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

ath9k

ath9k is a completely FOSS wireless driver for Atheros IEEE 802.11n WLAN based chipsets.

Contents

  1. ath9k
  2. Mailing list
  3. Get the code
  4. Enabling ath9k
  5. supported chips

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.

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