June, 2006
The devices, the drivers - 802.11a/b/g
Wireless+Linux links:
Wireless Linux software platform (by googling...)
Wireless LAN Protocol stacks
Mark S. Mathews has developped the linux-wlan 802.11 stack, used by the linux-wlan driver.
Sam Leffler and Michael Renzmann are maintaining the net80211 stack, which is used by the MadWifi driver and by FreeBSD.
James Ketrenos and many people are working on the ieee80211 IPW kernel stack. This stack is currently in the Linux kernel 2.6.14+, is used by the Intel Centrino driver and is derived from the HostAP driver.
Jouni Malinen has developed the ieee80211 devicescape stack, which is derived from the HostAP driver.
Jiri Benc and Jirka Bohac are working on the ieee80211 IPW kernel stack and the ieee80211 devicescape stack.
Wireless Linux Distributions
Make your Linux, make your device.
KTH, Sweden has released Flying Linux, a Linux distribution with native support for wireless LANs (mostly Wavelan IEEE & Mobile IP).
OpenWRT is a wireless distribution specific to Linksys WRT54G and more Access Points.
Till Straumann has created a Linux distribution for Airport (to run Linux directly on the Airport or RG-1000 Access Point).
Instant 802 Networks, Inc have created OpenAP, a Linux distribution which directly on Prism II Access Points (such as the US Robotics, SMC or Addtron Access Points). This is based on the HostAP driver.
WISP-Dist is as embedded Linux distribution for wireless routers based on LEAF Bering and that support Orinoco/Aironet/PrismII cards
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