Driver for all Broadcom Wi-Fi chips with the same name BCM43xx. The developer does not provide users with reference drivers, updates are available only through manufacturers of end equipment.
Detailed list of changes Broadcom BCM43xx 6.30.59.26 is inaccessible, aware of the appearance windows support 8. The driver is dated 09.07.2012, WHQL-certificate is present.
Broadcom Wi-Fi BCM43xx 6.30.59.26
- Windows XP / Vista / 7/8 -Broadcom_Wi-Fi_BCM43xx_6.30.59.26.7z.exe (7 MB)
The driver supports the entire range of numerous BCM57xx controllers, including the BCM5761, BCM57760, BCM57780, BCM57790, BCM57100C1 and their modifications. In addition to the full distribution, for convenience, there are additionally available cut-out drivers for manual updates.
Broadcom NetLink / NetXtreme BCM57xx 15.4.2.2 beta
- Windows XP / Vista / 7/8, Linux, DOS - Broadcom_Win8-64_Win8_Win7-64_Win7_Vista64_Vista_XP64_XP (v15.4.2.2) .zip (127 MB), repack (83 MB)
- drivers only, Windows XP / Vista / 7/8 - Broadcom_NetLink_NetXtreme_15.4.2.2_beta_drv.rar (0.7 MB)
The driver supports the BCM57xx controllers, including models 5702, 5703, 5704, 5705, 5714, 5717, 5719, 5720, 5750, 5751, 5754, 5755, 5764, 5787, 5788, 5789, 57760, 57764, 57765, 57766 (5700 are not supported , 5701, 5702), as well as two models of BCM59xx (5901, 5906). The distribution does not contain the installer, the update must be done manually.
Broadcom NetLink / NetXtreme BCM57xx 15.2.0.5b
- Windows Vista / 7 - Broadcom_NetLink_NetXtreme_15.2.0.5b.rar (0.3 MB)
Wi-Fi drivers: “gentleman's set” for 90% of controllers (Atheros, Broadcom, Intel, Ralink)
So far, we've been tracking Wi-Fi updates only. intel drivers - high-quality, but expensive controllers, little used in the most popular products. Express check of almost one hundred models of modern laptops and motherboards with integrated wifi showed that half of all network adapters based on Atheros controllers, Intel controllers are used in a quarter of the products, Broadcom controllers are found in about 15% of cases, they do not reach 10% of Ralink, and the remaining 10% are in Realtek.
The good news is that the Wi-Fi driver sets of the four main manufacturers are the same and are suitable for all modern controllers. In other words, four drivers cover 90%. possible options in the case of integrated solutions. In addition, the same drivers will fit most expansion cards with PCI Express, Mini PCI-E, ExpressCard interfaces (except USB options). Moreover, these controllers are used in products of all popular brands (D-Link, HP, Linksys, TP-Link, etc.) and most likely the drivers from the chip developer will be newer than the drivers from the manufacturer of the network adapter.
The bad news - Atheros and Broadcom do not provide users with reference wi-Fi driversall the more strange, since official drivers for their own Ethernet controllers are freely available. As usual in such cases, updates have to be caught through the manufacturers of the final equipment. However, such drivers are always equipped with a WHQL certificate, so there’s nothing to worry about. The second bad news concerns owners of Realtek products - their Wi-Fi updates are difficult to track, since with a minimal market share there are about five types of drivers for different controllers, sometimes differing by just one letter (RTL8187B / RTL8187L / RTL8187S).
Atheros 9.2.0.462 and 9.2.1.470 drivers support these controllers and adapters:
- Atheros AR5xxx, AR9xxx, AR1111, AR2427
- D-Link DWA-5xx / 6xx, DWL-A5xx / A6xx, DWL-G5xx / G6xx
- Belkin, Gigabyte GN-Wxxxx, Linksys, NETGEAR, TP-Link on the respective chipsets
The Broadcom 5.100.235.19 driver supports the entire line of its own products with a single name:
- BCM43xx
Intel PROSet / Wireless WiFi 14.3.0.6 driver supports such adapters of its own production:
- Centrino Advanced-N 6200/6205/6230
- Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
- Centrino Wireless-N 100/130 (Windows 7 only), 1000/1030
- Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150
- Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
- PRO / Wireless 3945BG / 3945ABG
- WiFi Link 1000, 5100/5300
- WiFi Link 4965AG / 4965AGN
- WiMAX / WiFi Link 5350
The Ralink 3.2.7.0 driver supports the most modern internal controllers based on the PCI Express interface:
- RT2760, RT2790
- RT2860, RT2890
- RT306x, RT309x
- RT35x2
- RT539x
