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ath9k is a free open source driver for Atheros 802.11n and AHB wireless.

ath9k is a completely FOSS wireless driver for all Atheros IEEE 802.11n PCI/PCI-Express and AHB WLAN based chipsets.

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How do I connect to multiple wifi networks?

How can I connect to 2 WiFi networks at the same time with only 1 WiFi-adapter? I have two separate wireless networks, to which I need to connect the Ubuntu-PC simultaneously: The first with internet access and the other one without internet…
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Atheros AR9462 WiFI very unstable & package loss

I'm having severe issues w/ package-loss and a generally bad connection w/in a WiFi-network at my uni. I'm usually encountering a package loss of ~50% and aborting connections which makes working w/ SaaS impossible. I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 and my…
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How to resolve wireless disconnect problem in Atheros ath9k

I have a non stopped problem in my Acer Aspire 5733 model using Atheros ath9k driver. WiFi is working when router is in nearby location, there is nothing updates by Acer for Linux. I also using rfkill list all command to check switches, it…
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Ubuntu 18.04 slow Wi-Fi connection while using Bluetooth headphones

I recently changed from Windows 10 to Ubuntu 18.04. I'm now facing a strange problem that I dont know how to deal with. Downloading works perfectly until I start listening to some song on Spotify using Bluetooth headphones. When I click play,…
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How do I Force my Wireless Card to use Mode 802.11n?

I'm using a TP-LINK TL-WN781ND Wireless N card with an AR9285 chipset and an ath9k driver on Xubuntu 12.04.1 with Network manager. iwconfig wlan1 shows that it's using a bit-rate of 54 Mb/s. Is there a way (e.g. through an 'options' entry in…
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How to install Qualcomm Atheros AR9565 wireless drivers?

I purchased an HP laptop with the Qualcomm Atheros AR9565 (QCWB335) wireless adapter. I understand that this adapter is currently not supported on Ubuntu 12.04 and there is no way to get wireless access. I installed compat-wireless-3.6.6-1 ath9k…
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How do I get the ath9k driver of backports-3.12-8 installed on Xubuntu 13.10?

I downloaded the 3.12-8 kernel files linux-headers-all.deb, linux-headers-generic_i368.deb; linux-image-generic_i386.deb from kernel.org and installed them via: dpkg -i *.deb Now I'm trying to eliminate some wifi signal dropouts, which are…
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Can't connect to Wireless 13.10

I am having problems with my wireless connection using ath9k, I cannot connect to any wireless network. I can connect to the wireless network fine on windows 8.1 but when using ubuntu gnome I have no luck. Any Help Appreciated. OS: Ubuntu Gnome…
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17.10 WiFi connects to phone hotspot, but does not connect to home network

I’m working on getting an Ubuntu dual boot up and running on my desktop with windows. I have two separate SSDs, with Ubuntu 17.10 on an nvme drive and Windows 10 on a sata, so all that kind of stuff is set afaik. I can boot into ubuntu, and…
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Wireless in 13.10 and similar doesn't work

Just installed Ubuntu 13.10, I tried to connect wireless but It didn't detect any network. This is what happens when I check my wireless: :~$ rfkill list 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: yes 1: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN …
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Slow wifi on Ubuntu 12.04 wifi driver ath9k

For the last couple of days my wifi connection is extremely slow. I am pretty sure that it is caused by the driver. Can this be improved? lo no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"MyWiFi" Mode:Managed …
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Airties 2315 Wireless USB adapter

I am new to Linux. I have Ubuntu MATE. 16.04 64 bit installed on my computer but I can't get my Airties 2315 usb wireless internet card to work. This is a known problem on the Turkish Linux Mint forums and they managed to fix it with ndiswrapper, a…
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QCA9565 can see APs but cannot connect to

New to this forum. Thank you! Now I'm struggle to use my QCA9565 wifi card with my dualboot laptop. This is Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen3 (i7 5600u). In Windows10 side,no problems occur. But in ubuntu side,wifi is not working. I'm very curious because…
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Problems with Wireless since upgrade to 14.04

My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite L750, which has a Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter in it. When I was running 13.10 it all worked perfectly fine, but ever since I upgraded to 14.04 - literally, ever since the reboot after installing…
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ath9k 802.11n 300Mbps at low speed

I'm testing my new home 802.11n network. router - slax 7, kernel 3.8.2, AR9382 mini pci-e (sparklan WPEA-121N) wlan0 IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"xyz" Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.412 GHz Cell: 96:77:38:F7:80:C8 Tx-Power=16 dBm …
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