Software:HostAP

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Short description: IEEE 802.11 device driver for Linux
HostAP
Developer(s)Jouni Malinen & others
Stable release
0.6.9 / March 23, 2009
Operating systemLinux
TypeWLAN device drivers
LicenseGPLv2
Websitew1.fi

HostAP was one of the most popular IEEE 802.11 device drivers for Linux and since November 2016 is officially obsolete in Linux kernel.[1] 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,[2] and was included into the main kernel tree in Linux 2.6.14.

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