Driver for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros 11n Wireless Network Adapter - downloading and installing it

Atheros 11n Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0CF3&PID_9170; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros 11n Wireless Network Adapter driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros 11n Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 3.5.0.23 dated 2010-12-21.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Atheros Communications Inc. applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 283825 bytes (277.17 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 27665 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros 11n Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros 11n Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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