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.Dd August 26, 2004
.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.
.Sh HARDWARE
The following cards are among those supported by the
.Nm
module:
.Pp
.Bl -column -compact "Samsung SWL-5200N" "AR5212" "Cardbus" "a/b/g"
.It Em "Card Chip Bus Standard"
.It "Aztech WL830PC AR5212 CardBus b/g"
.It "D-Link DWL-A650 AR5210 CardBus a"
.It "D-Link DWL-AB650 AR5211 CardBus a/b"
.It "D-Link DWL-A520 AR5210 PCI a"
.It "D-Link DWL-AG520 AR5212 PCI a/b/g"
.It "D-Link DWL-AG650 AR5212 CardBus a/b/g"
.It "D-Link DWL-G520B AR5212 PCI b/g"
.It "D-Link DWL-G650B AR5212 CardBus b/g"
.It "Elecom LD-WL54AG AR5212 Cardbus a/b/g"
.It "Elecom LD-WL54 AR5211 Cardbus a"
.It "Fujitsu E5454 AR5212 Cardbus a/b/g"
.It "Fujitsu FMV-JW481 AR5212 Cardbus a/b/g"
.It "Fujitsu E5454 AR5212 Cardbus a/b/g"
.It "HP NC4000 AR5212 PCI a/b/g"
.It "I/O Data WN-AB AR5212 CardBus a/b"
.It "I/O Data WN-AG AR5212 CardBus a/b/g"
.It "I/O Data WN-A54 AR5212 CardBus a"
.It "Linksys WMP55AG AR5212 PCI a/b/g"
.It "Linksys WPC51AB AR5211 CardBus a/b"
.It "Linksys WPC55AG AR5212 CardBus a/b/g"
.It "NEC PA-WL/54AG AR5212 CardBus a/b/g"
.It "Netgear WAG311 AR5212 PCI a/b/g"
.It "Netgear WAB501 AR5211 CardBus a/b"
.It "Netgear WAG511 AR5212 CardBus a/b/g"
.It "Netgear WG311 AR5212 PCI b/g"
.It "Netgear WG511T AR5212 CardBus b/g"
.It "Orinoco 8480 AR5212 CardBus a/b/g"
.It "Orinoco 8470WD AR5212 CardBus a/b/g"
.It "Proxim Skyline 4030 AR5210 CardBus a"
.It "Proxim Skyline 4032 AR5210 PCI a"
.It "Samsung SWL-5200N AR5212 CardBus a/b/g"
.It "SMC SMC2735W AR5210 CardBus a"
.It "Sony PCWA-C700 AR5212 Cardbus a/b"
.It "Sony PCWA-C300S AR5212 Cardbus b/g"
.It "Sony PCWA-C500 AR5210 Cardbus a"
.It "3Com 3CRPAG175 AR5212 CardBus a/b/g"
.El
.Pp
An up to date list can be found at
.Pa http://customerproducts.atheros.com/customerproducts .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ath 4
.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.