Thank you for your help. I am puzzled though. When I go to System > Software and Updates >Additional drivers it now displays for the BCM4313 "This device is not working" and "Do not use the device"...
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Thank you for your help. I am puzzled though. When I go to System > Software and Updates >Additional drivers it now displays for the BCM4313 "This device is not working" and "Do not use the device"...
That connected. Could you explain why it was not working and what my next step is?
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