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Basic information

  • Module name(s): b43
  • Authorship tag: community
  • License governing driver source code: GPL
  • Status: in-kernel

Function

  • MAC architecture / mode: SoftMAC
  • Driver framework(s): mac80211
  • Firmware status tags: required
  • Firmware license tags: redistribution not permitted, b43-fwcutter + Windows drivers needed, closed source, community GPLv2 firmware exists for some 11g chipsets

Limitations / unimplemented functionality NOS

  • Currently missing functionality: 5GHz support, HT (802.11n) modes
  • Notable limitations:

Supported modes

  • STA (Station) mode: supported
  • IBSS (Ad-Hoc) mode: supported
  • AP (Master) mode: supported
  • Mesh (802.11s) mode: unknown
  • P2P mode: unsupported
  • Monitor mode: supported
  • Packet injection: supported

Hardware covered

Supported chips

  • BCM4306, BCM4309, BCM4318, BCM4311, BCM4312, BCM4313, BCM4321, BCM4322, BCM43222, BCM43224, BCM43225, BCM4331

Supported (probably) devices

 InterfaceFCC IDManuf.Vendor IDDevice IDChip1_modelPHY modesMIMO configOUIFCC_date
2Wire 802.11G PC Card v2PCMCIA (32-bit)USI14e4BCM4318bg00:1E:372004-12-22
2Wire 802.11G PCI Card v2PCIUSI14e4BCM4318Ebg00:1E:372004-12-24
ASUS WL-100WPCMCIA (32-bit)14e44328BCM4321bgn2x2:22006-06-28
ASUS WL-100gEPCMCIA (32-bit)ASUSBCM4318Ebg2005-07-29
ASUS WL-120g v2Mini PCIBCM4318bg2005-05-27
ASUS WL-120g v2AMini PCIBCM4318bg2006-04-17
ASUS WL-121WMini PCIAskeyBCM4321bgn2x3:200:22:15
00:18:F3		2006-08-01
ASUS WL-138g v2PCIBCM4318bg
ASUS WL-138g v2R2PCIBCM4318bg2005-10-06
ASUS WL-138gEPCIBCM4318Ebg2005-10-07
ASUS WL-170gMini PCIeFoxconn14e44311BCM4311bg00:1A:922005-07-22
ASUS WL-270nMini PCIeFoxconn14e44328BCM4321abgn2x3:200:1E:8C2006-06-14
Actiontec 802MBNMini PCIBCM4322bgn2x2:22009-05-07
Actiontec 802MBNDMini PCIBCM43222bgn2x2:22009-11-16
Apple BCM94311MCAGMini PCIe14e44312BCM4311abg00:14:512005-08-03
Apple BCM94321MCMini PCIeFoxconn14e44328BCM4321abgn2x2:200:1E:C22006-06-29
Arcadyan WN8833B-GNMini PCIeArcadyan14e44331BCM4331bgn3x3:35C:DC:962012-04-20
Askey WLC3110PCMCIA (32-bit)BCM4318bg2005-05-31
Askey WLH3015PCIBCM4318bg2005-05-31
Askey WLL3120Mini PCIBCM4318bg2005-04-01
Askey WLL6190Mini PCIe (half)BCM43225bgn2x2:22011-01-20
Askey WLL6190-D25Mini PCIe (half)BCM43225bgn2x2:22011-11-28
Ayecom WL5214Mini PCI (half)14e4BCM43222abgn2x2:200:1A:2B
Ayecom WL5218Mini PCIBCM43222abgn2x2:2
AzureWave AW-GB038HMini PCIe (half)14e44315BCM4312bg1C:4B:D62009-04-06
AzureWave AW-NB290HMini PCIe (half)BCM43225bgn2x2:274:2F:682009-05-14
Belkin F5D7000 v4PCIAskey14e44318BCM4318bg00:11:502005-05-31
Belkin F5D7001 v1 (v1212)PCIAskeyBCM4318bg00:11:502005-05-31
Belkin F5D7001 v2PCISerComm14e44318BCM4318bg2006-06-29
