D-Link DWA-642

bgn (N300)
RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter
Support	Support page
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	D-Link DWA-642 A1
Interface	PCMCIA (32-bit)
Connector	PCMCIA (32-bit)
ID:168c:0023 (30 addl. devices) SS: 1186:3a6a Windows: PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0023&SUBSYS_3A6A1186
FCCID	KA2DWA645A1, PPD-AR5BCB-00071
ICID	4216A-DWA645A1
Chipset	Atheros AR5008-2NG
Chip1	Atheros AR5416
Chip2	Atheros AR2122
OUI: 00:1C:F0 (13 E, 19 W)
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standards	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Probable Linux driver ath9k (in backports) PCI ID first seen in kernel v2.6.25 (2008-04-17) (see also passys)
Windows driver see ath-drivers.eu
Retail
FCC approval date	03 April 2006
UPC	790069292651 (UPC DB, On eBay)
ASIN	B000GG5LWA
Country of manuf	China
FCC ID D-Link DWA-645 rev A KA2DWA645A1 PPD-AR5BCB-00071 D-Link DWA-652 rev A1 KA2DWA645A1 PPD-AR5BCB-00071   FCC ID Atheros AR5BCB-00071 PPD-AR5BCB-00071 Cameo WLN-1103 PPD-AR5BCB-00071 NHPWLN1103 D-Link DWA-645 rev A KA2DWA645A1 PPD-AR5BCB-00071 D-Link DWA-652 rev A1 KA2DWA645A1 PPD-AR5BCB-00071 Netgear WN511A PY306100035 PPD-AR5BCB-00071 Unex DNBA-82 PPD-AR5BCB-00071

For a list of all currently documented Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Atheros.

For a list of all currently documented D-Link device with specifications, see D-Link.

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = N300 class

Overview

• Wi-Fi Certified : WFA5339 (as of 07/17/2007)

lspci -nnv dump

06:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros AR5416 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5008 802.11(a)bgn] [168c:0023] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: D-Link System Inc DWA-642 802.11n RangeBooster N CardBus Adapter [1186:3a6a]
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 19
        Memory at f1d00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [40] #80 [0000]
        Kernel driver in use: ath9k

ath9k info dump

[265864.279761] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x10
[265864.279764] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map
[265864.279766] ath: Country alpha2 being used: CO
[265864.279766] ath: Regpair used: 0x10
[265864.282482] ieee80211 phy34: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
[265864.282928] ieee80211 phy34: Atheros AR5416 MAC/BB Rev:2 AR2122 RF Rev:81 mem=0xffffc900078c0000, irq=19

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