Comparison of open-source wireless drivers
Updated: 11/6/2025, 1:46:02 AM Wikipedia source
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.
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· Linux › Status
adm8211
adm8211
Driver family
adm8211
Driver
adm8211
Chipsets
ADMtek ADM8211 (802.11b MAC/BBP)
Chipset PHY Modes
b
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPLv2
Development
With support from Infineon / ADMtek
at76c50x‑usb
at76c50x‑usb
Driver family
at76c50x‑usb
Driver
at76c50x-usb
Chipsets
Atmel AT76C503 / AT76C505 based USB WLAN adapters
Chipset PHY Modes
b
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Depends on the model
License
GPLv2
Development
?
acx100
acx100
Driver family
acx100
Driver
acx1xx
Chipsets
Texas Instruments ACX100, ACX111, TNETW1450
Chipset PHY Modes
b/g
Integration in mainline
No
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
Dual BSD/MPL
Development
Reverse-engineered
airo
airo
Driver family
airo
Driver
airoairo
Chipsets
Cisco Systems Aironet 4500/4800 and 340/350
Chipset PHY Modes
b
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
No
License
Dual GPLv2 and BSD
Development
?
athatheros
athatheros
Driver family
athatheros
Driver
ar5523
Chipsets
Atheros AR5523 based USB dongles
Chipset PHY Modes
a/b/g
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
ISC
Development
Reverse-engineered
ath5k
ath5k
Driver family
ath5k
Driver
Atheros AR2413, AR2414, AR2417, AR2425, AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5213, AR5413, AR5414, AR5423, AR5424
Chipsets
a/b/g
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes (since 2.6.25)
Integration in mainline
—
Non-free firmware required
Dual GPL/BSD
License
Reverse-engineered
ath6kl
ath6kl
Driver family
ath6kl
Driver
Atheros AR6003, AR6004 (SDIO), AR6004 (USB)
Chipsets
a/b/g
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
ISC
License
Written by Atheros
ath9k
ath9k
Driver family
ath9k
Driver
Atheros chips with 802.11n support
Chipsets
a/b/g/n
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes (since 2.6.27)
Integration in mainline
— proprietary blob only required for Bluetooth (Purism / NovaCustom)
Non-free firmware required
ISC
License
Written by Atheros
ath9k_htc
ath9k_htc
Driver family
ath9k_htc
Driver
Atheros AR9271, AR7010 (USB-PCIe bridge with AR928x chips)
Chipsets
b/g/n
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes (since 2.6.35)
Integration in mainline
No
Non-free firmware required
ISC
License
Written by Qualcomm Atheros
ath10k
ath10k
Driver family
ath10k
Driver
Qualcomm Atheros chips with 802.11ac support
Chipsets
a/b/g/n/ac
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes (since 3.11)
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
ISC
License
Written by Qualcomm Atheros
ath11k
ath11k
Driver family
ath11k
Driver
Qualcomm Atheros chips with 802.11ax support
Chipsets
a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes (since 5.6)
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
ISC
License
Written by Qualcomm Atheros
ath12k
ath12k
Driver family
ath12k
Driver
Qualcomm Atheros chips with 802.11be support
Chipsets
a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes (since 6.0)
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
ISC
License
Written by Qualcomm Atheros
carl9170
carl9170
Driver family
carl9170
Driver
Atheros AR9170 (802.11n USB)
Chipsets
a/b/g/n
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes (since 3.0)
Integration in mainline
No
Non-free firmware required
GPL
License
Qualcomm Atheros-supported
wil6210
wil6210
Driver family
wil6210
Driver
Wilocity wil6210, 802.11ad 60GHz
Chipsets
ad
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
ISC
License
Written by Qualcomm Atheros
atmel
atmel
Driver family
atmel
Driver
atmel
Chipsets
Atmel at76c502 at76c504 and at76c506 wireless cards
Chipset PHY Modes
b
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPLv2+
Development
Reverse-engineered
b43
b43
Driver family
b43
Driver
b43b43
Chipsets
Broadcom BCM43xx SoC
Chipset PHY Modes
a/b/g/n
Integration in mainline
Yes (since 2.6.24)
Non-free firmware required
Experimental OSS firmware
License
GPL
Development
Reverse-engineered
b43legacy
b43legacy
Driver family
b43legacy
Driver
b43legacybcm43xx
Chipsets
Broadcom BCM4301, BCM4303, and BCM4306 rev 1 and 2
Chipset PHY Modes
a/b/g
Integration in mainline
Yes (since 2.6.24)
Non-free firmware required
Experimental OSS firmware
License
GPL
Development
Reverse-engineered
brcm80211
brcm80211
Driver family
brcm80211
Driver
brcmfmacbrcm80211
Chipsets
PCIe devices: Broadcom 4356, 43567, 43570, 4358, 4359, 43602, 4365, 4366 SDIO devices: Broadcom 4329, 4330, 4334, 43340, 43341, 43241, 4335, 4339, 43362, 43430, 43455, 4354, 43143 USB devices: Broadcom 43235, 43236, 43238, 43143, 43242, 43566, 43569
Chipset PHY Modes
a/b/g/n/ac
Integration in mainline
Yes (since 3.2)
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
ISC
Development
Written by Broadcom
brcmsmac
brcmsmac
Driver family
brcmsmac
Driver
Broadcom BCM4313, BCM43224, BCM43225
Chipsets
a/b/g/n
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes (since 3.2)
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
ISC
License
Written by Broadcom
cw1200
cw1200
Driver family
cw1200
Driver
cw1200
Chipsets
ST-Ericsson CW1100 & CW1200 WLAN chipsets
Chipset PHY Modes
?
Integration in mainline
Yes (since 3.11)
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPLv2
Development
?
hostap
hostap
Driver family
hostap
Driver
hostapHostAP
Chipsets
Intersil PRISM-II, PRISM-2.5, PRISM 3
Chipset PHY Modes
?
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Depends on the model
License
GPLv2
ipw2x00
ipw2x00
Driver family
ipw2x00
Driver
ipw2100ipw2200
Chipsets
Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 and 2200 Network Connection (802.11b)
Chipset PHY Modes
?
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPL
Development
Written by Intel
iwlegacy
iwlegacy
Driver family
iwlegacy
Driver
iwlegacyiwl3945iwl4965
Chipsets
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 3945ABG, 4965AGN
Chipset PHY Modes
?
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPL
iwlwifi
iwlwifi
Driver family
iwlwifi
Driver
iwlwifi
Chipsets
Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN - Wireless-N/Advanced-N/Ultimate-N: 6250AGN, 6200AGN, 6300AGN, 1000BGN, 5150AGN, 5100AGN, 5300AGN, 5350AGN, 6005, 6030, 6150BGN, 100BGN, 130BGN, AX200, AX210 and BE200
Chipset PHY Modes
a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
Dual GPL/BSD
Development
Written by Intel
libertas
libertas
Driver family
libertas
Driver
libertas
Chipsets
Marvell 88W8686 SDIO Libertas 8388 (USB) 802.11b/g, 8385 (CompactFlash) 802.11b/g, 8385/8686/8688 (SDIO) 802.11b/g, 8686 (SPI) 802.11b/g, 88W8388
Chipset PHY Modes
?
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPL
Development
Marvell-supported
libertas_tf
libertas_tf
Driver family
libertas_tf
Driver
libertas_tf
Chipsets
Marvell 8388 (USB) WLAN Thinfirm Driver (OLPC)
Chipset PHY Modes
b/g
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPL
Development
cozybit, Marvell-supported
mt76
mt76
Driver family
mt76
Driver
mt76
Chipsets
MediaTek MT76xxx, MT79xxxx
Chipset PHY Modes
a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Integration in mainline
Yes (since 4.19)
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
ISC
Development
With support from MediaTek
mt7601u
mt7601u
Driver family
mt7601u
Driver
mt7601u
Chipsets
MediaTek MT7601U
Chipset PHY Modes
b/g/n
Integration in mainline
Yes (since 4.2)
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPLv2
mwifiex
mwifiex
Driver family
mwifiex
Driver
mwifiex
Chipsets
WiFi-Ex Driver for Marvell SD8786/SD8787/SD8797 (SDIO), 8766/8897 (PCIe) and 88W8797 (USB)
Chipset PHY Modes
?
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPLv2
Development
Written by Marvell
mwl8k
mwl8k
Driver family
mwl8k
Driver
mwl8k
Chipsets
Marvell TopDog 802.11 Wireless cards: 88W8366, 88W8863, 88W8687, 88W8764
Chipset PHY Modes
?
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPLv2
Development
Written by Marvell
orinoco
orinoco
Driver family
orinoco
Driver
orinoco
Chipsets
Lucent Hermes (WaveLAN/ ORiNOCO); Intersil PRISM-II, PRISM-2.5; Symbol Spectrum24 802.11b
Chipset PHY Modes
?
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Required for WPA support
p54prism54
p54prism54
Driver family
p54prism54
Driver
p54
Chipsets
Prism54: Intersil/Conexant ISL3877, ISL3880, ISL3886, ISL3887, ISL3890
Chipset PHY Modes
?
Integration in mainline
Yes (~Aug 2007)
Non-free firmware required
Experimental OSS firmware
prism54
prism54
Driver family
prism54
Driver
?
Chipsets
Yes (before 2.6.12)
Integration in mainline
Reverse-engineered; obsoleted by p54.
rt2x00
rt2x00
Driver family
rt2x00
Driver
rt2400pci
Chipsets
MediaTek (Ralink) RT2460
Chipset PHY Modes
b
Integration in mainline
Yes (since 2.6.24)
Non-free firmware required
No
License
GPLv2+
Development
rt2x00.serialmonkey.com; From partial documentation and GPL drivers by Ralink
rt2500pci
rt2500pci
Driver family
rt2500pci
Driver
Ralink RT2560
Chipsets
b/g
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
No
Non-free firmware required
GPLv2+
License
rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
rt61pci
rt61pci
Driver family
rt61pci
Driver
Ralink RT2561, RT2561S, RT2661
Chipsets
?
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPLv2+
License
rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
rt2800pci
rt2800pci
Driver family
rt2800pci
Driver
Ralink RT2760, RT2790, RT2860, RT2880, RT2890, RT3052, RT3090, RT3091, RT3092RT3390, RT3060, RT3062, RT3290, RT3562, RT3592, RT5390, RT5392
Chipsets
?
