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ChePibe

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Jan 27, 2005
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Machine is a 15" MacBook Pro, Early 2008 (last of the non-glossy variety). Router is latest Dual Band Apple Airport Extreme.

Device manager lists the driver version as 4.170.25.12 and Service description is BCM43XX. Driver comes from a fresh install of Boot Camp drivers.

The wireless card works just fine - very well, actually - on the Mac side, but the moment I switch to Vista, I lose any ability to connect at N speeds and get a maximum connection of 36 mbps, and usually closer to 11 or 14.

Do newer drivers exist? I've been googling for quite some time and I can't find anything that seems to work on the mac. Any ideas?
 

limo79

macrumors 6502
Jan 9, 2009
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Use brain and update Broadcom drivers to the latest release. Use search ! Same problems and questions 1000 times even if the answer is one topic below.
 

ChePibe

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Original poster
Jan 27, 2005
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Wow.

That was just so very helpful.

How's about you "use brain" and read my post which said I've been googling for a long time on this exact topic? Broadcom's site is horrendous, and I can't find the drivers I need there. Anyone have a link to newer drivers?
 

ayeying

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Dec 5, 2007
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Wow.

That was just so very helpful.

How's about you "use brain" and read my post which said I've been googling for a long time on this exact topic? Broadcom's site is horrendous, and I can't find the drivers I need there. Anyone have a link to newer drivers?

limo79 didn't say use google, that user recommended using search on these forums.
 
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