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Re: [LUG] Wireless on debian lenny laptop - help at lug meeting tomorrow

 

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 9:09 PM, Rhia Knowles <rhiadratech@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yeah unfortunately netgear is not enough information, as sometimes
> even different versions of the same model had different chipsets
> requiring different drivers.
>
> If you can give us the model and if given version number, we can look
> into what driver it requires.

Model Number = WN511B
Make = Netgear

lspci lists it as:
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43XG (rev 01)

Potentailly useful sites I have found so far:
wiki.debian.org/bcm43xx
www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Wireless-HOWTO.html

Many thanks
Roly

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