wext driver

cccc · 11-08-2008, 08:56 AM

hi

where can I find a list of all wireless chipsets supported by wext driver ?

greetings
cccc

Hangdog42 · 11-08-2008, 12:08 PM

Wext isn't a real driver, but rather it is part of wpa_supplicant. You could find out about it there I suppose.

knudfl · 11-08-2008, 12:29 PM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...a-mode-598908/

#7 : "......the wext driver is a generic interface that works
through iwconfig, and therefore doesn't care what device you have."

EDIT : the above is also written by Hangdog42

cccc · 11-08-2008, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knudfl

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...a-mode-598908/

#7 : "......the wext driver is a generic interface that works
through iwconfig, and therefore doesn't care what device you have."

EDIT : the above is also written by Hangdog42

thx, but it means, I can use wext driver for WPA with every wireless chipset ?

Hangdog42 · 11-08-2008, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cccc

thx, but it means, I can use wext driver for every wireless chipset ?

Wext will allow wpa_supplicant to work with any chipset. However, if the chipset won't work under linux, wext isn't going to do anything. Again, wext isn't a hardware driver, it is a component of wpa_supplicant.

cccc · 11-08-2008, 12:44 PM

sorry for the mistake, I mean use wext driver for WPA with every wireless chipset.