On Wednesday August 1 2007 1:59:58 pm Robert P. J. Day wrote: > before i do that, i'm just trying to verify what i *have* on > this system. on a gateway laptop running f7, i can see in > /var/log/dmesgl the lines: > > bmc43xx_mac80211: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found. > ... > followed by a few more lines about that device i can reproduce > if necessary. so that looks like a good sign. Here's a page devoted specifically to the the bcm43xx driver for Fedora, which I used to set up my HP laptop's Broadcom Wireless NIC - maybe it will help you http://fedoramobile.org/fc-wireless/bcm43xx-yum-extras/ -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA