HostAP

HostAP

Infobox_Software
name=hostap
latest_release_version = 0.5.10
latest_release_date = Feb 19, 2008
operating_system = Linux
license = GPLv2
website = [http://hostap.epitest.fi/ hostap.epitest.fi]
genre = WLAN device drivers
developer = Jouni Malinen & others


caption =

HostAP is one of the most popular IEEE 802.11 device drivers for Linux. It works with cards utilizing 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 an access point.

The driver code was written by Jouni Malinen and was included into the main kernel tree in Linux 2.6.14

See also

*Hostapd
*wpa_supplicant
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/ipw2200-ap Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG AP Driver] for Linux, an open source 802.11 b/g access point driver for the ipw2200 and ipw2915

External links

* [http://hostap.epitest.fi/ HostAP Homepage]


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