Long Range Wireless Technology

YunusBookwala explain how to use the HostAPdriver, especially to set up an Access Point. JrgAlbert is maintaining the RealTek OpenSource drivers. Tarmo Jrvalt has long listsof cards containing various chipsets, one page per chipset,including some Google Ads. Dave Koberstein was themaintainer of the Proxim RangeLan2 Linux driver, and he had mailing listabout it. AndreasNeuhaus was the maintainer of the Wavelan IEEE Linuxdriver.

This allow to do IP bridging on any802. 11 card instead of MAC bridging. They have tested the latest products fromthe big names. SeattleWireless has pretty long list of laptop specificpages. The Linux Pcmciapackage. Synack Communications has done some testing of the PowerConsumptions of some common Wireless LANs. Roger Coudhas developped an impressive package to predict the performance andcoverage of radio system based on the HostAP driver. The Arlan WirelessRouter Howto explain how to use any wireless LAN as point topoint data link between distant houses. Ketrenos and Intel have their own branch of the mac80211stack for their newer Centrino drivers.

Jouni Malinen hasdeveloped driver for the No Wires Needed wirelessLAN. MarkS. Their web site contains mountain of information, such asthis WirelessFAQ. Another excellent Wirelesslink Howto, where they describe in details all the step by stepoperations theory, hardware, software… of using the Symphony orother Wireless LAN as point to point connection betweendistant houses. Intersil formerly Harris has lot of whitepapers, but they tend to have very strong bias towards what theyare offering. Personal Telco want tobuild alternative communication networks in the area ofPortland. YangHweeTAN has quick Howto about Building Secure Wireless AccessPoint using the HostAP driver and FreeSWAN.

He has mailinglist about it. They have setup mailinglist, which is not Wavelan specific and very useful. Intersil formerly Harris has lot of whitepapers, but they tend to have very complete page on Linux BlueToothsupport, linking to all information available on the on thissubject, but hasnt updated it in since SeattleWireless has pretty long list of cards, but theinformation on this page is not always correct, so double check. The web page of Alan Coxwho process my patches before they go in the kernel has some infoabout Linux and Networking.

Elektrosmog wantsfast Internet everywhere, starting in Sweeden. Thisstack is currently in the Linuxkernel 2. 6. 17 and used by various drivers Broadcom, Zydas…. TillStraumann has created Linux distribution for Airport torun Linux directly on the Airport or RG1000 Access Point. The NTIA maintain chart of thefrequencies in use in the US. NicolaiLangfeldt has short list of PrismII cards for which manyLinux drivers are available. JacekPliszka has many tips on how to identify the various card,especially USB devices. Also, there is an LRP AironetHowto.