Belkin F5D7010 v4PCMCIA (32-bit)Askey14e44318BCM4318bg00:11:502005-05-31
Belkin F5D7011 unk. version, BCM4318PCMCIA (32-bit)SerComm14e44318BCM4318Ebg2006-06-07
Belkin F5D7011 v2 (v1212)PCMCIA (32-bit)Askey14e44318BCM4318bg00:11:502005-05-31
Broadcom BCM94311MCAGMini PCIeBCM4311abg2005-08-03
Broadcom BCM94311MCGMini PCIeBCM4311bg2005-07-22
Broadcom BCM94312HMGMini PCIe (half)14e44315BCM4312bg2007-11-30
Broadcom BCM94312HMGBMini PCIe (half)14e44315BCM4312bg2009-04-06
Broadcom BCM94312MCGMini PCIe14e44315BCM4312bg2007-07-28
Broadcom BCM94318MPAGHMini PCIBCM4318Eabg2005-03-08
Broadcom BCM94318MPGMini PCIQDS-BRCM1016BCM4318bg2004-12-09
Broadcom BCM94321CB2PCMCIA (32-bit)14e44328BCM4321bgn2x2:22006-04-27
Broadcom BCM94321COEX2PCIe (non-standard connector)14e44328BCM4321abgn2x2:200:1B:632007-07-02
Broadcom BCM94321MCMini PCIe14e44328BCM4321abgn2x2:200:19:7E2006-06-14
Broadcom BCM94321MC HR1Mini PCIe14e44328BCM4321abgn2x2:22007-07-03
Broadcom BCM94321MPMini PCI14e44328BCM4321abgn2x2:22006-06-29
Broadcom BCM943224HMBMini PCIe (half)14e44353BCM43224abgn2x2:22009-04-02
Broadcom BCM943224HMSMini PCIe (half)14e44353BCM43224abgn2x2:22009-04-02
Broadcom BCM943224PCIEBTPCIe (non-standard connector)14e44353BCM43224abgn2x2:22009-08-26
Broadcom BCM943224PCIEBT2PCIe (non-standard connector)14e44353BCM43224abgn2x2:204:0C:CE
44:2A:60
58:55:CA
70:56:81
78:CA:39
98:FE:94		2010-09-01
Broadcom BCM943225HMMini PCIe (half)14e44357BCM43225bgn2x2:22009-03-25
Broadcom BCM943225HMBMini PCIe (half)14e44357BCM43225bgn2x2:22009-05-15
Broadcom BCM94322AGMini PCI (half)BCM4322bgn2x2:2
Broadcom BCM94322HM8LMini PCIe (half)14e4432bBCM4322abgn2x2:22008-02-26
Broadcom BCM94322MCMini PCIe14e4432bBCM4322abgn2x2:200:21:002008-02-12
Broadcom BCM94322MP2DMini PCI14e4432bBCM4322bgn2x2:2E8:39:DF
Broadcom BCM94322USAPCIe (non-standard connector)14e4432bBCM4322abgn2x2:22008-07-14
Broadcom BCM94331CDPCIe (non-standard connector)14e44331BCM4331abgn3x3:32012-06-17
Broadcom BCM94331CSAXPCIe (non-standard connector)14e44331BCM4331abgn3x3:320:C9:D02012-02-07
Broadcom BCM94331PCIEBT3APCIe (non-standard connector)14e44331BCM4331abgn3x3:32011-05-09
Broadcom BCM94331PCIEBT3BPCIe (non-standard connector)14e44331BCM4331abgn3x3:32012-07-19
Broadcom BCM94331PCIEBT4PCIe (non-standard connector)14e44331BCM4331abgn3x3:32011-01-22
Broadcom BCM94331PCIEDUALPCIe (non-standard connector)14e44331BCM4331abgn3x3:32011-06-21
Buffalo WLI-CB-AMG54HPPCMCIA (32-bit)14e44319BCM4318Eabg
Buffalo WLI-CB-AMG54SPCMCIA (32-bit)14e44319BCM4318Eabg
Buffalo WLI-CB-G144NPCMCIA (32-bit)14e44329BCM4321bgn2x2:2
Buffalo WLI-CB-G300NPCMCIA (32-bit)Gemtek14e44329BCM4321bgn2x2:200:16:012006-04-19
Buffalo WLI-CB-G54HPPCMCIA (32-bit)FDI-09101841-014e44318BCM4318Ebg00:0D:0B
00:16:01		2005-06-30
Buffalo WLI-CB-G54S v1PCMCIA (32-bit)Gemtek14e44318BCM4318bg00:16:012006-03-03
