broadcom 802.11ac network adapter driver for windows 8.1

#Broadcom 802.11ac network adapter driver for windows 8.1 mac os

This measure end-to-end speed from the client to the server crossing WLAN, Gateway and intermediate public servers. So 80 Megabit download (5 GHz) and 30 Megabit (2.4 GHz) are the results from there. This is good to know.įile copy tests are with a 2 GB file from a Samba Share on a NAS (can send via LAN up to 880 Megabit/s). This eliminates any OS/Driver specific issues, since they have different drivers. Yes, it is exactly the same behavior in Windows an OS X. W7/W8.1 drivers can be downloaded from Install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support, and these support W7/W8.1 as noted in the System Requirements for each specific Mac model's download.īC6 drivers can be download using BC Assistant as follows. There are two separate sets of drivers - BC5 - W7/W8.1, and BC6 - W10. So should I really use the older drivers? Why does Apple use bad/broken Win 8 drivers? Or aren't they for Windows 10? The Windows 8 drivers are the newer ones, but in 5 GHz band I get with windows 8 drivers only around 30 MB/s throughput and with Windows 7 drivers I get 50 MB/s. As I am running Windows 10, I think I should use Windows 8 drivers, correct?

#Broadcom 802.11ac network adapter driver for windows 8.1 mac os

I created a new Bootcamp install stick under Mac OS and now I can find Windows 8 and Windos 7 drivers on the USB Stick. Please see the following two links to manage specific driver updates. Is it possible to disable the Windows Update only for certain devices? I don't think so, or?