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--- hostap [2006/11/19 16:12] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ hostap [2007/08/28 17:50] – Added B mode limitation darkaudax
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-====== HostAP  ======
+====== HostAP ======
-HostAP is the recommended driver for Prism2.x/3 based pcmcia and pci cards. Official web site is at http://hostap.epitest.fi.
+HostAP is the recommended driver for Prism2.x/3 based PCMCIA and PCI cards. The driver official web site is at http://hostap.epitest.fi.
-If your card appears to hang (no packets captured or injected), disable the interface, reload the drivers and re-insert the card. Also consider updating the firmware (if Prism2).
-If you're using a kernel version >= 2.6.16, you have to patch kernel sources with this patch hostap-kernel-2.6.16.patch instead of using the following method:
+===== Patching =====
+If you're using a kernel version >= 2.6.16, you have to patch kernel sources with [[http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/hostap-kernel-2.6.18.patch|hostap-kernel-2.6.18.patch]] patch instead of using the following method:
   ifconfig wlan0 down
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   /etc/init.d/pcmcia start
   modprobe hostap_pci &>/dev/null
+===== Troubleshooting =====
+If your card appears to hang (no packets captured or injected), disable the interface, reload the drivers and re-insert the card. Also consider updating the firmware (if prism2).
+===== Limitations =====
+There are some important limitations with this driver:
+  * Fragmentation attack does not work
+  * Shared key authentication attack does not work
+  * The driver does not support USB devices
+  * The prism cards only support B mode.  They don't support G mode, Super G, N, etc.  This means you are limited as to what packets you can capture.