Buffalo WLI-PCI-G144NPCI14e44329BCM4321bgn2x2:2
Buffalo WLI-PCI-G300NPCIGemtek14e44329BCM4321bgn2x2:22006-06-13
Buffalo WLI2-PCI-G54S v2PCICameo14e44318BCM4318bg2007-01-16
Buffalo WLI3-CB-G54LPCMCIA (32-bit)14e44318BCM4318bg
Cameo TR2001PCMCIA (32-bit)14e44318BCM4318bg00:18:E72008-07-18
Cameo WLG-1308Mini PCIBCM4318bg2007-10-03
CastleNet BCM43225Mini PCIe (half)BCM43225bgn2x2:22011-10-07
CyberTAN MW600-B-LOPCIeBCM4312bg2008-10-06
CyberTAN WE801-BPCMCIA (32-bit)CyberTAN14e44329BCM4321bgn2x2:22006-04-27
CyberTAN WM111Mini PCIBCM4322bgn2x2:22010-07-23
CyberTAN WM802-BPCMCIA (32-bit)CyberTAN14e44328BCM4321bgn2x2:22006-04-27
CyberTAN WM820-BMini PCIBCM4321abgn2x2:22008-07-05
Datalogic SDC-PE15NMini PCIeBCM4322abgn2x2:22017-11-01
Dell Wireless 1370 (DW1370)Mini PCIBCM4318Ebg00:1A:73
00:14:A5
00:16:CE		2004-12-09
Dell Wireless 1390 (DW1390)Mini PCIeFoxconn14e44311BCM4311bg00:16:CE
00:16:CF
00:18:F3
00:19:7D
00:19:7E
00:1A:92
00:1C:26
00:1D:60
00:1E:4C
00:1F:3A		2005-07-22
Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN ExpressCardExpressCard/34GemtekBCM4311bg2005-11-28
Dell Wireless 1395 (DW1395)Mini PCIeFoxconn14e44315BCM4312bg00:16:44
00:1F:3A
00:1F:E1
00:1E:4C
00:22:5F
00:23:4D		2007-07-28
Dell Wireless 1397 (DW1397)Mini PCIe (half)14e44315BCM4312bg00:16:44
00:22:5F
00:22:68
00:23:4E
00:25:56
00:26:5E
0C:60:76
1C:65:9D
70:1A:04
70:F1:A1
78:E4:00
90:4C:E5
C4:17:FE
F0:7B:CB		2007-11-30
Dell Wireless 1470 (DW1470)Mini PCIGemtek14e44319BCM4318Eabg00:14:A52005-03-08
Dell Wireless 1490 (DW1490)Mini PCIeFoxconn14e44312BCM4311abg00:1F:E1
00:19:7E
00:1C:26
00:1F:3A
00:22:68
00:22:69
00:23:4D		2005-08-03
Dell Wireless 1500 (DW1500)Mini PCIeFoxconn14e44328BCM4321abgn2x2:200:16:CF2006-06-14
Dell Wireless 1505 (DW1505) MiniPCIe CardMini PCIeFoxconn14e44328BCM4321abgn2x2:200:1C:262006-06-14
Dell Wireless 1505 (DW1505) PCIe CardPCIeFoxconn14e44328BCM4321abgn2x2:200:23:4E2006-06-14
Dell Wireless 1510 (DW1510)Mini PCIe (half)Foxconn14e4432bBCM4322abgn2x2:200:24:2B
00:26:5E
78:E4:00
90:4C:E5
C4:17:FE		2008-02-26
Dell Wireless 1520 (DW1520)Mini PCIe (half)Foxconn14e44353BCM43224abgn2x2:200:1F:E2
00:25:56
00:26:5E
0C:60:76
0C:EE:E6
C0:CB:38
F0:7B:CB		2009-04-02
Dynex DX-EBNBCPCMCIA (32-bit)SerComm14e44318BCM4318Ebg00:1C:DF2006-06-07
Dynex DX-NNBCPCMCIA (32-bit)Gemtek14e4432cBCM4322bgn2x2:200:1C:DF2008-09-02
Dynex DX-WGPDTCPCIGemtekBCM4318Ebg2006-06-22
Dynex DX-WGPNBCPCMCIA (32-bit)Gemtek14e44318BCM4318Ebg00:14:A5
00:1A:73		2006-06-22
EDUP EP-WN-3306 (USI)PCMCIA (32-bit)14e44318BCM4318bg00:19:DF2004-12-22
Foxconn 95.0343T01Mini PCI14e44351BCM43222abgn2x2:22011-03-16
Foxconn F01H024.01PCMCIA (32-bit)14e44318BCM4318bg00:16:CF
Foxconn J27H003SDIO (non-standard connector)BCM4318Ebg2006-11-24
Foxconn J27H010moduleBCM4318Ebg2008-05-14
