Broadcom drivers with Linux

From: Omid (n_o_sp_a_m_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/31/05 

Date: 30 May 2005 18:19:25 -0700

Hi.

I'm since many years a Windows user but now I want to give Linux a
try.
I don't want to erase Windows from my Laptop, so I boot Windows from
my CD.
The Linux distribution I use is Auditor (which is pretty much a
modified Knoppix distribution) [
http://new.remote-exploit.org/index.php/Auditor_main ].

My problem is that I have a Broadcom network card.
According to Auditor FAQ it says:
=============
 Q: Is my XYZ broadcom chip based card supported in Auditor Security
Collection?

 A: No, broadcom does not provide the nesscessairy chip information to
the public, so no real driver can be developed. As long there is not
driver, we will not include it.
=============

So if I get this right, you can't at all use Broadcom with Linux. But
at http://www.broadcom.com/drivers/downloaddrivers.php I can see that
they have a driver:
"Linux (i386/IA64/x86-64) 8.1.55 05/27/05 687KB"

So my question is? Is there anything I can do to use Linux on my
Laptop (and use my wireless network card)?

Should I switch from Auditor to some other Linux distribution? If I
should change, what distribution will support my Network card without
a lot of hazzle (and without requiring me to actually install Linux on
my laptop, I really would like to only boot Linux from CD until I feel
more confortable with it).
The reason why I choosed Auditor in the first place is because it
comes with several security-related software by default, and I want
use Linux for the purpose of learning more about security/hacking (for
educational purpose, I'm a graduate student with interest in this
field).

I'll be very happy for any suggestions or recommendations about what I
should do.

Best Regards
/Omid

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