Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006EGS Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR5006EGS Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001C&SUBSYS_3061168C.

1. Manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006EGS Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006EGS Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 2.0.0.74 dated 2009-06-09.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 492149 bytes (480.61 KB)
Driver rating 3 stars out of 79691 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. Installing the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006EGS Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006EGS Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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