Foxconn T60H906Mini PCI14e44318BCM4318bg00:19:7E
Foxconn T60H938Mini PCIe14e44311BCM4311bg00:1F:3A2005-07-22
Foxconn T60H967.00Mini PCIeFoxconn14e44328BCM4321abgn2x2:200:1C:26
00:23:4E		2006-06-14
Foxconn T77H030 (Lenovo)Mini PCIe14e44315BCM4312bg00:23:4E2007-07-28
Foxconn T77H030.00Mini PCIe14e44315BCM4312bg00:22:692007-07-28
Foxconn T77H103.00Mini PCIe (half)14e44357BCM43225bgn2x2:218:F4:6A
5C:AC:4C
C4:17:FE
C4:46:19		2009-03-25
Foxconn T77H106.00Mini PCIe (half)14e44315BCM4312bg0C:60:762007-11-30
Foxconn T77H241Mini PCIe (half)BCM43225bgn2x2:22010-07-27
Foxconn U98Z049.00 (HP)Mini PCIe (half)14e44315BCM4312bg00:26:5E2007-11-30
Foxconn U98Z051.00 (HP)Mini PCIe (half)14e4432bBCM4322abgn2x2:200:26:5E2008-02-26
Gemtek WMIB-158GH (HP)Mini PCIGemtek14e44318BCM4318Ebg00:14:A52004-12-09
Gemtek WMIB-160GWMini PCIGemtekBCM4318bg2004-12-09
Gemtek WMIB-172AG (HP)Mini PCIGemtek14e44319BCM4318Eabg00:14:A52005-03-08
Gemtek WMIB-184G (HP)Mini PCIeGemtek14e44311BCM4311bg00:14:A5
00:1A:73		2005-07-22
Gemtek WMIB-184GWMini PCIeGemtek14e44311BCM4311bg00:14:A52005-07-22
Gemtek WMIB-187AG (HP)Mini PCIeGemtek14e44312BCM4311abg00:14:A5
00:1A:73		2005-08-03
Gemtek WMIB-212GNMini PCI (long)Gemtek14e44329BCM4321bgn2x2:200:14:C12006-10-24
Gemtek WMIB-216AG (HP)Mini PCIeGemtek14e44312BCM4311abg00:1A:732005-08-03
Gemtek WMIB-217G (HP)Mini PCIeGemtek14e44311BCM4311bg00:1A:732005-07-22
Gemtek WMIB-265G (HP)Mini PCIeGemtek14e44315BCM4312bg00:1A:73
00:21:00		2007-07-28
Gemtek WMIB-275N (HP)Mini PCIe (half)Gemtek14e44353BCM43224abgn2x2:200:21:00
00:26:82		2009-04-02
Gemtek WMIB-275N (Lenovo)Mini PCIe (half)Gemtek14e40576BCM43224abgn2x2:2AC:81:122009-04-02
Gemtek WPCB-143GExpressCard/34GemtekBCM4311bg2005-11-28
Gemtek WPCB-146GNPCMCIA (32-bit)GemtekBCM4321bgn2x2:22006-09-19
Gemtek WPEB-103AG (HP)Mini PCIeGemtek14e44328BCM4321abgn2x2:200:1A:73
00:21:00		2006-08-18
Gemtek WPEB-109N (HP)Mini PCIeGemtek14e4432bBCM4322abgn2x2:200:21:002008-02-12
Gemtek WPIB-110GLPCIGemtekBCM4318Ebg2006-06-22
Gemtek WPIB-124GNPCIGemtek14e44329BCM4321bgn2x2:22006-10-20
Gemtek WSDB-101GSDIOBCM4318bg2006-02-23
Linksys WEC600N v1ExpressCard/34Q87-WEC600NCyberTAN14e44328BCM4321abgn2x2:200:22:6B
00:23:69		2007-09-26
Linksys WMP300NPCIQ87-WMP300NGemtek14e44329BCM4321bgn2x2:200:18:39
00:21:29
00:23:69		2006-05-04
Linksys WMP54GS v1.1PCIGemtek14e44318BCM4318bg00:12:17
00:18:39
00:1D:7E		2005-03-04
Linksys WPC300N v1PCMCIA (32-bit)CyberTAN14e44329BCM4321bgn2x2:200:18:39
00:1C:10
00:1E:E5		2006-04-27
Linksys WPC54G v3.0PCMCIA (32-bit)Q87-WPC54GV3CyberTAN14e44318BCM4318bg00:13:10
00:14:BF
00:16:B6
00:18:39
00:18:F8		2005-03-29
Linksys WPC54G v3.1PCMCIA (32-bit)CyberTANBCM4318bg00:18:F8
00:1D:7E		2005-03-29
Linksys WPC54GS v2.0PCMCIA (32-bit)CyberTAN14e44318BCM4318Ebg00:16:B6
00:1A:70		2005-04-14
