Linux gains enhanced WiFi stack
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 2:49 pm
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS1977847793.html
"If merged into the mainline Linux tree, Devicescape's driver could provide native kernel implementations of a variety of things that currently make it challenging for companies and community developers to write WiFi device drivers. The driver includes an 802.11 stack with software MAC (media access controller), hostapd, wep, wpa, wme, a "link-layer bridging module," and a QoS (quality of service) implementation. Marketing VP Glenn Flinchbaugh comments, "[Our driver] makes it easier for someone to add a WiFi driver, because they only have to write a thin, low-level driver that maps to the API, in order to enable the latest and greatest WiFi chipsets.""
This is very very positive news, with NetworkManager getting better rapidly, I think this is just exciting, the day the wireless problems ends might not be as big a pipe dream as once thought to be.
"If merged into the mainline Linux tree, Devicescape's driver could provide native kernel implementations of a variety of things that currently make it challenging for companies and community developers to write WiFi device drivers. The driver includes an 802.11 stack with software MAC (media access controller), hostapd, wep, wpa, wme, a "link-layer bridging module," and a QoS (quality of service) implementation. Marketing VP Glenn Flinchbaugh comments, "[Our driver] makes it easier for someone to add a WiFi driver, because they only have to write a thin, low-level driver that maps to the API, in order to enable the latest and greatest WiFi chipsets.""
This is very very positive news, with NetworkManager getting better rapidly, I think this is just exciting, the day the wireless problems ends might not be as big a pipe dream as once thought to be.