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Greetings again, ChriguK.

I think I can help you. Please refer to this confusing reference:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43/

What it says is the Broadcom 43224 works with BOTH...

Greetings, ChriguK

Your report is important for us to fully understand. Please stay with us.

First, confirm that Knoppix 7 did not automatically install a working driver
for your Broadcom...

Greetings, Werner.

I can't imagine Knoppix as my #2 Linux.
It best meets my needs & lack of expertise.

I think your comment may be the best short answer
to the question of how Knoppix &...

@ tmq

Nice to hear your appreciation,
but can't imagine Knoppix as #2.
;D

Having reviewed this thread, I offer this summary, FWIW.

I have a Dell 1545 that's about two years old. It has a Broadcom wifi
which uses the wl driver. Knoppixes from 6.2 through 6.7.1, luckily...

@ tmq

I just noticed your post.
Sorry, I had turned off my notifications on this thread.

If you are being 'asked for a pw' , then perhaps you already have installed the driver,
but are just...

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My first test is always to look for thumbprints.
A greasy thumbprint is enough to cause a DVD to 'be flawed'.

You can usually see thumbprints on the shiny side of a DVD
if you hold the DVD up...

@ Alphonsu

I think there are a number of possibilities that something
may be different in your 6.7.1 and 6.2.1 set-ups, such as:
1. You might have a flawed 6.7.1 DVD;
2. You may have disabled...

I note that I have 5.100.82.38-2 installed and it works ok for me, but that
5.100.82.112-4 is an available update for broadcom-STA-common on Synaptic.
You might also try that if you haven't already.

Also, FWIW, I notice this offering from Broadcom
with a relatively recent date on it.

http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php

My broadcom 802.11 a/b/g uses wl & connects to eth1 ok.
You might try g instead of n if you can.