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+ | ====== DEPRECATED ====== | ||
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+ | **IMPORTANT NOTE**: This page is deprecated, updated documentation can be found [[install_drivers|here]] | ||
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====== ath5k - FOSS driver for Atheros A/ | ====== ath5k - FOSS driver for Atheros A/ | ||
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===== Aircrack-ng support ===== | ===== Aircrack-ng support ===== | ||
- | As of 2.6.27-rc2, ath5k can inject without patches (2.6.26 not tested, <=2.6.25 is known to be broken). However, injection support is a bit flakey, and speeds are limited to about 50~100pps. | + | As of 2.6.27-rc2, ath5k can inject without patches (2.6.26 not tested, <'''' |
To improve injection speed, apply this patch: | To improve injection speed, apply this patch: | ||
- | [[http:// | + | [[http:// |
It is recommended that you also apply the mac80211 fragmentation patch for your kernel version, to enable the fragmentation attack. | It is recommended that you also apply the mac80211 fragmentation patch for your kernel version, to enable the fragmentation attack. | ||
+ | For the released 2.6.27 and 2.6.28 kernels, the mac80211 patch suffices, no extra patch is needed. | ||
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+ | If you have a kernel older than 2.6.26, it's recommended that you install the latest compat-wireless-old package, and apply the 2.6.27 mac80211 fragmentation patch on the package itself. No ath5k-specific patch is needed for either flavor of compat-wireless. | ||
- | If you have a kernel older than 2.6.26, it's recommended that you install the latest | + | Note that in the latest wireless-testing & linux-2.6 kernels, as well as in compat-wireless-2.6 |
ath5k.txt · Last modified: 2017/01/09 21:36 by mister_x