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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
modules provides hardware support for wireless network adapters based on
the Atheros AR5210, AR5211, and AR5212 chips.
This modules 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 Cardbus
D-Link DWL-AG650 AR5212 PCI
Linksys WMP55AG AR5212 Cardbus
Linksys WPC51AB AR5211 Cardbus
Linksys WPC55AG AR5212 PCI
Netgear WAB501 AR5211 Cardbus
Netgear WAG511 AR5212 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.
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