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dcwlan.dll
WLan API by Atheros Communications
Version: | 3.0.0.238 |
MD5: | e7bdbf180881749f64c17d166ddceca7 |
SHA1: | 8f6257982b38b5747365cedcf5d80e8b74bcbc4c |
Overview
dcwlan.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. This is typically installed with the program Atheros Direct Connect published by Atheros Communications. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536).
Details
File name: | dcwlan.dll |
Publisher: | Atheros Communications |
Product name: | WLan API |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\atheros direct connect\dcwlan.dll |
Original name: | WLanApi.dll |
File version: | 3.0.0.238 |
Size: | 310.5 KB (317,952 bytes) |
Build date: | 3/31/2011 11:59 AM |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
.NET CLR: | Yes |
.NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“Direct Connect allows for simple peer-to-peer connections between devices in the home or office, such as computers to printers, cameras to computers, smartphones to computers, computers to gaming devices….without hopping through the access point. This preserves bandwidth, as an indirect hop through the access point cuts throughput virtually in half and enables easy file sync and printing. And, with Direct Connect, a device like a comput...”
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
100.00% |
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Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
100.00% |
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