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Driver: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 - x64

Purpose: Changing the Channel of wifi

For knowing which files are being used by the above mentioned driver, I used a tool called DriverExtractor. The result are these files:

athrextx.cat
athrx.sys
netathrx.inf

defaultIbssChannel is the value in the netathrx.inf that I'm interested in:

[adhocchannelselect.reg]
HKR, Ndi\params\defaultIbssChannel,     ParamDesc,                      0,        %adhocchannel%
HKR, Ndi\params\defaultIbssChannel,     default,                        0,        "10"
HKR, Ndi\params\defaultIbssChannel,     min,                            0,        "1"
HKR, Ndi\params\defaultIbssChannel,     max,                            0,        "11"
HKR, Ndi\params\defaultIbssChannel,     step,                           0,        "1"
HKR, Ndi\params\defaultIbssChannel,     base,                           0,        "10"
HKR, Ndi\params\defaultIbssChannel,     type,                           0,        "int"
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HKR, ,                                  defaultIbssChannel,             0x00002,  "11"

There's no key or value in the registry as defaultIbssChannel So I searched my whole Windows drive and find netathrx.inf in these places:

C:\Windows\inf
C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\netathrx.inf_amd64_neutral_11fc8a486f2a66fd
C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\netathrx.inf_amd64_neutral_594f4aa1786993fb
C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\netathrx.inf_amd64_neutral_e4fa711280ff8fd4
C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\netathrx.inf_amd64_neutral_fd83bf6c5bba7e25
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_netathrx.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_cf0144fd71b44a1a

Finally my question is that: Which of the netathrx.inf files in above locations should be edited so that the new value takes effect?

Update 1: The netathrx.inf files in the C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\...are the most recent one, but other locations hold the older version of the file.

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    You can change the channel of the wifi in your Router much easier, which will force your wifi adapter to use that channel. Doing what you want to do will not change the channel as the router controls that.
    – Moab
    Jun 16, 2015 at 14:35
  • It's an internal component in my laptop. There's no exterior router
    – wiki
    Jun 16, 2015 at 15:58
  • It has to connect to a router, otherwise you would have to internet connection.
    – Moab
    Jun 16, 2015 at 16:49
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    Add that information to your question please.
    – Moab
    Jun 16, 2015 at 22:22
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    Seem that he's trying to add an ad hoc Software AP using his WiFi adapter...
    – not2qubit
    Aug 25, 2015 at 10:25

2 Answers 2

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Opening an administrator command shell and typing netsh wlan show drivers will give you the currently used driver for that interface.

Interface name: WiFi 2

    Driver                    : TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter
    Vendor                    : TP-LINK
    ...
    INF file                  : C:\Windows\INF\oem20.inf
    Files                     : 1 total
                                C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\athuwbx.sys
    Type                      : Native Wi-Fi Driver
    ...
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Connect to a wireless router on a different channel. The channel on which you'll broadcast your ad hoc network will also change.

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