On 05/30/2013 12:13 AM, Yasha Karant wrote:
> ath9k (supposedly the driver for the TL-WDN4800 WNIC) is present in the
> default (stock) SL kernel installation:
>
> /lib/modules/2.6.32-358.6.1.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k
>
>
> uname -a displays 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6.x86_64
>
> There are three kernel modules:
>
> ath9k_common.ko ath9k_hw.ko ath9k.ko
>
> Does this driver need firmware for the WNIC? If so, does anyone know the
> directory path or the download for the necessary firmware?
>
> [ykarant@localhost kernel]$ man ath9k
> No manual entry for ath9k
> [ykarant@localhost kernel]$ apropos ath9k
> ath9k: nothing appropriate
>
> thus there is no immediate obvious documentation for the ath9k module
>
> What steps are needed for Network Manager to "see" this driver for
> testing and use? (For a 802.11 WNIC that must use DHCP, Network Manager,
> though having issues, is the simplest enduser approach.)
>
> Any information would be appreciated.
>
> Yasha Karant
> On 05/29/2013 06:01 PM, Yasha Karant wrote:
>> Mea culpa: TL not TC -- corrected below.
>>
>> Does anyone know if there is a SL 6 x86-64 driver for a TP Link
>> TL-WDN4800 IEEE 802.11 NIC? This WNIC was purchased (with a return
>> possible) before anyone checked if there is an EL 6 driver.
>>
>> From the Centos list:
>>
>> https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=40278&forum=58
>>
>>
>> Cannot get TL-WDN4800 PCI-E WiFi card to work
>>
>> The result is a null return which, unfortunately, tells me that the WiFi
>> card is not supported by any of the Linux kernels available for CentOS 6.
>>
>> end quote
>>
>> Does anyone have a URL for a list by vendor WNIC name/model (e.g.,
>> TL-WDN4800) as to which WNICs are supported under SL6?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Yasha Karant

Yasha,

It looks like that chipset was supported as of kernel 2.6.36.  As you 
know, TUV often backports, so it might be included in the RHEL 6 
release.  I'm not familiar enough to know though.  Have you tried simply 
modprobing the ath9k driver?  I don't readily see a need for firmware, 
it looks as though it is all rolled into the driver proper.

This may or may not be of help:
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k

Documentation links at the bottom.

-Mark


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