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* BSD net80211 layer (e.g., Atheros driver (FreeBSD 6-CURRENT **hostapd** Copyright (c 2002-2016, Jouni Malinen <[email protected]> and contributors. This software may be distributed, used, and modified under the terms of BSD license. See README http://hostap.epitest.fi/cgit/hostap/plain/hostapd/README
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wpa_supplicant alternatives

  • wicd

  • Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.

    tags: arch connection connection-manager daemon file-encryption

  • NetworkManager

  • NetworkManager is a set of co-operative tools that make networking simple and straightforward. Whether WiFi, wired, 3G, or Bluetooth, NetworkManager allows you to quickly move from one network to another: once a network has been configured and joined once, it can be detected and re-joined automatically the next time its available.

    tags: network-administration modem network-access-control modem-utilities modem-manager

  • ceni

  • Network manager used by Linux distributions Sidux and Aptosid, but can be installed on debian based distributions, and compiled from source on just about any.

    tags: xfce network-management wireless wlan network-administration

  • VSNM

  • VSNM - Very Simple Network Manager

    tags: network-management linux-based network-manager

  • Rfkill

  • rfkill is a small tool to query the state of the rfkill switches, buttons and subsystem interfaces.

    tags: wireless network-management wlan

  • Ethtool

  • ethtool - utility for controlling network drivers and hardware

    tags: wireless network-management wlan