NOTE: this page is for archival only, see the note at the end of the page.

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Atheros Linux wireless drivers

This page documents all Atheros Communications Linux wireless drivers.

Shared modules

The common shared module between ath5k, ath9k, and ar9170 is ath.ko.

PCI / PCI-E / AHB Drivers

Technology

Legacy driver

Upstream driver

802.11abg

MadWifi

ath5k

802.11n

None

ath9k

USB Drivers

Technology

Legacy driver

Upstream driver

802.11b

None

zd1201

802.11bg

zd1211

zd1211rw

802.11abg

<none>

ar5523 support under development

802.11abgn

otus

ar9170 (Open firmware available)

802.11n

<none>

ar9271 support under development

Mobile

Licensing

To help other FOSS Operating Systems, when possible, Atheros licenses their device drivers source code under a permissive license. Atheros picked the ISC License due to historical reasons, mainly that of the ath5k developers also choosing it to help share code between Linux and OpenBSD. Atheros follows this tradition to further assist not only OpenBSD but also other FOSS Operating Systems. There are a few exceptions to using the ISC license on Atheros drivers, when in doubt consult the header of the file for the respective license of the file.


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