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
- AR5418+AR5133
- AR5416+AR5133
- AR5416+AR2133
- AR9160
- AR9280
- AR9281
Products in the retail market containing Atheros AR5008-based solutions
- Belkin
- N1 Wireless Notebook Card
- D-Link
DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter
DWA-645 RangeBooster N650 Notebook Adapter
DWA-542 RangeBooster N Desktop Adapter
DWA-547 RangeBooster N650 Desktop Adapter
- DWA-652 XtremeN Notebook Adapter
- DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter
DWA-643 Xtreme N ExpressCard Notebook Adapter
- DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter
- Linksys
- WPC300Nv2
- WMP300Nv2
- WPC100N
- WMP110N
- NEC
- WL300NC
- Netgear
- WNHDE111 Video Bridge
- WN711, Wireless-N eXpresscard adapter
working
Station Mode
Distributions picking this up
OpenWrt became the first distribution to pick up ath9k and contribute to it.