[olug] consider madwifi?

[Mat]

Chris et al:

Since you've got the atheros chipset apparently, consider their driver:

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 23, 2003
Atheros  Communications, the leading developer and market share leader in
advanced  wireless LAN (WLAN) chipsets, today announced that the first
open source Linux  and FreeBSD software drivers for 802.11b/g and
universal 802.11a/b/g products  are now available as a free download from
the Internet.

Created by Open Source developer Sam Leffler, the  802.11a/b/g Linux
driver is intended to be used as a building block for creating  fully
featured Linux-based 802.11b/g and 802.11a/b/g products such as network
adapters, access points, and home gateways. The new Linux driver supports
all  three generations of Atheros
 industry-leading chipsets for high performance  802.11b/g and universal
802.11a/b/g connectivity.

Providing support for the Atheros products is an important  development
for the open source community,
 said Sam Leffler of Errno  Consulting.
Open source developers and researchers have been hamstrung by  limited
access to wireless technology. Now that these drivers are available,  we
ll no longer be constrained to use legacy hardware. Developers can start
implementing solutions based on Atheros
 industry-leading 802.11b/g and  802.11a/b/g chipsets.

We are committed to making wireless technology more  accessible for all
developers,
 said Craig Barratt, president and chief  executive officer for Atheros.
Mr. Leffler
s recent contribution to the Open  Source community empowers Linux users
to take advantage of the most advanced  802.11b/g and universal
802.11a/b/g wireless LAN chips available on the market.

To download a copy of the new Linux device driver please go  to:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi/.