Linksys WPC54GS v2.1PCMCIA (32-bit)CyberTAN14e44318BCM4318Ebg00:1D:7E2005-04-14
Linksys WPC600NPCMCIA (32-bit)Q87-WPC600NV11Gemtek14e44328BCM4321abgn2x2:200:1E:E5
00:21:29
00:22:6B
00:23:69		2007-07-31
Lite-On BCM94312HMGMini PCIe (half)14e44315BCM4312bg00:22:5F2007-11-30
MacWireless 11g PC Card rev CPCMCIA (32-bit)AskeyBCM4318bg2005-05-31
Mitsumi Electric DWM-W004moduleBCM4318Ebg2006-06-16
Mitsumi Electric DWM-W014moduleBCM4318Ebg2007-10-10
Mitsumi Electric DWM-W016moduleBCM4318Ebg2008-06-02
Netgear UTM9SWLSNmoduleSerCommBCM43222abgn2x2:2E0:46:9A2011-11-14
Netgear WN311BPCIFoxconn14e44329BCM4321bgn2x2:22006-05-22
Netgear WN511BPCMCIA (32-bit)Foxconn14e44329BCM4321bgn2x2:200:14:6C
00:1F:33		2006-04-12
Pegatron AWM6018-PMini PCIBCM4318Ebg2008-10-03
Pegatron UPWL6024Mini PCIe (half)BCM43224abgn2x2:22010-02-16
Pegatron UPWL6025Mini PCIe (half)BCM43225bgn2x2:22009-11-18
Pegatron UPWL6031CMini PCIe (half)BCM4331abgn3x3:32013-04-23
Pegatron UPWL6031H2Mini PCIe (module)BCM4331bgn3x3:32013-01-30
Psion Teklogix RA2041CompactFlashGemtekBCM4318Ebg2006-10-17
SMC SMCD3GNB Wireless ModuleMini PCIe (half)BCM43225bgn2x2:22011-12-21
Shenzhen Gongjin Electronics WNA699P5G.6Mini PCIeShenzhen Gongjin ElectronicsBCM4312bg2009-10-27
Shenzhen Gongjin Electronics WNA699P5G.7Mini PCIeShenzhen Gongjin ElectronicsBCM4312bg2010-05-03
Summit SDC-CF10AGCompactFlashGemtekBCM4318Eabg2008-03-27
Summit SDC-CF10GCompactFlashGemtekBCM4318Ebg00:17:232006-04-25
Summit SDC-CF20GCompactFlashBCM4318Ebg
Summit SDC-CF22AGCompactFlashBCM4318Eabg
Summit SDC-CF22GCompactFlashBCM4318Ebg
Summit SDC-EC15NExpressCard/34BCM4322abgn2x2:2
Summit SDC-EC25NExpressCard/34BCM4322abgn2x2:2
Summit SDC-MCF10AGCompactFlash (non-standard connector)GemtekBCM4318Eabg00:17:232009-05-21
Summit SDC-MCF10GCompactFlash (non-standard connector)GemtekBCM4318Ebg00:17:232006-07-12
Summit SDC-PC20GPCMCIA (16-bit)BCM4318Ebg
Summit SDC-PC22AGPCMCIA (16-bit)BCM4318Eabg
Summit SDC-PE15NMini PCIeBCM4322abgn2x2:22009-10-15
Tecom WL5011SMini PCIBCM4318bg00:1A:2B2005-11-02
Thomson SpeedTouch 4318Mini PCIAskeyBCM4318Ebg2005-03-31
U-MEDIA WMD-700BMini PCIeU-MEDIABCM4331abgn3x3:3D8:EB:972012-12-17
USI CB-G-BR-05PCMCIA (32-bit)BCM4318bg2004-12-22
USI MP-G-BR-05Mini PCIBCM4318Ebg2005-05-06
USRobotics USR5411PCMCIA (32-bit)USI14e44318BCM4318bg00:C0:492004-12-22
USRobotics USR5412PCMCIA (32-bit)Gemtek14e44329BCM4321bgn2x2:22006-09-19
USRobotics USR5417PCIUSI14e44318BCM4318Ebg00:14:C1
00:C0:49		2004-12-24
USRobotics USR5419PCIGemtek14e44329BCM4321bgn2x2:200:14:C12006-10-20
Ubee C2104001Mini PCIe (half)BCM43224abgn2x2:22010-01-06
Wistron NeWeb DRCBCompactFlashWistron NeWebBCM4318Ebg00:0B:6B2005-12-29
Zoom 5350MMini PCIe (half)BCM43225bgn2x2:22011-03-28

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