I just installed Windows 8 via Boot Camp. I cannot get WiFi to work. I don't have ethernet at home.
I opened Device Manager and clicked on network adapters. It listed Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet and said it was up to date.
What am I missing? Thank you!!!
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5, 8GB Memory
I have file version 15.6.1.3 of the broadcom driver.
I found the driver downloads from http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netxtreme_desktop.php
I downloaded 16.6.0.4b - the latest driver - but still no progress. :/
On the OS X side, in About This Mac -> (More Info) -> System Report -> Hardware -> Ethernet Cards, there should be an entry similar to the following
for the WiFi engine,
Can you post screen shots of what you have?
Please be aware of the limitations of the 16.6.0.4b.
What year/model is your iMac?
Interfaces:
en1:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme
Locale: FCC
Country Code: US
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Here are my screen shots:
Here is my Mac info
Also based on that restriction, should I revert to the previous driver I had? I think there is an option for that. I appreciate your help so much! I spent half of the day just getting through boot camp set up errors so was super bummed the internet then did not work. 😟
The BC drivers for your Mac are Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5640 from Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems - Apple Support.
If you download the drivers from the 5.1.5640 link, look on the USB and you should see files highlighted in the attached screen shot. You can test the one appropriate for Win8-64-bit. These should also have been installed silently after the Windows installation was complete.
Thank you! I did see those on my thumb drive. Do I just double click and open each one? Sorry for the noob question.
Before I went and downloaded the updated driver from the website, I kept trying to update the driver from files on my computer (including the USB) and it said everything was updated but there were absolutely no WiFi signals showing. I live in an apartment so there are TONS of WiFi options.
You should see two separate entries in Device Manager, one for Ethernet and the other for the 802.11n WiFi adapter. The two version numbers and drivers are independent of each other and different.
Thank you so much! For some reason the Boradcom 802.11ac Network Adapter wasn't in the network adapters list yet but once I double clicked on all three of the files you highlighted there, it popped up and I'M CONNECTED!!! HALLELUJAH!!! <3
Boot Camp - Windows 8 Not Finding ANY WiFi Networks
