| HostAP | |
| Latest Release Version: | 0.6.9 |
| Latest Release Date: | March 23, 2009 |
| Operating System: | Linux |
| License: | GPLv2 |
| Website: | w1.fi |
| Genre: | WLAN device drivers |
| Developer: | Jouni Malinen & others |
HostAP is a IEEE 802.11 device driver for Linux. It works with cards using the obsolete Conexant (formerly Intersil) Prism 2/2.5/3 chipset and supports Host AP mode, which allows a WLAN card to perform all the functions of a wireless access point.
The driver code was written by Jouni Malinen, hired by Atheros in 2008,[1] and was included into the main kernel tree in Linux 2.6.14.
As of November 2016, HostAP is officially obsolete in the Linux kernel.[2]