Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006 802.11a/b/g WiFi Adapter how to download and install the driver

Atheros AR5006 802.11a/b/g WiFi 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_1385103C.

1. Install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006 802.11a/b/g WiFi Adapter driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006 802.11a/b/g WiFi Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 9.2.0.470 dated 2011-12-12.
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3. Run 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 confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup 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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Atheros Communications Inc. applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 967283 bytes (944.61 KB)
Driver rating 4.5 stars out of 88733 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. How to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006 802.11a/b/g WiFi Adapter driver using DriverMax

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using 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 scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006 802.11a/b/g WiFi Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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