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differences in the entry: vendor
Atheros Atheros-Communications-Inc.
differences in the entry: model name
Atheros Communications Inc. AR922X Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
differences in the entry: possible other names of the device
TP-LINK TL-WN851N
TP-LINK TL-WN861N
D-Link DWA-552 Xtreme N Desktop Adapter
differences in the entry: VendorID:ProductID code of the device
168c:0029
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
2008
differences in the entry: interface
not-specified
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
trisquel_4_0 , trisquel_4_5 , trisquel_5_5
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24-generic, 3.0.0-17-generic
differences in the entry: does it work with free software?
yes
differences in the entry: free driver used
ath9k
differences in the entry: Description
[p]This is an Atheros AR9223 chipset, which uses the officially supported free ath9k Linux driver.[/p]
[p]The [a]http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/prodetail.aspx?id=389|TP-LINK TL-WN851N[/a] is a PCI card.[/p]
[p]The [a]http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/prodetail.aspx?id=717|TP-LINK TL-WN861N[/a] is a Mini-PCI card.[/p]
[p]The [a]http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=531|D-Link DWA-552 Xtreme N Desktop Adapter[/a] is a PCI card.[/p]
[p]This chipset has been tested with IEEE 802.11g and 802.11n networks, unsecured and secured (WPA2-PSK).[/p]
[code]$ lspci [p]lspci -vmmnn[/p]
[code]
Slot: 05:02.0
Class: Network controller [0280]
Vendor: Atheros Communications Inc. [168c]
Device: AR922X Wireless Network Adapter [0029]
SVendor: Atheros Communications Inc. [168c]
SDevice: Device [2091]
Rev: 01
[/code]
[p]lspci -nnkd 168c:0029 168c:0029[/p]
[code]
06:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR922X Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0029] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Atheros Communications Inc. Device [168c:2091]
Kernel driver in use: ath9k
Kernel modules: ath9k[/code] ath9k
[/code]
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