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Atheros AR9271, AR7010 devices (ath9k_htc)
This page describes how to enable support for WiFi devices based on Atheros AR9271 and AR7010 chipsets on Debian systems.
Contents
ath9k_htc is a driver supporting Atheros 802.11n USB chipsets, included in the mainline Linux kernel since version 2.6.35. Supported devices are listed at the end of this page.
Non-free firmware is required, which can be provided by installing the firmware-atheros package. AR7010-based devices (e.g. Netgear WNDA3200, TP-Link TL-WN821N v3) operate in USB mass storage mode by default, requiring the use of usb-modeswitch.
Atheros AR9170-based 802.11 draft-n devices are supported by ar9170usb.
Installation
Wheezy
Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:
# Debian Wheezy (testing) deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian wheezy main contrib non-free
Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-atheros package. Installation of usb-modeswitch is also necessary for AR7010-based devices.
aptitude update && aptitude install firmware-atheros usb-modeswitch
- Connect the device to your system.
The necessary kernel module should be automatically loaded. If necessary, it can be manually loaded via:
modprobe ath9k_htc
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Supported Devices
The page HowToIdentifyADevice/USB explains how to identify a USB device.
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo ath9k_htc in Debian 2.6.38 (2.6.38-5) kernel images.
USB: 040D:3801 VIA Technologies, Inc. (Device name unknown) USB: 04CA:4605 Lite-On Technology Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 07D1:3A10 D-Link System DWA-126 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Atheros AR9271] USB: 083A:A704 Accton Technology Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0846:9018 NetGear, Inc. WNDA3200 802.11abgn Wireless Adapter [Atheros AR7010+AR9280] USB: 0846:9030 NetGear, Inc. WNA1100 Wireless-N 150 [Atheros AR9271] USB: 0CF3:1006 Atheros Communications, Inc. TP-Link TL-WN322G v3 / TL-WN422G v2 802.11g [Atheros AR9271] USB: 0CF3:7010 Atheros Communications, Inc. (Device name unknown) USB: 0CF3:7015 Atheros Communications, Inc. TP-Link TL-WN821N USB: 0CF3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n USB: 0CF3:B003 Atheros Communications, Inc. Ubiquiti WiFiStationEXT 802.11n [Atheros AR9271] USB: 13D3:3327 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3328 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3346 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3348 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3349 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3350 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 1668:1200 Actiontec Electronics, Inc. [hex] 802AIN Wireless N Network Adapter [Atheros AR9001U]
See Also
ar9170usb - Atheros AR9170 devices