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Subject: Re: bwi vs. bwn
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2011, grarpamp wrote:

> I have a BCM94312MCG, which driver should I choose and why?
> The man pages are nearly identical.

The FreeBSD bwn and bwi modules seem to be equivalent to the Linux 
b43 and b43legacy drivers.  This page may or may not help:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43