Thanks.
I still don't think I completely understand
how to interpret some of the answers / explanations, such as

> 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).   [...]

but this is still encouraging.
Btw, in a pinch, if I really needed to, I could [also]
get another (kind of) wifi card.
The one I have now is not internal,
it plugs in to a PCMCIA slot
on the side of the laptop.

However, I don't have time to work on it
(/slash, to use it) right now,
and I have several other computers
(at home, plus one at work)
so I don't need it right now;

Hence, I might just wait.
Thanks for the help.
(And if anyone else has any comments,
 they also would be welcome.)
-- 
Mike Schwartz
Glendale  AZ
schwartz@acm.org
Mike.L.Schwartz@gmail.com

On 10/25/06, Joseph Sinclair <plug-discussion@stcaz.net> wrote:
>
> This is one of the resources I looked into when getting the WiFi working
> on my laptop.  This procedure uses NDISWrapper, something I do not want to
> do, so I skipped over it.
> The problem I have is that the kernel (GPL) driver has problems with
> transmit power due to how the BCM4318 works.  The NDISWrapper simply wraps
> the Windows driver, so it tends to work in more cases, including this one,
> at the cost of using non-free software.  Since WiFi is relatively low
> priority for me, I chose to wait for the kernel driver to be fixed, rather
> than run a non-free driver under NDISWrapper.
>
> There are still some connection reliability issues when using NDISWrapper,
> mostly due to the chip being very low power, but it works most of the time
> (as I mentioned in my earlier post).
>
> ==Joseph++
>
> Mike Schwartz wrote:
> > 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,
>
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