NetComm NP920
NetComm NP920
Interface: USB
USB 2.0
Connector: Male A
Form factor tags: dongle
ID: 0a5c:bd17 (1 addl. devices)
Windows: USB\VID_0A5C&PID_BD17
FCC ID: none available
WI1 chip1: Broadcom BCM43236
Probable Linux driver
presumably none
brcmfmac (in backports)
supports rev. 3 chips, which appear to be
43236B's non-B chips appear to be rev. 2 only and
do not use the fullmac driver model
USB ID first seen in kernel v3.4 (2012-05-20)
(see also passys)
Windows driver
try 5.100.68.46 (possibly 6.30.145.26) for XP
note: 5GHz support disabled as it seems to be broken - replace BCM43XNGD with BCM43XNMD in .inf file for your device if you wish to test it
or 5.100.68.46 for Vista/Win7
Antenna connector: none
abgn, 2x2:2
OUI: none specified
For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.
Dual Band WiFi USB Adapter
The Windows driver for this device has three device IDs specified...
- 0a5c:bd13 (default BCM4323 ID, probably)
- 0a5c:bd16 (appears to be 2.4GHz only)
- 0a5c:bd17 (default BCM43236 ID, probably)
Netcomm indicates this device is using BCM43236 in their datasheet, therefore, it is assumed it is using the default BCM43236 USB ID. The revision (BCM43236 / BCM43236B) is not known.