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPLv2+
License
rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
rt2500usb
rt2500usb
Driver family
rt2500usb
Driver
Ralink RT2571 & RT2572
Chipsets
b/g
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
No
Non-free firmware required
GPLv2+
License
rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
rt73usb
rt73usb
Driver family
rt73usb
Driver
Ralink RT2571W, RT2573 & RT2671
Chipsets
?
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPLv2+
License
rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
rt2800usb
rt2800usb
Driver family
rt2800usb
Driver
Ralink RT2770, RT2870, RT3070, RT3071, RT3072RT3370, RT3572, RT5370, RT5572
Chipsets
?
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPLv2+
License
rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
rtl818x
rtl818x
Driver family
rtl818x
Driver
rtl8180
Chipsets
Realtek RTL8180, RTL8185, RTL8187SE
Chipset PHY Modes
b/g
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
No
License
GPL
rtl8187
rtl8187
Driver family
rtl8187
Driver
Realtek RTL8187, RTL8187B
Chipsets
a/b/g
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
No
Non-free firmware required
GPL
rtl8xxxu
rtl8xxxu
Driver family
rtl8xxxu
Driver
rtl819x
Chipsets
Realtek RTL8723AU, RTL8723BU, RTL8188CUS, RTL8192CU, RTL8191EU, RTL8192EU, RTL8188EU, RTL8188RU, RTL8188FU, RTL8192FU
Chipset PHY Modes
b/g/n
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPLv2
Development
fan-made, based on open source drivers released by Realtek
rtlwifi rtl‑wifi
rtlwifi rtl‑wifi
Driver family
rtlwifi rtl‑wifi
Driver
rtl8188ee
Chipsets
Realtek RTL8188EE
Chipset PHY Modes
?
Integration in mainline
Yes (since 2.6.38)
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPL
Development
Written by Realtek et al. Forked from rtl8180-sa2400 project.
rtl8192c
rtl8192c
Driver family
rtl8192c
Driver
Realtek RTL8192C
Chipsets
?
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPL
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtl8192ce
rtl8192ce
Driver family
rtl8192ce
Driver
Realtek RTL8192CE
Chipsets
?
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPL
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtl8192cu
rtl8192cu
Driver family
rtl8192cu
Driver
Realtek RTL8192CU
Chipsets
?
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPL
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtl8192de
rtl8192de
Driver family
rtl8192de
Driver
Realtek RTL8192DE
Chipsets
?
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPL
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtl8192se
rtl8192se
Driver family
rtl8192se
Driver
Realtek RTL8192SE
Chipsets
?
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPL
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtl8723ae
rtl8723ae
Driver family
rtl8723ae
Driver
Realtek RTL8723AE
Chipsets
?
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPL
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtl8188eu
rtl8188eu
Driver family
rtl8188eu
Driver
Realtek RTL8188EU (TP-Link TL-WN725N)
Chipsets
?
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes (since 3.12)
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPL
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtl8821ae
rtl8821ae
Driver family
rtl8821ae
Driver
Realtek RTL8812AE, RTL8821AE
Chipsets
a/b/g/n/ac
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes (since 3.16)
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPL
License
?
rtw88rtw89
rtw88rtw89
Driver family
rtw88rtw89
Driver
rtw88_8822ce
Chipsets
Realtek RTL8822CE
Chipset PHY Modes
a/b/g/n/ac
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
Dual GPLv2 and BSD
Development
Written by Realtek et al.
rtw88_8822be
rtw88_8822be
Driver family
rtw88_8822be
Driver
Realtek RTL8822BE
Chipsets
a/b/g/n/ac
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Dual GPLv2 and BSD
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtw88_8821ce
rtw88_8821ce
Driver family
rtw88_8821ce
Driver
Realtek RTL8821CE
Chipsets
a/b/g/n/ac
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Dual GPLv2 and BSD
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtw88_8723de
rtw88_8723de
Driver family
rtw88_8723de
Driver
Realtek RTL8723DE
Chipsets
b/g/n
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Dual GPLv2 and BSD
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtw88_8822cu
rtw88_8822cu
Driver family
rtw88_8822cu
Driver
Realtek RTL8822CU
Chipsets
a/b/g/n/ac
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Dual GPLv2 and BSD
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtw88_8822bu
rtw88_8822bu
Driver family
rtw88_8822bu
Driver
Realtek RTL8822BU
Chipsets
a/b/g/n/ac
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Dual GPLv2 and BSD
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtw88_8821cu
rtw88_8821cu
Driver family
rtw88_8821cu
Driver
Realtek RTL8821CU
Chipsets
a/b/g/n/ac
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Dual GPLv2 and BSD
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtw88_8723du
rtw88_8723du
Driver family
rtw88_8723du
Driver
Realtek RTL8723DU
Chipsets
b/g/n
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Dual GPLv2 and BSD
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtw89rtw89
rtw89rtw89
Driver family
rtw89rtw89
Driver
rtw89_8852ae
Chipsets
Realtek RTL8852AE
Chipset PHY Modes
a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
Dual GPLv2 and BSD
Development
Written by Realtek et al.
rtw89_8852be
rtw89_8852be
Driver family
rtw89_8852be
Driver
Realtek RTL8852BE
Chipsets
a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Dual GPLv2 and BSD
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rtw89_8852ce
rtw89_8852ce
Driver family
rtw89_8852ce
Driver
Realtek RTL8852CE
Chipsets
a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Dual GPLv2 and BSD
License
Written by Realtek et al.
rsi9113
rsi9113
Driver family
rsi9113
Driver
rsi9113
Chipsets
Redpine Signals SDIO and USB adapters
Integration in mainline
Yes
License
GPL
Development
Written by Redpine Signals Inc.
ti
ti
Driver family
ti
Driver
wl1251
Chipsets
Texas Instruments TI wl1251 (SDIO/SPI)
Chipset PHY Modes
?
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPL
Development
Written by Nokia
wl12xx
wl12xx
Driver family
wl12xx
Driver
Texas Instruments TI wl1271, wl1273, wl1281 and wl1283
Chipsets
?
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes (Only up to 3.2)
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPL
License
Written by Nokia and Texas Instruments
wl18xx
wl18xx
Driver family
wl18xx
Driver
Texas Instruments TI WiLink 8
Chipsets
?
Chipset PHY Modes
Yes
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
GPL
License
Written by Texas Instruments
zd1211rw
zd1211rw
Driver family
zd1211rw
Driver
zd1211rw
Chipsets
ZyDAS ZD1211/ZD1211B (USB)
Chipset PHY Modes
?
Integration in mainline
Yes
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
GPL
Development
various
| Driver family | Driver | Chipsets | Chipset PHY Modes | Integration in mainline | Non-free firmware required | License | Development |
| adm8211 | adm8211 | ADMtek ADM8211 (802.11b MAC/BBP) | b | Yes | Yes | GPLv2 | With support from Infineon / ADMtek |
| at76c50x‑usb | at76c50x-usb | Atmel AT76C503 / AT76C505 based USB WLAN adapters | b | Yes | Depends on the model | GPLv2 | ? |
| acx100 | acx1xx | Texas Instruments ACX100, ACX111, TNETW1450 | b/g | No | Yes | Dual BSD/MPL | Reverse-engineered |
| airo | airoairo | Cisco Systems Aironet 4500/4800 and 340/350 | b | Yes | No | Dual GPLv2 and BSD | ? |
| athatheros | ar5523 | Atheros AR5523 based USB dongles | a/b/g | Yes | Yes | ISC | Reverse-engineered |
| ath5k | Atheros AR2413, AR2414, AR2417, AR2425, AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5213, AR5413, AR5414, AR5423, AR5424 | a/b/g | Yes (since 2.6.25) | — | Dual GPL/BSD | Reverse-engineered | |
| ath6kl | Atheros AR6003, AR6004 (SDIO), AR6004 (USB) | a/b/g | Yes | Yes | ISC | Written by Atheros | |
| ath9k | Atheros chips with 802.11n support | a/b/g/n | Yes (since 2.6.27) | — proprietary blob only required for Bluetooth (Purism / NovaCustom) | ISC | Written by Atheros | |
| ath9k_htc | Atheros AR9271, AR7010 (USB-PCIe bridge with AR928x chips) | b/g/n | Yes (since 2.6.35) | No | ISC | Written by Qualcomm Atheros | |
| ath10k | Qualcomm Atheros chips with 802.11ac support | a/b/g/n/ac | Yes (since 3.11) | Yes | ISC | Written by Qualcomm Atheros | |
| ath11k | Qualcomm Atheros chips with 802.11ax support | a/b/g/n/ac/ax | Yes (since 5.6) | Yes | ISC | Written by Qualcomm Atheros | |
| ath12k | Qualcomm Atheros chips with 802.11be support | a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be | Yes (since 6.0) | Yes | ISC | Written by Qualcomm Atheros | |
| carl9170 | Atheros AR9170 (802.11n USB) | a/b/g/n | Yes (since 3.0) | No | GPL | Qualcomm Atheros-supported | |
| wil6210 | Wilocity wil6210, 802.11ad 60GHz | ad | Yes | Yes | ISC | Written by Qualcomm Atheros | |
| atmel | atmel | Atmel at76c502 at76c504 and at76c506 wireless cards | b | Yes | Yes | GPLv2+ | Reverse-engineered |
| b43 | b43b43 | Broadcom BCM43xx SoC | a/b/g/n | Yes (since 2.6.24) | Experimental OSS firmware | GPL | Reverse-engineered |
| b43legacy | b43legacybcm43xx | Broadcom BCM4301, BCM4303, and BCM4306 rev 1 and 2 | a/b/g | Yes (since 2.6.24) | Experimental OSS firmware | GPL | Reverse-engineered |
| brcm80211 | brcmfmacbrcm80211 | PCIe devices: Broadcom 4356, 43567, 43570, 4358, 4359, 43602, 4365, 4366 SDIO devices: Broadcom 4329, 4330, 4334, 43340, 43341, 43241, 4335, 4339, 43362, 43430, 43455, 4354, 43143 USB devices: Broadcom 43235, 43236, 43238, 43143, 43242, 43566, 43569 | a/b/g/n/ac | Yes (since 3.2) | Yes | ISC | Written by Broadcom |
