+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #543719 +++ Description of problem: Device: Dlink DWA 556 AP: Belkin Wireless N Router. Fail to get DHCP reply, successfully associates.
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 and Red Hat does not plan to fix this issue the currently developed update. Contact your manager or support representative in case you need to escalate this bug.
I thought I would manage time to look at this, but unfortunately I have more capacity problems than expected before, hence this bug will be not fixed. Good news is that we released RHEL6, where ath9k should work well.