diff options
| author | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2010-09-15 19:40:42 +0000 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2010-09-15 19:40:42 +0000 |
| commit | 1bb4df1f41a7b165af646cd4057f5a318e43eb88 (patch) | |
| tree | 404d114cdc99efe1f8e1044375ca869923a68062 /share/man | |
| parent | a8334633cb081cc17d979fed0a30dba67eb3f7e4 (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-1bb4df1f41a7b165af646cd4057f5a318e43eb88.zip FreeBSD-src-1bb4df1f41a7b165af646cd4057f5a318e43eb88.tar.gz | |
Add note abotu bwn and newer chipsets
Diffstat (limited to 'share/man')
| -rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/bwi.4 | 14 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/bwi.4 b/share/man/man4/bwi.4 index 2f28656..c9f8a39 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/bwi.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/bwi.4 @@ -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 |