| brcmsmac | Broadcom BCM4313, BCM43224, BCM43225 | a/b/g/n | Yes (since 3.2) | Yes | ISC | Written by Broadcom | |
| cw1200 | cw1200 | ST-Ericsson CW1100 & CW1200 WLAN chipsets | ? | Yes (since 3.11) | Yes | GPLv2 | ? |
| hostap | hostapHostAP | Intersil PRISM-II, PRISM-2.5, PRISM 3 | ? | Yes | Depends on the model | GPLv2 | |
| ipw2x00 | ipw2100ipw2200 | Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 and 2200 Network Connection (802.11b) | ? | Yes | Yes | GPL | Written by Intel |
| iwlegacy | iwlegacyiwl3945iwl4965 | Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 3945ABG, 4965AGN | ? | Yes | Yes | GPL | |
| iwlwifi | iwlwifi | Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN - Wireless-N/Advanced-N/Ultimate-N: 6250AGN, 6200AGN, 6300AGN, 1000BGN, 5150AGN, 5100AGN, 5300AGN, 5350AGN, 6005, 6030, 6150BGN, 100BGN, 130BGN, AX200, AX210 and BE200 | a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be | Yes | Yes | Dual GPL/BSD | Written by Intel |
| libertas | libertas | Marvell 88W8686 SDIO Libertas 8388 (USB) 802.11b/g, 8385 (CompactFlash) 802.11b/g, 8385/8686/8688 (SDIO) 802.11b/g, 8686 (SPI) 802.11b/g, 88W8388 | ? | Yes | Yes | GPL | Marvell-supported |
| libertas_tf | libertas_tf | Marvell 8388 (USB) WLAN Thinfirm Driver (OLPC) | b/g | Yes | Yes | GPL | cozybit, Marvell-supported |
| mt76 | mt76 | MediaTek MT76xxx, MT79xxxx | a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be | Yes (since 4.19) | Yes | ISC | With support from MediaTek |
| mt7601u | mt7601u | MediaTek MT7601U | b/g/n | Yes (since 4.2) | Yes | GPLv2 | |
| mwifiex | mwifiex | WiFi-Ex Driver for Marvell SD8786/SD8787/SD8797 (SDIO), 8766/8897 (PCIe) and 88W8797 (USB) | ? | Yes | Yes | GPLv2 | Written by Marvell |
| mwl8k | mwl8k | Marvell TopDog 802.11 Wireless cards: 88W8366, 88W8863, 88W8687, 88W8764 | ? | Yes | Yes | GPLv2 | Written by Marvell |
| orinoco | orinoco | Lucent Hermes (WaveLAN/ ORiNOCO); Intersil PRISM-II, PRISM-2.5; Symbol Spectrum24 802.11b | ? | Yes | Required for WPA support | ||
| p54prism54 | p54 | Prism54: Intersil/Conexant ISL3877, ISL3880, ISL3886, ISL3887, ISL3890 | ? | Yes (~Aug 2007) | Experimental OSS firmware | ||
| prism54 | ? | Yes (before 2.6.12) | Reverse-engineered; obsoleted by p54. | ||||
| rt2x00 | rt2400pci | MediaTek (Ralink) RT2460 | b | Yes (since 2.6.24) | No | GPLv2+ | rt2x00.serialmonkey.com; From partial documentation and GPL drivers by Ralink |
| rt2500pci | Ralink RT2560 | b/g | Yes | No | GPLv2+ | rt2x00.serialmonkey.com | |
| rt61pci | Ralink RT2561, RT2561S, RT2661 | ? | Yes | Yes | GPLv2+ | rt2x00.serialmonkey.com | |
| rt2800pci | Ralink RT2760, RT2790, RT2860, RT2880, RT2890, RT3052, RT3090, RT3091, RT3092RT3390, RT3060, RT3062, RT3290, RT3562, RT3592, RT5390, RT5392 | ? | Yes | Yes | GPLv2+ | rt2x00.serialmonkey.com | |
| rt2500usb | Ralink RT2571 & RT2572 | b/g | Yes | No | GPLv2+ | rt2x00.serialmonkey.com | |
| rt73usb | Ralink RT2571W, RT2573 & RT2671 | ? | Yes | Yes | GPLv2+ | rt2x00.serialmonkey.com | |
| rt2800usb | Ralink RT2770, RT2870, RT3070, RT3071, RT3072RT3370, RT3572, RT5370, RT5572 | ? | Yes | Yes | GPLv2+ | rt2x00.serialmonkey.com | |
| rtl818x | rtl8180 | Realtek RTL8180, RTL8185, RTL8187SE | b/g | Yes | No | GPL | |
| rtl8187 | Realtek RTL8187, RTL8187B | a/b/g | Yes | No | GPL | ||
| rtl8xxxu | rtl819x | Realtek RTL8723AU, RTL8723BU, RTL8188CUS, RTL8192CU, RTL8191EU, RTL8192EU, RTL8188EU, RTL8188RU, RTL8188FU, RTL8192FU | b/g/n | Yes | Yes | GPLv2 | fan-made, based on open source drivers released by Realtek |
| rtlwifi rtl‑wifi | rtl8188ee | Realtek RTL8188EE | ? | Yes (since 2.6.38) | Yes | GPL | Written by Realtek et al. Forked from rtl8180-sa2400 project. |
| rtl8192c | Realtek RTL8192C | ? | Yes | GPL | Written by Realtek et al. | ||
| rtl8192ce | Realtek RTL8192CE | ? | Yes | Yes | GPL | Written by Realtek et al. | |
| rtl8192cu | Realtek RTL8192CU | ? | Yes | Yes | GPL | Written by Realtek et al. | |
| rtl8192de | Realtek RTL8192DE | ? | Yes | Yes | GPL | Written by Realtek et al. | |
| rtl8192se | Realtek RTL8192SE | ? | Yes | Yes | GPL | Written by Realtek et al. |
· Linux › Driver capabilities
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Driver
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802.11
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802.11
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802.11
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802.11
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802.11
ad
802.11
ax
802.11
WEP
Wireless Security
WPA2
acx1xx
acx1xx
Driver
acx1xx
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
No
Wireless Security
No
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
?
adm8211
adm8211
Driver
adm8211
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
?
Wireless Security
?
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
No
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
carl9170
carl9170
Driver
carl9170
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
ath5k
ath5k
Driver
ath5k
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
No
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes (2.6.31)
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
ath9k
ath9k
Driver
ath9k
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
No
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
ath9k_htc
ath9k_htc
Driver
ath9k_htc
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
No
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
ath10k
ath10k
Driver
ath10k
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
?
802.11
No
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
ath11k
ath11k
Driver
ath11k
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
?
802.11
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
ath12k
ath12k
Driver
ath12k
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
?
802.11
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
b43
b43
Driver
b43
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
No
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
bcm43xx
bcm43xx
Driver
bcm43xx
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
No
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
No
Ad-Hocmode
?
brcmfmac
brcmfmac
Driver
brcmfmac
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Exp.
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
No
brcmsmac
brcmsmac
Driver
brcmsmac
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
No
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
hostap
hostap
Driver
hostap
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
ipw2100
ipw2100
Driver
ipw2100
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
?
Ad-Hocmode
?
ipw2200
ipw2200
Driver
ipw2200
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
No
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
ipw2200-ap
ipw2200-ap
Driver
ipw2200-ap
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
?
Wireless Security
?
Wireless Security
?
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
?
ipw3945
ipw3945
Driver
ipw3945
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
No
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
islsm (p54u)(archive)
islsm (p54u)(archive)
Driver
islsm (p54u)(archive)
802.11
?
802.11
?
802.11
?
802.11
?
802.11
?
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
No
Wireless Security
No
Wireless Security
No
Monitormode
?
Master(AP) mode
No
Ad-Hocmode
?
iwlwifi (archive)
iwlwifi (archive)
Driver
iwlwifi (archive)
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
?
802.11
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
2.4 GHz onlyExp.
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
libertas (archive)
libertas (archive)
Driver
libertas (archive)
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
?
Wireless Security
?
Wireless Security
?
Monitormode
?
Master(AP) mode
No
Ad-Hocmode
?
madwifi (archive)
madwifi (archive)
Driver
madwifi (archive)
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
mt76
mt76
Driver
mt76
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
?
802.11
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
mt7601u
mt7601u
Driver
mt7601u
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
?
Ad-Hocmode
?
orinoco
orinoco
Driver
orinoco
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
No
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
No
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
p54
p54
Driver
p54
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
prism54
prism54
Driver
prism54
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
No
Wireless Security
?
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
?
rndis_wlan
rndis_wlan
Driver
rndis_wlan
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
No
Master(AP) mode
No
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
rt2x00
rt2x00
Driver
rt2x00
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
rtl818x
rtl818x
Driver
rtl818x
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
No
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
?
Ad-Hocmode
?
rtl8xxxu
rtl8xxxu
Driver
rtl8xxxu
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
No
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
?
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
No
rtw88
rtw88
Driver
rtw88
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
rtw89
rtw89
Driver
rtw89
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
No
zd1201
zd1201
Driver
zd1201
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
No
Wireless Security
No
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
?
zd1211
zd1211
Driver
zd1211
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
?
zd1211rw
zd1211rw
Driver
zd1211rw
802.11
No
802.11
Yes
802.11
Yes
802.11
No
802.11
No
802.11
?
802.11
?
