这个软件包含一个Linux内核Atheros-based无线局域网设备的驱动程序。驱动程序支持站、AP、ad-hoc和监控模式的操作。Atheros的驱动与设备无关，实现依赖于802.11协议,起源于BSD社区(特别是NetBSD)。-This software contains a Linux kernel driver for Atheros-based Wireless LAN devices.　The driver supports station, AP, ad-hoc, and monitor modes of operation.　The Atheros driver depends on a device-independent implementation of the 802.11 protocols that originated in the BSD community (NetBSD in particular).