Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006GS Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR5006GS Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001B&SUBSYS_1061168C is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006GS Wireless Network Adapter driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006GS Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 3.0.0.81 dated 2012-01-05.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) 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 installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006GS Wireless Network Adapter driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006GS Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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