View source for Hostapd

This page is for now a quick draft on how to enable '''hostapd''' on the Samsung NC10 ([[Minimoy]])

== References ==
* Mail from ''Steven Buytaert'' (2011 Sept 6th), referring to '''hostapd''' package and '''nl80211''' driver.

Generic pages from ''Linux Wireless'':
* http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd (hostapd is an ''IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP/RADIUS Authenticator''. This page is dedicated to the Linux documentation of it's implementation and use)
** http://w1.fi/hostapd/ (homepage of ''hostapd'')
* http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Documentation/mac80211 (mac80211 is a framework which driver developers can use to write drivers for SoftMAC wireless devices)
* http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers (page listing the mac80211 drivers)
: Note that this page indicates that '''AP''' support is available for '''ath5k''' driver (such as on [[Minimoy]]) but not for the '''iwlagn''' driver (such as on [[nxl67002]] or [[gryphon]]... gasp!)
* http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Documentation/mac80211?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=mac80211.pdf (Johannes Berg's presentation)

For intel cards:
* http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=mac80211 (general information about the the mac80211 subsystem)
** http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=mac80211&n=HOWTO-mac80211 (how to install the mac80211 subsystem on your system)

For atheros cards (as on [[Minimoy]]):
* http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/Atheros (main page dedicated to all Atheros drivers)
* http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath5k (page dedicated to '''ath5k''' driver)
* http://wiki.debian.org/ath5k (Debian page on ath5k)