrote:
> While at the ASULUG Installfest today, a participant dug up a document
> that Preston Lee, of the ASULUG, put together about a year ago,
> describing how to install ndiswrapper and the unmentionable drivers for
> those pesky chipsets (Broadcom, etal) which have no Linux support
> (drivers) from their makers. If you're unfortunate enough to have one of
> these devices, this document should be a big help with getting your
> wireless device up and running, albeit without the full functionality of
> the device.
> 
> The pdf and tex forms of the document can be found at
> http://lists.asu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0405&L=asulug&P=R10679&I=-3
> A good reference to keep handy for installfests.
> Thanks to Preston and our "sister" LUG!
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