How to install Atheros wireless card on CentOS 5

How to install Atheros wireless card on CentOS 5

1. Execute lspci command and check for the Atheros card is listed in the list
2. Install the ATrpms signature first from http://atrpms.net/install.html
a. rpm –import http://ATrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY.atrpms
3. Update the /etc/yum.conf file as per the instructions on the page http://atrpms.net/install.html

[atrpms]
name=CentOS $releasever - $basearch - ATrpms
baseurl=http://dl.atrpms.net/el$releasever-$basearch/atrpms/stable
gpgkey=http://ATrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY.atrpms
gpgcheck=1
4. Install madwifi using yum
a. yum install madwifi
5. Reboot the machine
6. Execute the iwconfig to check if the card has been detected
7. Crate the /etc/wap_supplicant.conf file
Network={
ssid=”NETWORK_SSID”
psk=”password”
}
8. Start the wpa_supplicant
"wpa_supplicant –c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf –iath0 -Dmadwifi -B"
9. Start the dhclient with the command "dhclient ath0"