HostAP
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| Developer(s) | Jouni Malinen & others |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 0.6.9
/ March 23, 2009 |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | WLAN device drivers |
| License | GPLv2 |
| Website | w1.fi |
HostAP is a IEEE 802.11 device driver for Linux. It works with cards using the obsolete Conexant (formerly Intersil) Prism 2/2.5/3 chipset and supports 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.
As of November 2016, HostAP is officially obsolete in the Linux kernel.[2]
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
- ^ "news/20080725/ath9k-atheros-unveils-free-linux-driver-for - madwifi-project.org - Trac". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ "Kernel/Git/Stable/Linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree".
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