OpenSolaris

Wireless Network Driver for Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE802.11b/g Chipset (uath)

The current version is 0.1

This driver is based on the source code from FreeBSD, and is provided under the same BSD-type License.

Links

• SUNWuath package (v0.1)  (OpenSolaris build 105 previous)

Note that this version supports IEEE802.11b/g, WEP, WPA

Note that rum driver has been integrated into OpenSolaris build 120

Requirements

Before downloading the source or installing the binaries, please
make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Atheros AR5523 USB chipsets based wireless IEEE802.11b/g devices.
• Solaris Nevada build 105+

Hardwares

The following adapters should work: 

The following adapters are supposed to work, but not tested:

How to use

The easiest way to install the driver is from pre-compiled binary package:

    # wget http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/laptop/wireless/uath/uath-0.1-pkg.tar.gz
    # gzip -dc uath-0.1-pkg.tar.gz | tar xvf -
    # cd rum-0.1; pkgadd -d . SUNWuath

You should be able to plumb the interface right after installing this
package without having to reboot first:

    # ifconfig uath0 plumb

If plumbing failed, your card may be not supported or just not
getting properly identified by the Solaris kernel.  Send us a note
and we'll try to help.

If you can plumb the rum0 interface, you can use wificonfig/dladm CLI to config the wifi. Alternatively, you can enable the GUI nwam.

Notes

This is work in progress. Please send your questions and comments <mailto:laptop-discuss@opensolaris.org> discussion forum.