Wireless network cards for computers require control software to make them function (firmware, device drivers). This is a list of the status of some open-source drivers for 802.11 wireless network cards.
Video Comparison of open-source wireless drivers
Linux
Status
Driver capabilities
Also see wireless.kernel.org
Please note: This sections needs to be split in softMAC and hardMAC drivers. All softMAC drivers should have the same capabilities regarding encryption, since it is done by hostapd.
Then we should copy/extend http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers because it lists all the available modes of operation: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/modes
Then we should think about documenting, whether a driver can support multiple modes simultaneously and which ones.
- AP mode
- Monitor mode
- IEEE 802.11s
Maps Comparison of open-source wireless drivers
DragonFly BSD
FreeBSD
Status
Driver capabilities
NetBSD
OpenBSD
The following is an incomplete list of supported wireless devices:
Status
Driver capabilities
Solaris and OpenSolaris
Darwin, OpenDarwin and Mac OS X
Notes
References
- http://support.intel.com/support/notebook/sb/CS-006408.htm
- The Sourceforge IPW websites (ipw 2100,ipw2200 and ipw3945)
- The FSF website for the Ralink and Realtek cards
- Kerneltrap for the list of OpenBSD drivers
- The OpenSolaris website for the list of OpenSolaris and Solaris drivers
- http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2084
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060908050351/http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php/Rt2x00_beta
- http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wireless.html
- rt2x00 README from cvs
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2007/2/9/323
External links
- Seattle Wireless Linux drivers
- Seattle Wireless Mac OS drivers
- wireless.kernel.org Wiki
- Current Stable Linux kernel: Wireless
- Open Documentation for Hardware, a 2006 presentation by Theo de Raadt
Source of article : Wikipedia
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