On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:31:33 -0400 fred smith wrote: > > >> David McGuffey wrote: >> > Have decided to give up on the embedded Broadcom 4312 wireless device in >> > my son's Dell laptop. I get WEP open authentication to work, but >> > nothing else. I was about to dump the bcm43xx kernel module and the >> > bcm43xx-microcode5.fw firmware and work with the newer b43 module and >> > associated firmware. However, he claims that at school, he has always >> > had intermittent problems with wireless under Vista and wants an >> > external device (USB or PCMCIA). Why not look at a small access point that plugs into the RJ45 and uses USB for power? DLink DWL-G730AP or other equivalent. -- Julian Thomas: jt at jt-mj.net http://jt-mj.net In the beautiful Genesee Valley of Western New York State! -- -- Half the people you know are below average.