Atheros AR9285 (Wireless Networking)

Manufacturer: Atheros

Category: Wireless Networking

Reviews: 1

Average Rating: 5.0 (Write a Review)

Linux Reviews (1)

5.0

Works out of the box

AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) is Great
Posted July 5, 2010, 7:44pm by Twixt, using Debian Linux, Gentoo Linux, Other Linux, SuSE Linux, Ubuntu Linux

So, this is the card that the Samsung R480 Laptop has inside of it. It works superbly (at least with 10.04 Ubuntu which is what I tested with). No, need for any proprietary drivers or restricted hardware. The card installed and worked perfectly absolutely no issues here.
I wish Broadcom could be more like this.
Also, on a sidenote the Samsung R480 laptop is the bomb. I took my Ubuntu LiveCD to BestBuy and tested it out before buying it, and absolutely everything was detected and functioning (well I havent tested the Blu-ray player yet), which amazed me because this seems like you dont get that much functionality on the newest laptops.