If you open up a terminal, try running sudo iwconfig. Chances are it will say that the command can't be found, in which case you'll need to transfer these files to it (maybe via a USB stick):

http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/wireless-tools/wireless-tools_29-1.1_i386.deb

http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/wireless-tools/libiw29_29-1.1_i386.deb

Put those files in their own folder, and then in a terminal, run 'sudo dpkg -i *.deb'. That should help. If you get another error, or still the same one please reply. Hope I was of help.

According to the package description, fwcutter is a tool which can extract firmware from various source files. It's written for BCM43xx driver files. The name of the package on Debian Sid is b43-fwcutter - Utility for extracting Broadcom 43xx firmware.

Install this package and it will grab the wireless firmware that you need.

I have an atheros chipset, installed debian by ehternet conection and automatucally confugured my wireless card, I configured de IP, mask an so on but something is missing, the physical button won't show it turned on, what else do I need to check?

[quote name="Alan Olsen"]Run lspci and figure out which Broadcom chipset you have. The BCM4328 is not supported by anything other than the ndiswrapper hack the last time I checked.

This site has useful information on the Broadcom chipsets. It is not specific to Debian, but is useful. [url]http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Broadcom_43xx[/url][/quote]