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Wicd, which stands for Wireless Interface Connection Daemon, is an open-source software utility to manage both wireless and wired networks for Linux. The project started in late 2006 with the creation of Connection Manager, which eventually became Wicd. [1] Wicd aims to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of ...
Wireless tools for Linux is a collection of user-space utilities written for Linux kernel-based operating systems to support and facilitate the configuration of device drivers of wireless network interface controllers and some related aspects of networking using the Linux Wireless Extension.
It prefers Ethernet connections over “known” wireless networks, which are preferred over wireless networks with SSIDs to which the user has never connected. The user is prompted for WEP or WPA keys as needed. The NetworkManager project was among the first major Linux desktop components to utilize D-Bus and HAL extensively. Since June 2009 ...
Operating system Wi-Fi support is defined as the facilities an operating system may include for Wi-Fi networking. It usually consists of two pieces of software: device drivers, and applications for configuration and management. [1] Driver support is typically provided by manufacturers of the chipset hardware or end manufacturers.
Linux-libre distribution for computers with minimal resources, such as the Ben NanoNote, ath9k-based Wi-Fi routers, and other hardware with emphasis on free software. Based on OpenWrt , the project's goal is to aim for compliance with the GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines (GNU FSDG) and ensure that the project continues to meet these ...
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/ 2225BG/ 2915ABG Integrated No [51] BSD: Damien Bergamini Reverse engineering Yes iwn: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965/ 5000/ 1000/ 6000 Integrated No [52] BSD: Damien Bergamini Reverse engineering Yes iwm: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3160ac/ 7260ac/ 7265ac Integrated (since 5.8) No [53] BSD: Antti Kantee, [54] Stefan Sperling
Notable custom-firmware projects for wireless routers.Many of these will run on various brands such as Linksys, Asus, Netgear, etc. OpenWrt – Customizable FOSS firmware written from scratch; features a combined SquashFS/JFFS2 file system and the package manager opkg [1] with over 3000 available packages (Linux/GPL); now merged with LEDE.
OpenWrt (from open wireless router) is an open-source project for embedded operating systems based on Linux, primarily used on embedded devices to route network traffic. The main components are Linux, util-linux, musl, [5] and BusyBox. All components have been optimized to be small enough to fit into the limited storage and memory available in ...