[Linux-wlan-ng-devel] Bug#447812: Bug#447812: linux-wlan-ng-source: prism driver merged into linux mainline

[Moritz Muehlenhoff]

On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 10:29:18AM +0200, Enrico Tassi wrote:
> severity 447812 normal
> thanks 
> 
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 11:39:01PM +0200, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
> > Package: linux-wlan-ng-source
> > Severity: important
> > 
> > The prism driver is now present in the regular linux-2.6 package,
> > so the -source package can likely be dropped?
> > 
> > Maybe even the userland tools are obsolete now, in which case the
> > entire package can be dropped?
> 
> could you please better detail which 'prism' driver is inside the
> mainline? AFASK not this one (that supports USB prism2/2.5 based
> devices and does not support wireless extensions fully).

Does linux-wlan-ng support anything not covered by this driver?

config HOSTAP
        tristate "IEEE 802.11 for Host AP (Prism2/2.5/3 and WEP/TKIP/CCMP)"
        depends on WLAN_80211
        select WIRELESS_EXT
        select IEEE80211
        select IEEE80211_CRYPT_WEP
        ---help---
        Shared driver code for IEEE 802.11b wireless cards based on
        Intersil Prism2/2.5/3 chipset. This driver supports so called
        Host AP mode that allows the card to act as an IEEE 802.11
        access point.

        See <http://hostap.epitest.fi/> for more information about the
        Host AP driver configuration and tools. This site includes
        information and tools (hostapd and wpa_supplicant) for WPA/WPA2
        support.

        This option includes the base Host AP driver code that is shared by
        different hardware models. You will also need to enable support for
        PLX/PCI/CS version of the driver to actually use the driver.

        The driver can be compiled as a module and it will be called
        "hostap.ko".

Cheers,
        Moritz