Update Driver for Broadcom wi-fi = flawed  

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  1. Posts : 8
    Windows 7
       #1

    Update Driver for Broadcom wi-fi = flawed


    Updated gave me a recommended update for Broadcom Wireless 802.11g driver. It caused my laptop to hang intermittently requiring a hard reboot. Rolled back to previous vista driver I was using and everything is fine. Just a heads up to folks getting this update.

    here is the driver I am using that works:
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  2. Posts : 436
    Windows 7 Build 7048 x64
       #2

    thedpt said:
    Updated gave me a recommended update for Broadcom Wireless 802.11g driver. It caused my laptop to hang intermittently requiring a hard reboot. Rolled back to previous vista driver I was using and everything is fine. Just a heads up to folks getting this update.

    here is the driver I am using that works:
    Hi thedpt and welcome to the forum!

    Thank you for posting your experience. I'm sure that this will be useful for the others. Oh, don't forget to send feedback if you haven't done so
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  3. Posts : 108
    Windows7 beta 7000
       #3

    I had problems with Broadcom drivers, in all areas, and I settled on driver version 4.170.77.3 dated 3/21/08. The problem I was having was having the connection disconnect and getting instruction to reset the router. This driver works for me.
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  4. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 64-bit & Vista 64-bit & XP 32-bit
       #4

    Does that wireless card have a Ralink chipset? There seems to be intermittent hangs/freezes with every Ralink chipset-containing-device on 64bit OSs. Though this wouldn't explain the seemingly smooth running on Vista. My Ralink-based card hangs in both Vista and W7 64bit OSs when sharing is enabled. With sharing switched off it is fine.
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  5. Posts : 2,899
    Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
       #5

    hello architeck and welcome
    these are broadcom chipsets

    and i can further confirm this (on a Broadcom n mini pci-e)...
    for me though both the vista broadcom (the one made by my OEM) and the 7 ones cause a disconnection on standby but the driver wont release or even realize there was a disconnection...
    while i have concocted a workaround that will be done once and from then on will do the work for you it will done shortly....
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  6. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #6

    thedpt said:
    Updated gave me a recommended update for Broadcom Wireless 802.11g driver. It caused my laptop to hang intermittently requiring a hard reboot. Rolled back to previous vista driver I was using and everything is fine. Just a heads up to folks getting this update.

    here is the driver I am using that works:
    I know this thread is a bit old by now but I just installed Win 7 RC and I too have problems with Broadcom drivers. thdpt, you wrote that version 4.102.15.61 is working on your system, but when I use that version I get disconnected when I download at higher speeds (at least that seems to be causing the disconnection). Do you have or had similar problems with that version?
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  7. Posts : 27
    Win7 7201 X64
       #7

    Try a newer version :

    v5.10.91.4

    Broadcom 943xx Driver v5.10.79.5 - nVision

    Also disable power saving features from the driver settings in the device manager.

    netRAT.
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  8. Posts : 1,179
       #8

    Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver 7.20 REV:A for Vista
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  9. Posts : 44
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #9

    Agreed - I have no idea why Windows Update is pushing out-of-date drivers.

    The version 4 Broadcom drivers have appalling performance on my WiFi 802.11g card compared with the version 5 drivers. The signal is always 100% and 54Mbps when I use the v5 drivers, but the v4 drivers only give me 75% signal and 32-48Mbps.

    The WinQuall process must be a good year behind the driver release cycle for this to be happening. I'm going to ignore driver updates via Windows Update now, but think of all the people who don't know any better....
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  10. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #10

    I'm running 5.30.21 and it seems fine...

    That said, I have to manually connect to the network on reboot or awake as the auto-connect is not happening...?
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