Wireless network cards for computers require control software to make them function (firmware, device drivers). This is a list of the status of some open-source drivers for 802.11 wireless network cards.
Linux
Status
Driver capabilities
DragonFly BSD
FreeBSD
Status
Driver capabilities
NetBSD
OpenBSD
The following is an incomplete list of supported wireless devices:
Status
Driver capabilities
Solaris and OpenSolaris
Darwin, OpenDarwin and macOS
Notes
References
- http://support.intel.com/support/notebook/sb/CS-006408.htm
- The SourceForge IPW websites (ipw 2100,ipw2200 and ipw3945)
- The FSF website for the Ralink and Realtek cards
- Kerneltrap for the list of OpenBSD drivers
- The OpenSolaris website for the list of OpenSolaris and Solaris drivers
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070927014705/http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2084
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060908050351/http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php/Rt2x00_beta
- http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wireless.html
- rt2x00 README from cvs
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2007/2/9/323
External links