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Wireless Security
Yes
Monitormode
Yes
Master(AP) mode
Yes
Ad-Hocmode
Yes
| Driver | 802.11 | Businterface | Wireless Security | Monitormode | Master(AP) mode | Ad-Hocmode | ||||||||
| a | b | g | n | ac | ad | ax | WEP | WPA | WPA2 | |||||
| acx1xx | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | PCI, Mini PCI, PC card, USB | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
| adm8211 | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | PCI | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes |
| carl9170 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ath5k | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | No | PCI, Mini PCI, PC card, AHB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2.6.31) | Yes |
| ath9k | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | No | PCI, Mini PCI, Mini PCIe, AHB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ath9k_htc | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | No | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ath10k | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | PCI, Mini PCI, AHB, Mini PCIe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ath11k | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | PCI, Mini PCI, AHB, Mini PCIe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ath12k | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | PCI, Mini PCI, AHB, Mini PCIe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| b43 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | No | PCI, Mini PCI, SDIO ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| bcm43xx | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | No | PCI, Mini PCI,Cardbus, PC card | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
| brcmfmac | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | USB, SDIO,PCI Express | Yes | Yes | Yes | Exp. | Yes | No |
| brcmsmac | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | No | PCI, Mini PCI,Mini PCIe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| hostap | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | PCI, Mini PCI,PC card | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ipw2100 | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | Mini PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| ipw2200 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | Mini PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| ipw2200-ap | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | Mini PCI | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
| ipw3945 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | Mini PCI,Mini PCIe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| islsm (p54u)(archive) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | PCI, USB | No | No | No | ? | No | ? |
| iwlwifi (archive) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Mini PCI, Mini PCIe, M.2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | GHz onlyExp. | Yes |
| libertas (archive) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | USB, CF, SDIO | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? |
| madwifi (archive) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | PCI, PC card,Mini PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| mt76 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | PCIe, USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| mt7601u | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| orinoco | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | Mini PCI,PC card | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| p54 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | Mini PCI, USB,Cardbus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| prism54 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | PCI | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
| rndis_wlan | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| rt2x00 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | PCI, USB,Mini PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| rtl818x | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | No | PCI, USB, PC card,Mini PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| rtl8xxxu | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No |
| rtw88 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | USB, SDIO | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| rtw89 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | M.2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| zd1201 | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | USB | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
| zd1211 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| zd1211rw | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
· DragonFly BSD
acx
acx
Driver name
acx
Chipset
Texas InstrumentsACX100/ACX111
Integration
Integrated since 1.5
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Development
Reverse engineering
an
an
Driver name
an
Chipset
Aironet4500/4800
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Bill Paul(FreeBSD)
ath
ath
Driver name
ath
Chipset
Atheros AR5210/AR5211/AR5212/AR5416
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
bwi
bwi
Driver name
bwi
Chipset
BroadcomBCM430x/4318
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
SepherosaZiehau
Development
Reverse engineering
iwi
iwi
Driver name
iwi
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless2200BG/2915ABG
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini(OpenBSD)
Development
Reverse engineering
iwl
iwl
Driver name
iwl
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless2100
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini(OpenBSD)
Development
Reverse engineering
iwm
iwm
Driver name
iwm
Chipset
Intel Dual Band Wireless AC
3160/7260/8260/9260/9270/9560
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
OpenBSD
iwn
iwn
Driver name
iwn
Chipset
Intel 4965/1000/5000/5150/5300/6000/6050
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini(OpenBSD)
Development
Reverse engineering
ral
ral
Driver name
ral
Chipset
Ralink RT2500/RT2501/RT2600
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Ported fromFreeBSD
rtw
rtw
Driver name
rtw
Chipset
RealtekRTL8180L
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
Development
Ported from NetBSD
rum
rum
Driver name
rum
Chipset
RalinkRT2501USB/RT2601USB
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Ported fromFreeBSD
wi
wi
Driver name
wi
Chipset
Lucent Hermes(WaveLAN / ORiNOCO);Intersil PRISM-II, -2.5; Symbol Spectrum24 802.11b
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Bill Paul (FreeBSD)
Development
Documentation based
wpi
wpi
Driver name
wpi
Chipset
Intel3945ABG
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Ported from OpenBSD
| Driver name | Chipset | Integration | Non-free firmware required | License | Original/Primary developer | Development |
| acx | Texas InstrumentsACX100/ACX111 | Integrated since 1.5 | Yes | BSD | Reverse engineering | |
| an | Aironet4500/4800 | Integrated | On Device | BSD | Bill Paul(FreeBSD) | |
| ath | Atheros AR5210/AR5211/AR5212/AR5416 | Integrated | On Device | BSD | ||
| bwi | BroadcomBCM430x/4318 | Integrated | Yes | BSD | SepherosaZiehau | Reverse engineering |
| iwi | Intel PRO/Wireless2200BG/2915ABG | Integrated | Yes | BSD | Damien Bergamini(OpenBSD) | Reverse engineering |
| iwl | Intel PRO/Wireless2100 | Integrated | Yes | BSD | Damien Bergamini(OpenBSD) | Reverse engineering |
| iwm | Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 3160/7260/8260/9260/9270/9560 | Integrated | Yes | BSD | OpenBSD | |
| iwn | Intel 4965/1000/5000/5150/5300/6000/6050 | Integrated | Yes | BSD | Damien Bergamini(OpenBSD) | Reverse engineering |
| ral | Ralink RT2500/RT2501/RT2600 | Integrated | On Device | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Ported fromFreeBSD |
| rtw | RealtekRTL8180L | Integrated | On Device | BSD | Ported from NetBSD | |
| rum | RalinkRT2501USB/RT2601USB | Integrated | On Device | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Ported fromFreeBSD |
| wi | Lucent Hermes(WaveLAN / ORiNOCO);Intersil PRISM-II, -2.5; Symbol Spectrum24 802.11b | Integrated | On Device | BSD | Bill Paul (FreeBSD) | Documentation based |
| wpi | Intel3945ABG | Integrated | On Device | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Ported from OpenBSD |
· FreeBSD › Status
acx
acx
Driver
acx
Chipset
Texas Instruments ACX100/ACX111
Integration
Separate project
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Development
Reverse engineering
an
an
Driver
an
Chipset
Aironet 4500/4800, Cisco Aironet 340/350, Xircom Wireless Ethernet
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Bill Paul (FreeBSD)
arl
arl
Driver
arl
Chipset
Aironet Arlan 655
Integration
Integrated / Removed in 8.0
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
ath
ath
Driver
ath
Chipset
Atheros AR5210/ AR5211/ AR5212/ AR5416 /AR9130 /AR9160 /AR9280 /AR9285 /AR9287 /AR9565 (and derivatives)
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
No
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Originally by Atheros via Sam Leffler (FreeBSD); supported by the community
Development
Documentation based
awi
awi
Driver
awi
Chipset
AMD PCnetMobile
Integration
Integrated / Removed in 8.0
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Bill Sommerfeld (NetBSD), Atsushi Onoe (NetBSD)
bwi
bwi
Driver
bwi
Chipset
Broadcom BCM43xx/4318
Integration
Integrated since 8.0
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Sepherosa Ziehau (DragonFly BSD), Andrew Thompson (FreeBSD), Sam Leffler (FreeBSD)
Development
Ported from DragonFly BSD
bwn
bwn
Driver
bwn
Chipset
Broadcom BCM43xx/4318 v4 firmware
Integration
Integrated since 8.1
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Weongyo Jeong
Development
?
cnw
cnw
Driver
cnw
Chipset
Netwave AirSurfer
Integration
Integrated / Removed in 8.0
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Imported from NetBSD
ipw
ipw
Driver
ipw
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 2100
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD/ FreeBSD)
Development
Reverse engineering
iwi
iwi
Driver
iwi
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/ 2225BG/ 2915ABG
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD/ FreeBSD)
Development
Reverse engineering
iwm
iwm
Driver
iwm
Chipset
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 / 3165 / 7260 / 7265 / 8260
Integration
?
Non-free firmware required
?
Original/ Primary developer
?
Development
?
iwn
iwn
Driver
iwn
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 4965 ABGN/ 5100/ 5300/ 5350/ 1000
Intel Centrino 6000/ 6150/ 6200/ 6205/ 6230/ 6250/ 6300
Integration
Integrated since 8.0 / Available for 7.1 and above as separate patch
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Damien Bergamini, Benjamin Close, Sam Leffler (OpenBSD/ FreeBSD)
Development
Reverse engineering
malo
malo
Driver
malo
Chipset
Marvell 88W8335
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Weongyo Jeong (FreeBSD), Sam Leffler (FreeBSD)
mwl
mwl
Driver
mwl
Chipset
Marvell 88W8363
Integration
Integrated since 8.0
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Sam Leffler (FreeBSD)
Development
?
ral
ral
Driver
ral
Chipset
Ralink RT2500/ RT2501/ RT2600/ RT3090/ RT3592
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD/ FreeBSD)
Development
Based on partial documentation
ray
ray
Driver
ray
Chipset
Raytheon Raylink/ Webgear Aviator
Integration
Integrated / Removed in 8.0
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Imported from NetBSD
rsu
rsu
Driver
rsu
Chipset
Realtek RTL8188SU/ RTL8192SU
Integration
Integrated since 10.0
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD), Imported from OpenBSD by Rui Paulo
Development
?
rum
rum
Driver
rum
Chipset
Ralink RT2501USB/ RT2601USB
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
No
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Niall O'Higgins, Damien Bergamini
Development
Based on partial documentation
run
run
Driver
run
Chipset
Ralink RT2700U/ RT2800U/ RT3000U
Integration
Integrated since 8.1
Non-free firmware required
No
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD), Imported from OpenBSD by Akinori Furukoshi
Development
Based on partial documentation
uath
uath
Driver
uath
Chipset
Atheros AR5005UG/ AR5005UX
Integration
Integrated since 8.0
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Weongyo Jeong (FreeBSD), Sam Leffler (FreeBSD)
Development
?
upgt
upgt
Driver
upgt
Chipset
GW3887 (Conexant/ Intersil PrismGT series)
Integration
Integrated since 8.0
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Imported from OpenBSD
Development
Reverse engineering
ural
ural
Driver
ural
Chipset
Ralink RT2500USB
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD/ FreeBSD)
Development
Based on partial documentation
urtw
urtw
Driver
urtw
Chipset
Realtek RTL8187L/ RTL8187B
Integration
Integrated since 8.0
Non-free firmware required
—
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Weongyo Jeong (FreeBSD)
Development
?
