HostAP

IEEE 802.11 device driver for Linux

HostAPDeveloper(s)| Jouni Malinen & others

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Stable release|

0.6.9 / March 23, 2009

Operating system| Linux
Type| WLAN device drivers
License| GPLv2
Website| w1.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.

## See also[edit]

* 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[edit]

1. ^ "Kernel/Git/Stable/Linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree".
2. ^ "news/20080725/ath9k-atheros-unveils-free-linux-driver-for - madwifi-project.org - Trac".

## External links[edit]

* HostAP Homepage
* Network overview by Rami Rosen

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