HostAP

Template:Short description Template:Infobox Software 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,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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

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External links

• HostAP Homepage
• Network overview by Rami Rosen

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