Dual Boot Windows 8 Can't find wireless routers

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I just installed Windows 8 on my mac using boot camp. Everything installed great and works but windows 8 can't find my wireless router! It finds it no problem when I boot Mac OSX but not on windows 8. Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 

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Boot Camp, as far as I know, doesn't officially support W8 yet. It's possible that the WiFi drivers included with BC don't work with W8. Have you tried installing them?
 
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Oh, I didn't even think of that. I looked around for drivers but couldn't find any.
 
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Have you tried setting up with the ethernet cable? If all is good surely will only be a matter of time before drivers are released.
 

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My understanding (and I may be wrong about this) is that the driver model for Windows 8 is the same as Windows 7. Therefore, the wireless driver for Windows 7 should work. Give it a try.
 

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