MADWiFi driver for Atheros, "new code" version
for Puppy Linux with kernel 2.4.29 - versions 1.0.4 and 1.0.5
from http://madwifi.org/
compiled from Subversion source by tempestuous, Dec 2005.
Not tested.
No guarantees.  No support.

This "new code" version inlcudes support for the latest Atheros chipsets, including 5210/5211/5212/5213/5214/5413/5414/5513 in miniPCI and Cardbus devices.
USB devices are not yet supported.

WPA client encryption support is available with the addition of the wpa_supplicant package, as a separate download.

This driver also supports a so-called Host AP mode, ie. it takes care of IEEE802.11 management functions in the host computer and acts as an access point.  Host AP mode requires hostapd, the Host AP daemon, available as a separate download.


INSTRUCTIONS
## uncompress the driver package from the uppermost directory
cd /
tar -zxvf madwifi-ng.tar.gz
## map the new modules
depmod

## load the driver
modprobe ath_pci
## this will create a device, wifi0
/usr/local/bin/wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta
## this will create a network interface, ath0
## can check this by running ifconfig -a
## now set up the wireless network
iwconfig ath0 essid MY_ESSID key 1234567890 mode managed
## for automatic IP
dhcpcd -t 20 -h puppypc -d ath0
## or for static IP
## modify /etc/resolv.conf to include your nameservers
#ifconfig ath0 192.168.0.xx broadcast 192.168.0.255 netmask 255.255.255.0
#route add default gw 192.168.0.1 ath0   # or whatever your router's IP is


MAKING IT PERMANENT
If this driver works with your hardware, you will want to have it available every time you boot up.
Save the driver tarball to your /root directory, which is persistent if you use a pupfile.
Add the uncompress and depmod commands to /root/.etc/rc.d/rc.local

cd /
tar -zxvf /root/madwifi-ng.tar.gz
depmod

This will install the driver every time you boot up, ready to load and configure as explained above.
A script for this purpose, "madwifi-ng-connect" is available.  Just modify the script to include your wireless settings.