Existing Linux Wireless drivers
We currently have a fair amount of working drivers that cover most of the available wireless networking cards. However, they don't implement all features and may have some issues, due to various reasons like companies not providing specs. Below is an alphabetically sorted list of drivers and what they currently can and can't do.
- ["en/users/Drivers/adm8211" ADMtek (adm8211)]
- ["en/users/Drivers/bcm43xx" Broadcom (bcm43xx)]
- ["en/users/Drivers/p54" Intersil (p54)]
- ["en/users/Drivers/zd1211rw" Zydas (zd1211rw)]
TODO: The list is incomplete
Intel has launched a new site for all of their devices. Check it out at
[http://intellinuxwireless.org/] (ipw3945)
Supported modes
Driver |
Station mode |
AccessPoint mode |
Ad-hoc mode |
A/B/G |
adm8211 |
yes |
no |
no |
B |
bcm43xx |
yes |
yes* |
no |
B/G |
p54 |
yes |
no |
no |
B/G |
zd1211rw |
yes |
no |
no |
B/G |
ipw3945 |
yes |
? |
? |
A/B/G |
* => wireless-dev development kernel only
FIXME: How to get borderlines in the table above?