I found something that looks interesting, on the web at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=197102 Here is a quote from part of the "comments" thread there: << "*Re: HOWTO: Broadcom 4318 Wireless Cards* ------------------------------ Thanks so much for the help! I was slightly discouraged when my wireless stopped working after I upgraded Breezy to Dapper, but it's working perfectly now. " >> However, I still am confused, and unable to determine whether the stuff that is offered at this site (I can download it via another computer, "before" I get my wifi working on my BCM4318). Any advice appreciated. For example, can you tell whether the problem they are solving, is the same one mentioned [see below] on 10/3/06 by Joseph Sinclair? Any other advice also appreciated. "such as", whether this site [see above] is [maybe] what I need. Thanks in advance, -- Mike Schwartz Glendale AZ schwartz@acm.org Mike.L.Schwartz@gmail.com On 10/3/06, Joseph Sinclair wrote: > > The Broadcom 4318 has a severely reduced transmit power as a means of > reducing power consumption. What this means is that under Linux it's > connection to the access point tends to be limited (NDISWrapper works, but > it will still have issues, the kernel.org driver can only listen at this > time). The BCM driver team is working on a fix to the kernel.org driver > to get the Tx power issue fixed, until then, you'll have to use NDISWrapper, > and accept that connectivity won't be too reliable. > > ==Joseph++ > > Eric "Shubes" wrote: > > JT Moree wrote: > >> Mike Schwartz wrote: > >> > >>> * Chipset: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 802.11/g Wireless LAN > >>> * pciid: 14e4:4318 > >> we dealt with that chipset at the last installfest. It doesn't quite > >> work with the built in kernel driver yet. Ndiswrapper is your only > >> solution for now. Perhaps in a few months a native driver will work. > >> > > FWIW, to verify your chipset (they can and do vary w/in model/version > numbers): > > # lspci -n -v > > will show you the pciid. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >