Linux Wireless Networking

By Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran
2005-05-04


Conclusion
In this article you've toured the Linux device driver and network protocol layers for popular wireless technologies including WLAN, Bluetooth, GPRS, GSM, and IrDA. You've also learned how different wireless devices work with Linux by tracing corresponding code paths and discussing relevant user space tools.

Armed with a general understanding of the core support provided on Linux for various wireless, networking, and bus technologies, you can now tinker with various wireless devices having different form factors, and develop Linux kernel code required to enable unsupported devices.

Tutorial Pages:
» A Look at WLAN, Bluetooth, GPRS, GSM, and Infrared Data on Linux
» Linux 802.11 WLAN
» Linux Bluetooth
» Linux GPRS and Data over GSM
» Linux Infrared Data
» Performance Issues
» Conclusion
» Resources


First published by IBM DeveloperWorks

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