Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006G Wireless Network Adapter driver download and installation

Atheros AR5006G Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001B&SUBSYS_2065168C.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006G Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006G Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 8.0.0.238 released on 2009-10-05.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation 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 fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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Atheros Communications Inc. applied a digital signature to this driver.
Driver file size: 573219 bytes (559.78 KB)
Driver rating 4.2 stars out of 47288 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. How to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006G Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax

The 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 can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006G Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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