Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006G Wireless Network Adapter how to download and install the driver

Atheros AR5006G Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001B&SUBSYS_2065168C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006G Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006G Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 2.0.0.74 released on 2009-06-09.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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There is no digital signature available for this driver.
Size of this driver: 492149 bytes (480.61 KB)
Driver rating 3.8 stars out of 80225 votes.
This driver will work for 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006G Wireless Network Adapter driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006G Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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