ath9k
ath9k is a completely FOSS wireless driver for Atheros IEEE 802.11n WLAN based chipsets.
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Mailing list
Our mailing list for this driver is:
https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel
Get the code
The temporary git URL to build this driver separately is:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mcgrof/ath9k.git
Enabling ath9k
To enable ath9k, you must first enable mac80211:
Networking ---> Wireless ---> <M> Improved wireless configuration API <M> Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack (mac80211)
You can then enable ath9k in the kernel configuration under
Device Drivers ---> [*] Network device support ---> Wireless LAN ---> <M> Atheros 802.11n wireless cards support
supported chips
- AR5416
- AR9160
- AR9280
- AR9281
working
Station Mode
Distributions picking this up
OpenWrt became the first distribution to pick up ath9k and contribute to it.