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authorimp <imp@FreeBSD.org>2010-09-15 19:40:42 +0000
committerimp <imp@FreeBSD.org>2010-09-15 19:40:42 +0000
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Add note abotu bwn and newer chipsets
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/bwi.4 b/share/man/man4/bwi.4
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@@ -90,6 +90,20 @@ driver supports Broadcom BCM43xx based wireless devices, including:
.It "TRENDnet TEW-401PCplus BCM4306 CardBus b/g"
.It "US Robotics 5411 BCM4318 CardBus b/g"
.El
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm
+driver uses the older v3 version of Broadcom's firmware.
+While this older firmware does support most BCM43xx parts, the
+.Xr bwn 4
+driver works better for the newer chips it supports.
+You must use the
+.Nm
+driver if you are using older Broadcom chipsets (BCM4301, BCM4303 and
+BCM4306 rev 2).
+The v4 version of the firmware that
+.Xr bwn 4
+uses does not support these chips.
.Sh EXAMPLES
Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
.Pp
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