urtwn
urtwn
Driver
urtwn
Chipset
Realtek RTL8188CU/ RTL8188EU/ RTL8192CU
Integration
Integrated since 10.0
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD / FreeBSD)
Development
Reverse engineering
wi
wi
Driver
wi
Chipset
Lucent Hermes (WaveLAN/ ORiNOCO); Intersil PRISM-2, PRISM-2.5, PRISM-3; Symbol Spectrum24 802.11b (Symbol support removed in 8.0)
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
On Device
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Bill Paul (FreeBSD)
Development
Documentation based
wpi
wpi
Driver
wpi
Chipset
Intel PRO/ Wireless 3945ABG
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
Yes
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Damien Bergamini, Benjamin Close
Development
Reverse engineering
zyd
zyd
Driver
zyd
Chipset
ZyDAS ZD1211/ ZD1211B
Integration
Integrated
Non-free firmware required
No
License
BSD
Original/ Primary developer
Florian Stoehr, Damien Bergamini, Jonathan Gray (OpenBSD)
Development
Documentation based
| Driver | Chipset | Integration | Non-free firmware required | License | Original/ Primary developer | Development |
| acx | Texas Instruments ACX100/ACX111 | Separate project | Yes | BSD | Reverse engineering | |
| an | Aironet 4500/4800, Cisco Aironet 340/350, Xircom Wireless Ethernet | Integrated | On Device | BSD | Bill Paul (FreeBSD) | |
| arl | Aironet Arlan 655 | Integrated / Removed in 8.0 | On Device | BSD | ||
| ath | Atheros AR5210/ AR5211/ AR5212/ AR5416 /AR9130 /AR9160 /AR9280 /AR9285 /AR9287 /AR9565 (and derivatives) | Integrated | No | BSD | Originally by Atheros via Sam Leffler (FreeBSD); supported by the community | Documentation based |
| awi | AMD PCnetMobile | Integrated / Removed in 8.0 | On Device | BSD | Bill Sommerfeld (NetBSD), Atsushi Onoe (NetBSD) | |
| bwi | Broadcom BCM43xx/4318 | Integrated since 8.0 | Yes | BSD | Sepherosa Ziehau (DragonFly BSD), Andrew Thompson (FreeBSD), Sam Leffler (FreeBSD) | Ported from DragonFly BSD |
| bwn | Broadcom BCM43xx/4318 v4 firmware | Integrated since 8.1 | Yes | BSD | Weongyo Jeong | ? |
| cnw | Netwave AirSurfer | Integrated / Removed in 8.0 | On Device | BSD | Imported from NetBSD | |
| ipw | Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 | Integrated | Yes | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD/ FreeBSD) | Reverse engineering |
| iwi | Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/ 2225BG/ 2915ABG | Integrated | Yes | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD/ FreeBSD) | Reverse engineering |
| iwm | Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 / 3165 / 7260 / 7265 / 8260 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| iwn | Intel PRO/Wireless 4965 ABGN/ 5100/ 5300/ 5350/ 1000 Intel Centrino 6000/ 6150/ 6200/ 6205/ 6230/ 6250/ 6300 | Integrated since 8.0 / Available for 7.1 and above as separate patch | Yes | BSD | Damien Bergamini, Benjamin Close, Sam Leffler (OpenBSD/ FreeBSD) | Reverse engineering |
| malo | Marvell 88W8335 | Integrated | Yes | BSD | Weongyo Jeong (FreeBSD), Sam Leffler (FreeBSD) | |
| mwl | Marvell 88W8363 | Integrated since 8.0 | Yes | BSD | Sam Leffler (FreeBSD) | ? |
| ral | Ralink RT2500/ RT2501/ RT2600/ RT3090/ RT3592 | Integrated | On Device | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD/ FreeBSD) | Based on partial documentation |
| ray | Raytheon Raylink/ Webgear Aviator | Integrated / Removed in 8.0 | On Device | BSD | Imported from NetBSD | |
| rsu | Realtek RTL8188SU/ RTL8192SU | Integrated since 10.0 | Yes | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD), Imported from OpenBSD by Rui Paulo | ? |
| rum | Ralink RT2501USB/ RT2601USB | Integrated | No | BSD | Niall O'Higgins, Damien Bergamini | Based on partial documentation |
| run | Ralink RT2700U/ RT2800U/ RT3000U | Integrated since 8.1 | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD), Imported from OpenBSD by Akinori Furukoshi | Based on partial documentation |
| uath | Atheros AR5005UG/ AR5005UX | Integrated since 8.0 | Yes | BSD | Weongyo Jeong (FreeBSD), Sam Leffler (FreeBSD) | ? |
| upgt | GW3887 (Conexant/ Intersil PrismGT series) | Integrated since 8.0 | Yes | BSD | Imported from OpenBSD | Reverse engineering |
| ural | Ralink RT2500USB | Integrated | On Device | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD/ FreeBSD) | Based on partial documentation |
| urtw | Realtek RTL8187L/ RTL8187B | Integrated since 8.0 | — | BSD | Weongyo Jeong (FreeBSD) | ? |
| urtwn | Realtek RTL8188CU/ RTL8188EU/ RTL8192CU | Integrated since 10.0 | Yes | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD / FreeBSD) | Reverse engineering |
| wi | Lucent Hermes (WaveLAN/ ORiNOCO); Intersil PRISM-2, PRISM-2.5, PRISM-3; Symbol Spectrum24 802.11b (Symbol support removed in 8.0) | Integrated | On Device | BSD | Bill Paul (FreeBSD) | Documentation based |
| wpi | Intel PRO/ Wireless 3945ABG | Integrated | Yes | BSD | Damien Bergamini, Benjamin Close | Reverse engineering |
| zyd | ZyDAS ZD1211/ ZD1211B | Integrated | No | BSD | Florian Stoehr, Damien Bergamini, Jonathan Gray (OpenBSD) | Documentation based |
· FreeBSD › Driver capabilities
acx
acx
Driver
acx
802.11
802.11a?, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
?
WPA2
?
Monitor mode
?
Master mode
?
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
an
an
Driver
an
802.11
802.11b
WEP
Yes
WPA
?
WPA2
?
Monitor mode
?
Master mode
?
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
arl
arl
Driver
arl
802.11
N/A
WEP
?
WPA
?
WPA2
?
Monitor mode
?
Master mode
?
Ad-Hoc mode
?
ath
ath
Driver
ath
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
awi
awi
Driver
awi
802.11
N/A
WEP
?
WPA
?
WPA2
?
Monitor mode
?
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
bwi
bwi
Driver
bwi
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
cnw
cnw
Driver
cnw
802.11
N/A
WEP
?
WPA
?
WPA2
?
Monitor mode
?
Master mode
?
Ad-Hoc mode
?
ipw
ipw
Driver
ipw
802.11
802.11b
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
iwi
iwi
Driver
iwi
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
iwn
iwn
Driver
iwn
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
malo
malo
Driver
malo
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
mwl
mwl
Driver
mwl
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
No
ral
ral
Driver
ral
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
ray
ray
Driver
ray
802.11
N/A
WEP
?
WPA
?
WPA2
?
Monitor mode
No
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
rum
rum
Driver
rum
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
run
run
Driver
run
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
uath
uath
Driver
uath
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
upgt
upgt
Driver
upgt
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
ural
ural
Driver
ural
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
urtw
urtw
Driver
urtw
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
wi
wi
Driver
wi
802.11
802.11b
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes (since 8.0)
WPA2
Yes (since 8.0)
Monitor mode
Yes (since 8.0?)
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
wpi
wpi
Driver
wpi
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
zyd
zyd
Driver
zyd
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
| Driver | 802.11 | Bus interface | WEP | WPA | WPA2 | Monitor mode | Master mode | Ad-Hoc mode |
| acx | 802.11a?, 802.11b, 802.11g | Cardbus, PCI | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| an | 802.11b | Cardbus, PCI, ISA | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| arl | N/A | ISA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| ath | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n | Cardbus, PCI, Mini PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| awi | N/A | PC Card | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| bwi | 802.11b, 802.11g | Cardbus, PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| cnw | N/A | Cardbus | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| ipw | 802.11b | Mini PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| iwi | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | Mini PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| iwn | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n | Mini PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| malo | 802.11b, 802.11g | PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| mwl | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n | PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| ral | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | Cardbus, PCI, Mini PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ray | N/A | PC Card | ? | ? | ? | No | No | Yes |
| rum | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| run | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| uath | 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| upgt | 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| ural | 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| urtw | 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| wi | 802.11b | PC Card, Cardbus, PCI | Yes | Yes (since 8.0) | Yes (since 8.0) | Yes (since 8.0?) | Yes | Yes |
| wpi | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | Mini PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| zyd | 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
· NetBSD
an
an
Driver
an
Chipset
Aironet 4500/4800, Cisco Aironet 340/350
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Bill Paul (FreeBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from FreeBSD
Free software
Yes
ath
ath
Driver
ath
Chipset
Atheros AR521*/ AR2413/ AR2417/ AR5413/ AR5416/ AR5424/ AR9160
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Sam Leffler (FreeBSD)
Development methodologies
Binary blobs ported from FreeBSD
Free software
Yes
athn
athn
Driver
athn
Chipset
Atheros AR5008 up to the AR9287
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
atu
atu
Driver
atu
Chipset
Atmel at76c503/ at76c503a/ at76c505/ at76c505a
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Dan Vreeken (FreeBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
atw
atw
Driver
atw
Chipset
ADMtek ADM8211
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
David Young (NetBSD)
Free software
Yes
awi
awi
Driver
awi
Chipset
AMD PCnetMobile
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Free software
Yes
bwi
bwi
Driver
bwi
Chipset
Broadcom BCM430x/4318
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Sepherosa Ziehau (DragonflyBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from Dragonfly BSD
Free software
Yes
cnw
cnw
Driver
cnw
Chipset
Netwave AirSurfer
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Free software
Yes
ipw
ipw
Driver
ipw
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 2100
