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Hm… Looks like there is a bit of hope… I just found this thread:

http://www.zeroshell.net/eng/forum/viewtopic.php?t=993&highlight=5416

My Atheros card also has the 5416 chipset. Can anyone please point me in the right direction how I can use this shapshot build of the driver that supports the 5416 chipset?

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I’ve just had a look at the MadWiFi.org website. It looks rather abandoned. Most links don’t work and there doesn’t seem to be any recent info. Doesn’t look like there will be any updates for Wireless-N…

Looks like once again I’ve manoeuvred myself into a dead end with this router project…

All I want is a router that supports 1:1 NAT (so that I can use my multiple external IP addresses) and can act as a Wireless-N access point, ideally with multiple SSID support.

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OK, received the card, installed it in my alix 2D3 together with a fresh image of zeroshell 1.0beta12.

I’m afraid the WiFi card isn’t recognised. When starting the WiFi manager via the serial port I get:

Loading Kernel modules (MadWifi) for Atheros Chipsets …
PROCESS ABORTED:
No WiFi Atheros compatible chipset has been found.

I wonder if there is a way to load the latest Atheros drivers that support this card? My guess is that the card is newer that the drivers included in ZS.

Any help is much appreciated…

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I’m still waiting for the Atheros based card to be delivered. It’s been over 2 weeks now and I’m itching to get this working…

I’ll update this thread when the card arrives and when I’ve tried installing it.

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Thanks for your reply.

I’ve done some more shopping and hope that this time the card will work. I’ve bought this one now:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230413426813&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

And I’ve bought a PCI to mini-PCI adapter and antenna cables.

This will be delivered from China, so it will take a while before I can report back if that that works…

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