= MADWifi =
 [[http://madwifi-project.org/|MadWifi]] - a Linux kernel device driver for Wireless LAN chipsets from [[http://www.atheros.com/|Atheros]].

 When madwifi-project.org was launched (sometime in the Fall of 2005) we switched to a [[http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/NewCodebase|new codebase]] submitted by Atheros.  This new code offers advanced features, including, but not limited to, a new [[http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/About/HAL|HAL]], support for virtual APs and [[http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/AboutWDS|WDS]].

 '''Note''': June 2006, "madwifi-old" has been deprecated, it is no longer supported.  All users are encouraged to use an [[http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/Releases|official release tarball]], which contains a stable snapshot of [[http://svn.madwifi-project.org/madwifi/trunk/|svn trunk]].

= Note =
/!\ '''This driver is not fully open source, it requires a hardware abstraction layer closed source binary.'''

= supported chips =
''All PCI and Cardbus Devices with Chipset from Atheros
''

= available devices =
[[http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_chipset.php?chipset=Atheros&zoek=chipset|Devices List]]
= features =
== Enhanced Chipset Support ==
 The HAL that comes along with the new code now supports ''almost'' all of chipsets that are currently available. There should be a new HAL soon which supports all of them except for USB chipsets.