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ath6kl

ath6kl is the wireless driver for Atheros AR600x family of chips. It has been tested to work with the latest in the family, AR6003.

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We are in the process of putting together the driver for submission into the staging area via the wireless-testing tree.

Supported chipsets

  • AR6003

Working

The following modes have been tested with this card.

Modes of operation

  • Station Mode

  • AP Mode

  • IBSS Mode

Features

  • 802.11abg
  • 802.11n
    • HT20
    • HT40
    • AMPDU
    • Short GI (40 MHz only)
  • 802.11i
    • WEP 64 / 127
    • WPA1 / WPA2
  • 802.11d
  • 802.11h
  • WMM
  • RFKILL
  • BT co-existence

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