Re: ath5k success

[Jerome BENOIT <jgmbenoit@mailsnare.net>]

Hello Nate,

ath5k and ath9k are very new:
tou may try with the current stable kernel (2.6.27)

hth,
Jerome

Nate Bargmann wrote:
> In troubleshooting another issue, I noticed that the ath5k module was
> blacklisted in the /etc/modprobe.d/madwifi file.  On a hunch I purged
> madwifi-tools and the ath5k module loaded and I am using my WPC55ABG
> card with my AP and WEP.  I use wlassistant to manage the link with
> nothing special in /etc/network/interfaces which looks like this:
>
> # Wireless adapter
> allow-hotplug ath0
> iface ath0 inet dhcp
>
> I notice that only one LED on the card is lit and doesn't flash
> according to traffic transfer as the madwifi driver did.  I am using
> the stock linux-image-2.6.26-1-686 kernel.
>
> - Nate >>

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