The Saga of the Intrepid Ibex

If you are one of the many Ubuntu 8.10 users wandering around Linux land bumping in to each other seeking answers to Broadcom wireless installation questions for your Dell laptop, and don't want to use the NDIS solution, I would like to take a couple of minutes of your time to share a story with you. If you haven't got the time to read my travails here's the answer you are looking for - abandon the Broadcom effort and buy your self a wireless USB.