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Thus the real size is about 2.5cm, or one inch, from the MH4 plug (on the WiFi card) to where the U.FL antenna would connect. That means the zoomed-in version of the picture is about 10 times life size, and it spans about 25 centimeters.
#Broadcom bcm4360 chip drivers drivers#
Would also have to switch up to Windows 7 to get compatible drivers (this laptop came with Vista, which lacks support), and all of a sudden it's switching from fun project to actually-kinda-expensive territory.Įdit: Approximated the size based on the eBay pictures and that the size of the MH4 plug in it is 1.5mm. I do have a little bit of extra space in the chassis to work with, but I am not sure it is enough for three antenna adapters. Also found a link to the antenna adapters via Reddit.Īnd finally found some more useful info! The drivers are available here, and wouldn't you know that it's an NBR thread that had the key links? So I suspect the AzureWave is the best option for Windows. There is speculation the QCA ones may work on Linux, but again, not very many specifics (and I'm not ready to abandon my Windows partition on this laptop).
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#Broadcom bcm4360 chip drivers driver#
Someone indicates they got the AzureWave one working on Windows with the help of some antenna adapters (I didn't even know that was a thing), but they didn't post details on the driver setup. Still seems like there ought to be one though, right? Surely with all the routers out there there'd be enough people interested in buying adapters to support at least one of these companies making a version available for mainstream operating systems?Įdit 2: thread on this topic. Not sure that one could fit in my laptop anyway, with its heatsink. It also uses the QCA, but is also targeted at routers and network equipment. They appear to be based on the same QCA chip, but their website is having issues even loading, let alone providing as much information as the Unex site.
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But at least their website has a nice design.Īnd found a few SparkLAN models, such as the WPEA-352ACN. And I do run some Windows-specific games on this Dell. For drivers, while the Unex lacks Unix support, it does list Linux, but again I don't see a download. It appears to be based on the same chipset as the Compex, the Qualcomm Atheros 9880. (I'm also well aware that my ISP doesn't offer fast enough speeds to make a difference, but it sure is cool seeing how quickly things transfer across the LAN now)Įdit: Also found the Unex DAXA-F1 (and its 5 GHz-only sibling the G01).
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#Broadcom bcm4360 chip drivers full#
I am more or less limited to Mini-PCIe, although either half or full height should be fine (my current card is full-height) this laptop only has USB 2.0, so a USB adapter may well not fully whelm me (and would likely add more CPU overhead due to being USB not ideal on an ancient laptop). So I'm curious if anyone has had any better luck finding 3x3 AC adapters, or has tried one of these. It uses the Qualcomm Atheros 9880 chipset. I found its official page on its manufacturer's site, but it appears to only support certain network-equipment-centric operating systems. It appears to use the Broadcom BCM4360 chipset. The reviews are middling due to a lack of drivers, and while it says it supports 7/8/10, it also notes that while it includes "some screws", the "drive not includes", which based on the review I take to mean it doesn't have a driver CD not could I find a download link on AzureWave's website.
#Broadcom bcm4360 chip drivers upgrade#
If I'm going to upgrade my wireless card, I want it to take advantage of all three of the antennas Dell shipped my laptop with, and really blow my socks off!Īfter some research, I have found two options:
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And yes, there are cards like the Intel 7260, but at 2x2 802.11ac, they would be less than twice as good even in theory. And it's working great for that.īut now that I've seen the world of difference between 2.4 GHz 1x1 802.11n and 5 GHz 3x3 802.11n, I want to buy a better wireless card for my Dell (my HP has a wireless card whitelist ). Which is the real reason I got it - my laptops have the 5300 AGN and 6300 AGN cards, respectively. And it also supports up to 450 Mbps over 802.11n (again, in theory). Today I got a spiffy new router, which supports 3x3 802.11ac, up to 1200 Gbps (in theory, of course).