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Subject: Re: wifi ath
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dick hoogendijk wrote:

>Bought a WiFi D-Link with atheros chipset.
>I use a non-default kernel, so I guess I have to put some options back in
>and recompile. Will upgrade to 6.1-rc at the same time ;-)
>
>Any pitfalls?
>What options exactly do I need to have my ath based wifi card up and
>running?
>
>  
>
Dick;

Test the card with "kldload if_ath" as root, then ifconfig and dhcp, 
before you re-compile the kernel. If that works then you can just  add 
the modules at startup. Saves time recompiling.

Patrick