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Why implement a Wireless Access Point with Linux Kernel modules from the MadWifi project?

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 8 comments
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Thanks to the use of the MadWifi modules by the Linux kernel, it is possible to implement a Wireless Access Point with a Personal Computer or an Embedded Device that has a WiFi network card (PCI or MiniPCI) with an Atheros chipset. This feature is available starting with version 1.0.beta8 of Zeroshell, which introduces WiFi support in either AP (Access Point) or STA mode (in which a Zeroshell router/bridge can be associated as a client in a Wireless LAN).

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Comments (8)

techiem2 ·
I hadn't realized the madwifi/hostapd setup was so powerful. Now I want one....

lol
tuxchick ·
Smart people who own the Linux Networking Cookbook know all about it, sheesh. ;) The Madwifi/hostapd combination works great, I've been making homegrown WAPs with it for a long time with Pyramid Linux and Voyage Linux. Zeroshell is really nice, this is a good addition to it.

Scott_Ruecker Story submitter ·
Those darn smart people...
dinotrac ·
Non-celebrity testimonial:

The Linux Networking Cookbook is the best Networking Cookbook I have ever used.

Good stuff for Samba, security, routers, etc.

No desserts, though.
techiem2 ·
Quoting:Smart people who own the Linux Networking Cookbook know all about it, sheesh. ;)


I have it....in my Amazon wishlist... lol.

/me needs more expendable income....
hkwint ·
Quoting:Smart people who own the Linux Networking Cookbook know all about it, sheesh.


Uhm, I own it, but I haven't read that particular chapter. Is 'having read it' also a prerequisite?
dinotrac ·
Hans :

No. That's actually the best thing about the book. It's not a book for reading so much as it is a book for using. So --

Ask the quesiton :"Hey? Wonder if I could use Linux to set up a Linux Wireless Access Point? Maybe it's in the cookbook."
tuxchick ·
Aw, I'm blushing. I think it's pretty good too :)

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