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.Dd June 23, 2003
.Dt ATH_HAL 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ath_hal
.Nd "Atheros Hardware Access Layer (HAL)"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "device ath_hal"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
module provides hardware support for wireless network adapters based on
the Atheros AR5210, AR5211, and AR5212 chips.
This module is required by the
.Xr ath 4
driver.
.Pp
Devices supported by the
.Nm
module come in either Cardbus or mini-PCI packages.
The following cards are among those supported by the
.Nm
module:
.Pp
.Bl -column -compact "D-Link DWL-AG650" "AR5212" "Cardbus"
.Em "Card	Chip	Bus"
D-Link DWL-AB650	AR5211	CardBus
D-Link DWL-AG520	AR5212	PCI
D-Link DWL-AG650	AR5212	CardBus
I/O Data WN-AG/CB	AR5212	CardBus
Linksys WMP55AG	AR5212	PCI
Linksys WPC51AB	AR5211	CardBus
Linksys WPC55AG	AR5212	CardBus
NEC PA-WL/54AG	AR5212	CardBus
Netgear WAB501	AR5211	CardBus
Netgear WAG511	AR5212	CardBus
Proxim Skyline 4030	AR5210	CardBus
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ath 4
.Re
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
module first appeared in
.Fx 5.2 .
.Sh CAVEATS
The
.Nm
module is constructed from a binary component and
operating system-dependent source code.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, without
modification, are permitted provided that the conditions
set forth in
.Pa sys/contrib/dev/ath/COPYRIGHT
are observed.
.Sh BUGS
See
.Xr ath 4
for known bugs.