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
iwi
iwi
Driver
iwi
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2915ABG
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
iwm
iwm
Driver
iwm
Chipset
Intel Wireless WiFi 7260, 7265, 3160
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Antti Kantee (NetBSD)
Free software
Yes
iwn
iwn
Driver
iwn
Chipset
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965/ 5000/ 1000/ 6000
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
malo
malo
Driver
malo
Chipset
Marvell 88W8335/88W8310
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Claudio Jeker (OpenBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
otus
otus
Driver
otus
Chipset
Atheros AR9001U
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
ral
ral
Driver
ral
Chipset
Ralink RT2500/ RT2501/ RT2600/ RT2500USB/RT3592
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
ray
ray
Driver
ray
Chipset
Raytheon Raylink / WebGear Aviator
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Christian E. Hopps (NetBSD)
Free software
Yes
rtw
rtw
Driver
rtw
Chipset
Realtek RTL8180L
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
David Young (NetBSD)
Free software
Yes
rtwn
rtwn
Driver
rtwn
Chipset
Realtek RTL8188CE and RTL8192CE
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Stefan Sperling (OpenBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
run
run
Driver
run
Chipset
Ralink RT2700U, RT2800U and RT3000U
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
upgt
upgt
Driver
upgt
Chipset
Conexant/Intersil PrismGT SoftMAC USB IEEE 802.11b/g
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Marcus Glocker (OpenBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
urtw
urtw
Driver
urtw
Chipset
Realtek RTL8187B/L
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Weongyo Jeong (FreeBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from FreeBSD
Free software
Yes
urtwn
urtwn
Driver
urtwn
Chipset
Realtek RTL8188CUS, RTL8188CE-VAU, RTL8188EUS, RTL8188RU, and RTL8192CU
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
wi
wi
Driver
wi
Chipset
Lucent Technologies WaveLAN/IEEE and PRISM-II 802.11
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Bill Paul
Free software
Yes
wpi
wpi
Driver
wpi
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
zyd
zyd
Driver
zyd
Chipset
ZyDAS ZD1211/ ZD1211B
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD)
Development methodologies
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
| Driver | Chipset | Integration | Free firmware | License | Original/Primary developer | Development methodologies | Free software |
| an | Aironet 4500/4800, Cisco Aironet 340/350 | Integrated | — | BSD | Bill Paul (FreeBSD) | Ported from FreeBSD | Yes |
| ath | Atheros AR521*/ AR2413/ AR2417/ AR5413/ AR5416/ AR5424/ AR9160 | Integrated | — | BSD | Sam Leffler (FreeBSD) | Binary blobs ported from FreeBSD | Yes |
| athn | Atheros AR5008 up to the AR9287 | Integrated | — | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| atu | Atmel at76c503/ at76c503a/ at76c505/ at76c505a | Integrated | — | BSD | Dan Vreeken (FreeBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| atw | ADMtek ADM8211 | Integrated | — | BSD | David Young (NetBSD) | Yes | |
| awi | AMD PCnetMobile | Integrated | — | BSD | Yes | ||
| bwi | Broadcom BCM430x/4318 | Integrated | — | BSD | Sepherosa Ziehau (DragonflyBSD) | Ported from Dragonfly BSD | Yes |
| cnw | Netwave AirSurfer | Integrated | — | BSD | Yes | ||
| ipw | Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 | Integrated | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| iwi | Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2915ABG | Integrated | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| iwm | Intel Wireless WiFi 7260, 7265, 3160 | Integrated | No | BSD | Antti Kantee (NetBSD) | Yes | |
| iwn | Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965/ 5000/ 1000/ 6000 | Integrated | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| malo | Marvell 88W8335/88W8310 | Integrated | No | BSD | Claudio Jeker (OpenBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| otus | Atheros AR9001U | Integrated | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| ral | Ralink RT2500/ RT2501/ RT2600/ RT2500USB/RT3592 | Integrated | — | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| ray | Raytheon Raylink / WebGear Aviator | Integrated | — | BSD | Christian E. Hopps (NetBSD) | Yes | |
| rtw | Realtek RTL8180L | Integrated | — | BSD | David Young (NetBSD) | Yes | |
| rtwn | Realtek RTL8188CE and RTL8192CE | Integrated | — | BSD | Stefan Sperling (OpenBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| run | Ralink RT2700U, RT2800U and RT3000U | Integrated | — | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| upgt | Conexant/Intersil PrismGT SoftMAC USB IEEE 802.11b/g | Integrated | — | BSD | Marcus Glocker (OpenBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| urtw | Realtek RTL8187B/L | Integrated | No | BSD | Weongyo Jeong (FreeBSD) | Ported from FreeBSD | Yes |
| urtwn | Realtek RTL8188CUS, RTL8188CE-VAU, RTL8188EUS, RTL8188RU, and RTL8192CU | Integrated | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| wi | Lucent Technologies WaveLAN/IEEE and PRISM-II 802.11 | Integrated | No | BSD | Bill Paul | Yes | |
| wpi | Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG | Integrated | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| zyd | ZyDAS ZD1211/ ZD1211B | Integrated | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD) | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
· OpenBSD › Status
acx
acx
Driver
acx
Chipset
Texas Instruments ACX100/ACX111
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Ported from DragonFlyBSD
Development
Reverse engineering
Free software
Yes
an
an
Driver
an
Chipset
Aironet 4500/4800, Cisco Aironet 340/350
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Free software
Yes
ath
ath
Driver
ath
Chipset
Atheros AR5210/ AR5211/ AR5212
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Development
Reverse engineering
Free software
Yes
athn
athn
Driver
athn
Chipset
Atheros AR5416/AR9160/AR928X
Integration
Integrated (since 4.7)
Free firmware
Yes
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Partly based on the ath9k driver for Linux
Free software
Yes
atu
atu
Driver
atu
Chipset
Atmel AT76C503/ AT76C503A/ AT76C505/ AT76C505A
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
Yes
License
BSD
Development
Reverse engineering
Free software
Yes
atw
atw
Driver
atw
Chipset
ADMtek ADM8211
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Development
Documentation based
Free software
Yes
awi
awi
Driver
awi
Chipset
BayStack 650
Integration
2.7 to 4.3
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Free software
Yes
bwfm
bwfm
Driver
bwfm
Chipset
Broadcom and Cypress IEEE 802.11a/ac/ax/b/g/n wireless network device
Integration
6.3+
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Patrick Wildt
Free software
Yes
bwi
bwi
Driver
bwi
Chipset
Broadcom BCM430x/4318
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Sepherosa Ziehau
Development
Ported from DragonFly BSD
Free software
Yes
cnw
cnw
Driver
cnw
Chipset
NetWave AirSurfer
Integration
2.6 to 6.0
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Free software
Yes
ipw
ipw
Driver
ipw
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 2100
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Reverse engineering
Free software
Yes
iwi
iwi
Driver
iwi
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/ 2225BG/ 2915ABG
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Reverse engineering
Free software
Yes
iwn
iwn
Driver
iwn
Chipset
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965/ 5000/ 1000/ 6000
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Reverse engineering
Free software
Yes
iwm
iwm
Driver
iwm
Chipset
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3160ac/ 7260ac/ 7265ac
Integration
Integrated (since 5.8)
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Antti Kantee, Stefan Sperling
Development
Based on iwn, and iwlwifi driver released by Intel for Linux under dual GPLv2/BSD license
Free software
Yes
malo
malo
Driver
malo
Chipset
Marvell 88W8335/ 88W8310
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Marcus Glocker and Claudio Jeker
Development
Reverse engineering
Free software
Yes
otus
otus
Driver
otus
Chipset
Atheros AR9170
Integration
Integrated (since 4.6)
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Based on source code released by Atheros for Linux under the ISC
Free software
Yes
pgt
pgt
Driver
pgt
Chipset
Conexant/Intersil Prism GT Full-MAC ISL3877, ISL3880, and ISL3890 chips
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Ported from FreeBSD
Development
Reverse engineering
Free software
Yes
ral/ural
ral/ural
Driver
ral/ural
Chipset
Ralink RT2500, RT2501, RT2600, RT2700, RT2800, RT3090, RT3292, RT3592 and RT5390 (ral), RT2500USB (ural)
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
Yes
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Documentation based
Free software
Yes
ray
ray
Driver
ray
Chipset
Raytheon Raylink/WebGear Aviator IEEE 802.11FH
Integration
2.7 to 5.4
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Free software
Yes
rsu
rsu
Driver
rsu
Chipset
Realtek RTL8188SU/RTL8191SU/RTL8192SU
Integration
Integrated (since 4.9)
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Reverse engineering
Free software
Yes
rtw
rtw
Driver
rtw
Chipset
Realtek RTL8180L
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Ported from NetBSD
Development
Documentation based
Free software
Yes
rtwn
rtwn
Driver
rtwn
Chipset
Realtek RTL8188CE/RTL8192CE
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Stefan Sperling
Development
Based on urtwn driver.
Free software
Yes
rum
rum
Driver
rum
Chipset
Ralink RT2501USB/ RT2601USB
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
Yes
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Niall O'Higgins and Damien Bergamini
Development
Documentation based
Free software
Yes
run
run
Driver
run
Chipset
Ralink RT2700U/ RT2800U/ RT3000U
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
Yes
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Documentation based
Free software
Yes
uath
uath
Driver
uath
Chipset
Atheros AR5005UG/ AR5005UX
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Reverse Engineering
Free software
Yes
upgt
upgt
Driver
upgt
Chipset
GW3887 (Conexant/Intersil PrismGT series)
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Marcus Glocker
Development
Reverse engineering
Free software
Yes
urtw
urtw
Driver
urtw
Chipset
Realtek RTL8187L
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Weongyo Jeong (FreeBSD)
Development
?
