The "getting started" guide for new users madwifi.org
MadWifi is a Linux driver for IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN devices that are based on chipsets from Atheros. It supports all relevant modes of operation (client, Access Point, 802.11 IBSS aka ad-hoc, ahdemo, WDS, monitor), state-of-the-art encryption (WPA, WPA2, 802.1x), Multi-SSID operation, and more.
The driver itself is open source, but requires the use of a Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) that is available in precompiled binary-only form for many different architectures.
Ohloh Analysis Summary
- Mostly written in C/C++
- Mature, well-established codebase
- Increasing year-over-year development activity
Updated 04 Jul 2008 19:22 UTC
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- Homepage
- http://madwifi.org
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- Licensed under
- BSD-ish License and GNU General Public License 2.0
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drivers linux 11b networking wifi wlan wireless wi-fi network 11g driver kernel_module
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| Codebase | 78,599 |
| Effort (est.) | 20 Person Years |
| Avg. Salary | $ year |
| $ 1,075,426 | |
