Atheros Communication Goes Open : Deliver Wifi Drivers

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Atheros Communications, a pioneer in wireless network solutions, is pleased to announce the free availability of the ath9k Linux driver for IEEE 802.11n wireless devices. The ath9k driver will be soon included in the Linux kernel.

Atheros does plan to add access point support to ath9k and to work with the community to enhance and complete access point support in the Linux kernel. It is understood there is plenty of work required on the wireless stack to complete full access point support. Jouni Malinen will help drive this process within the community while Luis helps enhance regulatory compliance in the Linux kernel.
The free wireless driver released by Atheros will work with the following chipsets:
[ul]
[li] AR5418+AR5133[/li][li] AR5416+AR2133[/li][li] AR5416+AR5133[/li][li] AR9280[/li][li] AR9160[/li][li] AR9281[/li][/ul]

Below is a list with some of the popular Atheros AR5008-powered products:

D-Link
[ul]
[li] DWA-542 RangeBooster N Desktop Adapter[/li][li] DWA-547 RangeBooster N650 Desktop Adapter[/li][li] DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter[/li][li] DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter[/li][li] DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter[/li][li] DWA-643 Xtreme N ExpressCard Notebook Adapter[/li][li] DWA-645 RangeBooster N650 Notebook Adapter[/li][li] DWA-652 XtremeN Notebook Adapter[/li][/ul]

Linksys
[ul]
[li] WMP300Nv2[/li][li] WPC300Nv2[/li][li] WMP110N[/li][li] WPC100N[/li][/ul]

Netgear
[ul]
[li] WN711 - Wireless-N eXpresscard Adapter[/li][li] WNHDE111 Video Bridge[/li][/ul]
NEC

[ul]
[li] WL300NC[/li][/ul]

Belkin

[ul]
[li] N1 Wireless Notebook Card[/li][/ul]

Source : ath9k - Linux Wireless | [Phoronix] Atheros Releases 802.11n Linux Driver | news/20080725/ath9k-atheros-unveils-free-linux-driver-for - madwifi.org - Trac

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wow wireless drivers was one of the Achilles’s heel for windows.

this sure is a big plus for linux.

also in future kernel versions would ensure peace of mind for linux laptop users.

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Nice…slowly hardware support is going better day by day.

soon, in couple of years there will be a log of Tux also with Windows Flag

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support for the eee pc?

i guess it has AR5007

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Hi all,
While this is definitely good news, there is something that you guys need to know or perhaps already know, the 802.11N is still in draft. I’m following it and hopefully the implementation may be passed by year-end. Some of the products may have a way to flash the new code while others may not. So I just hope you guys know what you are buying.

That’s all from me :slight_smile:

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nice! I have hard time with my asus mobo’s atheros lan card :expressionless: had to patch the latest driver code to custom compiled kernel 2.6.26. :S

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what about the Atheros based WRT54G v7 :@

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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

… I know this was bound to come.

Still an awesome news.

~LT