HostAP

HostAP is one of the most popular IEEE 802.11 device drivers for Linux. It works with cards using the Conexant (formerly Intersil) Prism 2/2.5/3 chipset and support Host AP mode, which allows a WLAN card to perform all the functions of a wireless access point.

The driver code was written by Jouni Malinen, hired by Atheros in 2008,^[1] and was included into the main kernel tree in Linux 2.6.14

See also

• Hostapd
• wpa supplicant
• Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG AP Driver for Linux, an open source 802.11 b/g access point driver for the ipw2200 and ipw2915

References

1. ^ http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/news/20080725/ath9k-atheros-unveils-free-linux-driver-for

External links

• HostAP Homepage