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At a very basic level, HostAP [1] is simply turning a Linux [2] box
(with a Prism2/2.5/3 card) into an Access Point [3]. i.e., it takes
care of IEEE [4] 802.11 [5] management functions in the host computer
and acts as an AP without requiring any special firmware for the
wireless LAN card.
HostAP [6] is also a complete driver for the Prism2 Chipset and will
permit the card to run as an Access Point [7], in client(managed)
mode, ad-hoc [8] mode or RFMon (Monitor) mode.
The Host AP website [9] has all the information you need to get it
configured.
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RELATED SOFTWARE
Wewimo [10] (WEb WIFi MOnitor) is a small script for monitoring
computers connected to an access point running Linux and the hostap
driver for WiFi [11] cards. It runs as a cgi script for display in a
browser.
Links:
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[1] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?HostAP
[2] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?Linux
[3] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AccessPoint
[4] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?IEEE
[5] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?802.11
[6] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?HostAP
[7] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AccessPoint
[8] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AdHocMode
[9] http://hostap.epitest.fi/
[10] http://www.mobilnews.cz/honza/en_prog_linux_wewimo.php
[11] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?WiFi
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