Free software
Yes
urtwn
urtwn
Driver
urtwn
Chipset
Realtek RTL8188CU/RTL8192CU
Integration
Integrated (since 4.9)
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Reverse engineering
Free software
Yes
wi
wi
Driver
wi
Chipset
Lucent Hermes (WaveLAN/ ORiNOCO); Intersil PRISM-2, PRISM-2.5, PRISM-3; Symbol Spectrum24
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
Yes for Spectrum24 and N/A for others
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Bill Paul
Development
Documentation based
Free software
Yes
wpi
wpi
Driver
wpi
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Damien Bergamini
Development
Reverse engineering
Free software
Yes
zyd
zyd
Driver
zyd
Chipset
ZyDAS ZD1211/ZD1211B
Integration
Integrated
Free firmware
Yes
License
BSD
Original/Primary developer
Florian Stoehr, Damien Bergamini, and Jonathan Gray
Development
Documentation based
Free software
Yes
| Driver | Chipset | Integration | Free firmware | License | Original/Primary developer | Development | Free software |
| acx | Texas Instruments ACX100/ACX111 | Integrated | No | BSD | Ported from DragonFlyBSD | Reverse engineering | Yes |
| an | Aironet 4500/4800, Cisco Aironet 340/350 | Integrated | — | BSD | Yes | ||
| ath | Atheros AR5210/ AR5211/ AR5212 | Integrated | — | BSD | Reverse engineering | Yes | |
| athn | Atheros AR5416/AR9160/AR928X | Integrated (since 4.7) | Yes | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Partly based on the ath9k driver for Linux | Yes |
| atu | Atmel AT76C503/ AT76C503A/ AT76C505/ AT76C505A | Integrated | Yes | BSD | Reverse engineering | Yes | |
| atw | ADMtek ADM8211 | Integrated | — | BSD | Documentation based | Yes | |
| awi | BayStack 650 | 2.7 to 4.3 | — | BSD | Yes | ||
| bwfm | Broadcom and Cypress IEEE 802.11a/ac/ax/b/g/n wireless network device | 6.3+ | BSD | Patrick Wildt | Yes | ||
| bwi | Broadcom BCM430x/4318 | Integrated | No | BSD | Sepherosa Ziehau | Ported from DragonFly BSD | Yes |
| cnw | NetWave AirSurfer | 2.6 to 6.0 | — | BSD | Yes | ||
| ipw | Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 | Integrated | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Reverse engineering | Yes |
| iwi | Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/ 2225BG/ 2915ABG | Integrated | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Reverse engineering | Yes |
| iwn | Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965/ 5000/ 1000/ 6000 | Integrated | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Reverse engineering | Yes |
| iwm | Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3160ac/ 7260ac/ 7265ac | Integrated (since 5.8) | No | BSD | Antti Kantee, Stefan Sperling | Based on iwn, and iwlwifi driver released by Intel for Linux under dual GPLv2/BSD license | Yes |
| malo | Marvell 88W8335/ 88W8310 | Integrated | No | BSD | Marcus Glocker and Claudio Jeker | Reverse engineering | Yes |
| otus | Atheros AR9170 | Integrated (since 4.6) | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Based on source code released by Atheros for Linux under the ISC | Yes |
| pgt | Conexant/Intersil Prism GT Full-MAC ISL3877, ISL3880, and ISL3890 chips | Integrated | No | BSD | Ported from FreeBSD | Reverse engineering | Yes |
| ral/ural | Ralink RT2500, RT2501, RT2600, RT2700, RT2800, RT3090, RT3292, RT3592 and RT5390 (ral), RT2500USB (ural) | Integrated | Yes | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Documentation based | Yes |
| ray | Raytheon Raylink/WebGear Aviator IEEE 802.11FH | 2.7 to 5.4 | — | BSD | Yes | ||
| rsu | Realtek RTL8188SU/RTL8191SU/RTL8192SU | Integrated (since 4.9) | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Reverse engineering | Yes |
| rtw | Realtek RTL8180L | Integrated | — | BSD | Ported from NetBSD | Documentation based | Yes |
| rtwn | Realtek RTL8188CE/RTL8192CE | Integrated | No | BSD | Stefan Sperling | Based on urtwn driver. | Yes |
| rum | Ralink RT2501USB/ RT2601USB | Integrated | Yes | BSD | Niall O'Higgins and Damien Bergamini | Documentation based | Yes |
| run | Ralink RT2700U/ RT2800U/ RT3000U | Integrated | Yes | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Documentation based | Yes |
| uath | Atheros AR5005UG/ AR5005UX | Integrated | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Reverse Engineering | Yes |
| upgt | GW3887 (Conexant/Intersil PrismGT series) | Integrated | No | BSD | Marcus Glocker | Reverse engineering | Yes |
| urtw | Realtek RTL8187L | Integrated | — | BSD | Weongyo Jeong (FreeBSD) | ? | Yes |
| urtwn | Realtek RTL8188CU/RTL8192CU | Integrated (since 4.9) | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Reverse engineering | Yes |
| wi | Lucent Hermes (WaveLAN/ ORiNOCO); Intersil PRISM-2, PRISM-2.5, PRISM-3; Symbol Spectrum24 | Integrated | Yes for Spectrum24 and N/A for others | BSD | Bill Paul | Documentation based | Yes |
| wpi | Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG | Integrated | No | BSD | Damien Bergamini | Reverse engineering | Yes |
| zyd | ZyDAS ZD1211/ZD1211B | Integrated | Yes | BSD | Florian Stoehr, Damien Bergamini, and Jonathan Gray | Documentation based | Yes |
· OpenBSD › Driver capabilities
acx
acx
Driver
acx
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
No
WPA2
No
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
an
an
Driver
an
802.11
802.11b
WEP
Yes
WPA
No
WPA2
No
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
ath
ath
Driver
ath
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
athn
athn
Driver
athn
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
No
atu
atu
Driver
atu
802.11
802.11b
WEP
Yes
WPA
No
WPA2
No
Monitor mode
No
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
atw
atw
Driver
atw
802.11
802.11b
WEP
No
WPA
No
WPA2
No
Monitor mode
No
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
bwfm
bwfm
Driver
bwfm
802.11
802.11a/ac/ax/b/g/n
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
No
bwi
bwi
Driver
bwi
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
cnw
cnw
Driver
cnw
802.11
N/A
WEP
No
WPA
No
WPA2
No
Monitor mode
No
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
ipw
ipw
Driver
ipw
802.11
802.11b
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
iwi
iwi
Driver
iwi
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
iwn
iwn
Driver
iwn
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
iwm
iwm
Driver
iwm
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
malo
malo
Driver
malo
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
otus
otus
Driver
otus
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
pgt
pgt
Driver
pgt
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
No
WPA2
No
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
ral
ral
Driver
ral
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
ray
ray
Driver
ray
802.11
N/A
WEP
No
WPA
No
WPA2
No
Monitor mode
No
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
rtw
rtw
Driver
rtw
802.11
802.11b
WEP
Yes
WPA
No
WPA2
No
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
rtwn
rtwn
Driver
rtwn
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
rum
rum
Driver
rum
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
run
run
Driver
run
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
uath
uath
Driver
uath
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
No
WPA2
No
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
upgt
upgt
Driver
upgt
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
ural
ural
Driver
ural
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
urtw
urtw
Driver
urtw
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
urtwn
urtwn
Driver
urtwn
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
wi
wi
Driver
wi
802.11
802.11b
WEP
Yes
WPA
No
WPA2
No
Monitor mode
No
Master mode
Yes
Ad-Hoc mode
Yes
wpi
wpi
Driver
wpi
802.11
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
zyd
zyd
Driver
zyd
802.11
802.11b, 802.11g
WEP
Yes
WPA
Yes
WPA2
Yes
Monitor mode
Yes
Master mode
No
Ad-Hoc mode
No
| Driver | 802.11 | Bus interface | WEP | WPA | WPA2 | Monitor mode | Master mode | Ad-Hoc mode |
| acx | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | Cardbus, PCI | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| an | 802.11b | PC Card, PCI, ISA | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| ath | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | Cardbus, PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| athn | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n | Cardbus, PCI-E, Mini PCIE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| atu | 802.11b | USB | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| atw | 802.11b | Cardbus, PCI | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| bwfm | 802.11a/ac/ax/b/g/n | PCI, USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| bwi | 802.11b, 802.11g | Cardbus, PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| cnw | N/A | PC Card | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| ipw | 802.11b | PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| iwi | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| iwn | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n | PCI-E, Mini PCIE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| iwm | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n | PCI-E, Mini PCIE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| malo | 802.11b, 802.11g | Cardbus, PC Card, PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| otus | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| pgt | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | Cardbus, PCI | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ral | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | Cardbus, PCI, Mini PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ray | N/A | PC Card | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| rtw | 802.11b | Cardbus, PCI | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| rtwn | 802.11b, 802.11g | Mini PCIE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| rum | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| run | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| uath | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| upgt | 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| ural | 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| urtw | 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| urtwn | 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| wi | 802.11b | PC Card, PCI, USB | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| wpi | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g | PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| zyd | 802.11b, 802.11g | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
· Solaris and OpenSolaris
ath
ath
Driver
ath
Chipset
Atheros AR5211/ AR5212/ AR5213/ AR5214
Integration
Integrated with Solaris Nevada build 29
Free firmware
No firmware required
License
Dual GPL/BSD with proprietary HAL
Development
Port of Madwifi
Free software
No
ipw
ipw
Driver
ipw
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 2100
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Development
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
iwi
iwi
Driver
iwi
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Development
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
pcan
pcan
Driver
pcan
Chipset
Cisco Aironet 340/350
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Development
Ported from FreeBSD
Free software
Yes
pcwl
pcwl
Driver
pcwl
Chipset
Lucent/Agere Systems Hermes (WaveLAN/ORiNOCO), Intersil PRISM-2 802.11b
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Development
Ported from FreeBSD
Free software
Yes
ral
ral
Driver
ral
Chipset
Ralink RT2500
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Development
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
rtw
rtw
Driver
rtw
Chipset
Realtek RTL8180L
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Development
Ported from NetBSD
Free software
Yes
malo
malo
Driver
malo
Chipset
Marvell 88W8335/ 88W8310
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
Development
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
wpi
wpi
Driver
wpi
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Development
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
iwk
iwk
Driver
iwk
Chipset
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Development
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
arn
arn
Driver
arn
Chipset
Atheros 9000
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Development
based on ath9k
Free software
Yes
rwd
rwd
Driver
rwd
Chipset
Ralink RT2561/RT2561S/RT2661
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Free software
Yes
rwn
rwn
Driver
rwn
Chipset
Ralink RT2700/2800
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Free software
Yes
urtw
urtw
Driver
urtw
Chipset
Realtek RTL8187L/B USB
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Free software
Yes
atu
atu
Driver
atu
Chipset
Atmel AT76C50x
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Free software
Yes
mwl
mwl
Driver
mwl
Chipset
Marvell 88W8363
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Free software
Yes
ural
ural
Driver
ural
Chipset
Ralink RT2500USB
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
No
License
BSD
Free software
Yes
zyd
zyd
Driver
zyd
Chipset
ZyDAS ZD1211 chipsets
Integration
Community project
Free firmware
Yes
License
BSD
Development
Ported from OpenBSD
Free software
Yes
| Driver | Chipset | Integration | Free firmware | License | Development | Free software |
| ath | Atheros AR5211/ AR5212/ AR5213/ AR5214 | Integrated with Solaris Nevada build 29 | No firmware required | Dual GPL/BSD with proprietary HAL | Port of Madwifi | No |
| ipw | Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 | Community project | No | BSD | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| iwi | Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG | Community project | No | BSD | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| pcan | Cisco Aironet 340/350 | Community project | — | BSD | Ported from FreeBSD | Yes |
| pcwl | Lucent/Agere Systems Hermes (WaveLAN/ORiNOCO), Intersil PRISM-2 802.11b | Community project | — | BSD | Ported from FreeBSD | Yes |
| ral | Ralink RT2500 | Community project | — | BSD | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| rtw | Realtek RTL8180L | Community project | — | BSD | Ported from NetBSD | Yes |
| malo | Marvell 88W8335/ 88W8310 | Community project | — | BSD | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| wpi | Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG | Community project | No | BSD | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| iwk | Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN | Community project | No | BSD | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
| arn | Atheros 9000 | Community project | No | BSD | based on ath9k | Yes |
| rwd | Ralink RT2561/RT2561S/RT2661 | Community project | No | BSD | Yes | |
| rwn | Ralink RT2700/2800 | Community project | No | BSD | Yes | |
| urtw | Realtek RTL8187L/B USB | Community project | No | BSD | Yes | |
| atu | Atmel AT76C50x | Community project | No | BSD | Yes | |
| mwl | Marvell 88W8363 | Community project | No | BSD | Yes | |
| ural | Ralink RT2500USB | Community project | No | BSD | Yes | |
| zyd | ZyDAS ZD1211 chipsets | Community project | Yes | BSD | Ported from OpenBSD | Yes |
· Darwin, OpenDarwin and macOS
IWIDarwin
IWIDarwin
Driver
IWIDarwin
Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 2100/2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG/3945ABG/4965AGN
Free firmware
No
License
GPL
Development
Port from Linux
WirelessDriver
WirelessDriver
Driver
WirelessDriver
Chipset
Lucent/Agere Systems Hermes (WaveLAN/ORiNOCO), Intersil PRISM-2 802.11b
Free firmware
—
License
BSD
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- } }"GTdriver". Archived from the original on 2021-06-14.
