FreeBSD 802.11a/g Support

ByTor-2112 writes "If you are like me, you feel like the "next generation" 802.11 technology was leaving the group of people who got the revolution started in the first place -- the Linux/BSD network enthusiasts -- out in the cold. Well No more. With help from Atheros Comunications, Sam Leffler has built a new 802.11 layer for BSD and drivers for the Atheros chipsets (which are found on many of your 11a/g cards). A Linux version of the driver is here. I will certainly make sure to recommend these supported cards to all my friends."

Comments

802.1x and Dynamic WEP

[riclewis]

We still won't be really caught up in the corporate business world until 802.1x and Dynamic WEP are supported by BSD and Linux. Without these security measures, wireless connections are too insecure to be used for anything other than the "oooh cool!" factor. Ric

How hard is it anyway

[Znonymous Coward]

for companies to release open source drivers for BSD and GNU/Linux? I'm always seeing drivers disks that have NT, DOS, and OS/2 drivers. You would think that they could scrap DOS and OS/2 development and switch to Linux. /Rant