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Add note abotu bwn and newer chipsets

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@ -90,6 +90,20 @@ driver supports Broadcom BCM43xx based wireless devices, including:
.It "TRENDnet TEW-401PCplus BCM4306 CardBus b/g"
.It "US Robotics 5411 BCM4318 CardBus b/g"
.El
.Pp
The
.Nm
driver uses the older v3 version of Broadcom's firmware.
While this older firmware does support most BCM43xx parts, the
.Xr bwn 4
driver works better for the newer chips it supports.
You must use the
.Nm
driver if you are using older Broadcom chipsets (BCM4301, BCM4303 and
BCM4306 rev 2).
The v4 version of the firmware that
.Xr bwn 4
uses does not support these chips.
.Sh EXAMPLES
Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
.Pp