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- } }"GTdriver". Archived from the original on 2021-06-14.
Driver
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- } }"GTdriver". Archived from the original on 2021-06-14.
Chipset
PRISM-GT 802.11b/g
Free firmware
—
License
GPL
| Driver | Chipset | Free firmware | License | Development |
| IWIDarwin | Intel PRO/Wireless 2100/2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG/3945ABG/4965AGN | No | GPL | Port from Linux |
| WirelessDriver | Lucent/Agere Systems Hermes (WaveLAN/ORiNOCO), Intersil PRISM-2 802.11b | — | BSD | |
| mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- } }"GTdriver". Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. | PRISM-GT 802.11b/g | — | GPL |
References
- 'On Device' means firmware is stored in device at all times
- 'N/A' means firmware is stored in device at all times, 'yes' means firmware is available for totally free redistribution
- in terms of no binary-only requirements that are posed by the driver, i.e. you can modify all code that is run on your C
- "Marvel Libertas"https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/libertas
- "Ticket #46"https://web.archive.org/web/20210224132543/http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/46
- The card doesn't have a host CPU and so it doesn't require a firmware source Archived June 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machhttp://kerneltrap.org/node/4118
- debian.orghttps://wiki.debian.org/ath9k_htc
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 commhttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08
- GitHubhttps://github.com/qca/open-ath9k-htc-firmware
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5e3dd157d7e70f0e3cea3f2573ed69fb156a19d5 commhttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5e3dd157d7e70f0e3cea3f2573ed69fb156a19d5
- The chipsets do require a non-free firmware, as of 12/8/2013, volunteer developers should contact Luis R. Rodriguez, mcghttps://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath10k/firmware
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d ahttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d
- The chipsets do require a non-free firmwarehttps://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath11k
- kernel.orghttps://wireless.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/en/users/drivers/carl9170.fw.html
- See openfwwf project for open-source firmware. This firmware lacks support for QoS and hardware cryptography.http://www.ing.unibs.it/openfwwf/
- http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_3.11-DriversArch#head-55b108ef9d4cab96ff8a30e9906a6079628c49d3 Kernel Newbies 3.11 networhttp://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_3.11-DriversArch#head-55b108ef9d4cab96ff8a30e9906a6079628c49d3
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/LICENCE.cw1200 CW1200 Licence file at linuhttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/LICENCE.cw1200
- "Why does my D-Link DWL-650 rev. P1 or D-Link DWL-520 rev. E1 (or any other card with small flash) card fail?" – Host AP driver – Frequently Asked Questions"http://w1.fi/cgit/hostap-06/plain/FAQ
- sourceforge.nethttps://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=2
- "#46 (Eliminate dependency on licensed code in Marvell firmware) – One Laptop Per Child"https://web.archive.org/web/20210224132543/http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/46
- Phoronix, Intel IWLWIFI Adding 802.11ax Support In Linux 4.19, 5 August 2018https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-802.11ax-WiFi-Linux-4.19
- kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/tree/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/README
- "orinoco - Linux Wireless"https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/orinoco#devicefirmware
- There is a Free software firmware called FreeMAChttps://web.archive.org/web/20080906100947/http://prism54.org/freemac.html
- see the license of the firmware Archived 2017-01-05 at the Wayback Machine to see which chipsets need a firmwarehttp://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki-static/f/i/r/Firmware_license.html
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi?id=0c8173385e549f95chttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi?id=0c8173385e549f95cd80c3fff5aab87b4f881d8d
- "rtl8188eu"https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b63c05394f3fe9ae547e1fa9df30f1ba0bcdabb4
- "rtl8188eu header files"https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6ddfa35a4a98d28f9506c1bb25c82927dff9eff2
- git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/ti-connectivity
- ti.comhttp://e2e.ti.com/support/low_power_rf/f/307/p/324365/1130399.aspx#1130399
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/zd1211/files/zd1211-firmware/ ZD1211 USB WLAN Linux Driver Firmwarehttps://sourceforge.net/projects/zd1211/files/zd1211-firmware/
- GitHubhttps://github.com/seemoo-lab/nexmon
- kernel.orghttps://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/brcm80211#fullmac_driver_specifics
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=492b71e8d468102372969705b65845f5e57038c5 2013https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=492b71e8d468102372969705b65845f5e57038c5
- kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=c55b3766054d3db7a9732c6c8a1c81afac2cfaa6
- Requires station firmware 1.7.4 or later.
- kernel.orghttps://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi/?p=iwlwifi#Features
- wireless.wiki.kernel.orghttps://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi?do=diff&rev2%5B0%5D=1457423283&rev2%5B1%5D=1459173464&difftype=sidebyside
- WPA+TKIP with Hermes (Lucent/Agere Systems) chipsets only. Requires 2.6.28-rc1 or later kernel and v9.42 or later firmwa
- except for the rt2400 chipset; only the rt2500 chipset and the rt2570 chipset are supported
- "one user reported that WPA2 works with rt61pci"http://my.opera.com/CrazyTerabyte/blog/2009/10/23/wi-fi-with-master-mode-finally
- http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine and also at least two users reportehttp://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers
- "[PATCH v4 17/18] wifi: rtl8xxxu: Declare AP mode support for 8188f"https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
- "Bug 5631 – zd1201 and wpa support"http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5631
- "Master mode supported in zd1211rw since 2.6.39"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ab419e9bda10efced0db980478c3e40a1ad18ba3
- "[base] Contents of /head/sys/contrib/dev/mwl/LICENSE"http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base/head/sys/contrib/dev/mwl/LICENSE?view=markup&pathrev=193240
- BSD Cross Reference, OpenBSDhttp://bxr.su/OpenBSD/sys/dev/microcode/rum/rum-license
- "[base] Contents of /head/sys/contrib/dev/uath/ar5523.bin.uu"http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base/head/sys/contrib/dev/uath/ar5523.bin.uu?view=markup&pathrev=190688
- "[base] Contents of /head/sys/dev/usb/wlan/if_urtw.c"http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base/head/sys/dev/usb/wlan/if_urtw.c?view=markup&pathrev=192873
- "Manual Pages: acx"https://man.openbsd.org/acx.4#FILES
- ""Move athn(4) USB devices to the open source atk9k HTC firmware.""https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/dev/usb/if_athn_usb.c#rev1.49
- BSD Cross Reference, OpenBSDhttp://bxr.su/OpenBSD/sys/dev/microcode/atmel/atu-license
- "Manual Pages: ipw"https://man.openbsd.org/ipw.4#FILES
- "Manual Pages: iwi"https://man.openbsd.org/iwi.4#FILES
- "Manual Pages: iwn"https://man.openbsd.org/iwn.4#FILES
- "Manual Pages: iwm"https://man.openbsd.org/iwm.4#FILES
- "I was contracted to write a driver for the Intel 3160/726x wireless chips, a driver which became iwm(4)"https://web.archive.org/web/20160222082127/http://beastie.pl/deweloperzy-netbsd-7-0-antti-kantee/
- "Add iwm(4), a new driver for Intel 7260 wifi cards"http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/dev/pci/if_iwm.c?rev=1.1&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup
- "Manual Pages: malo"https://man.openbsd.org/malo.4#FILES
- "Developer Blog – mglocker@: New WLAN drivers on the upswing"https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20061120180656
- "Manual Pages: otus(4)"https://man.openbsd.org/otus.4#FILES
- "Manual Pages: pgt(4)"https://man.openbsd.org/pgt.4#FILES
- "OpenBSD reverse engineers more wireless drivers"https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20060917020241
- BSD Cross Reference, OpenBSDhttp://bxr.su/OpenBSD/sys/dev/microcode/ral/ral-license
- "Manual Pages: rtwn"https://man.openbsd.org/rtwn.4#FILES
- "Manual Pages: uath"https://man.openbsd.org/uath.4#FILES
- "Manual Pages: upgt(4)"https://man.openbsd.org/upgt.4#FILES
- BSD Cross Reference, OpenBSDhttp://bxr.su/OpenBSD/sys/dev/microcode/symbol/symbol-license
- There is more details about the port at kerneltrap Archived 2012-07-13 at archive.todayhttp://kerneltrap.org/node/6650
- "Manual Pages: wpi"https://man.openbsd.org/wpi.4#FILES
- BSD Cross Reference, OpenBSDhttp://bxr.su/OpenBSD/sys/dev/microcode/zydas/zd1211-license
- it's not the same driver that the OpenBSD ath driver it's a port from Madwifi to OpenSolaris
- source Archived 2006-05-16 at archive.today, I don't know if the HAL can be replaced with OpenHALhttp://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/laptop/wireless/ath/license.txt
- "Seattle Wireless WirelessDriver Support Wiki"https://web.archive.org/web/20120205070925/http://www.seattlewireless.net/WirelessDriver