Comparison of Open-source Wireless Drivers - DragonFly BSD

DragonFly BSD

Driver Chipset Integration Non-free firmware required License Original/Primary developer Development
acx Texas Instruments ACX100/ACX111 Integrated since 1.5 Yes BSD Reverse engineering
an Aironet 4500/4800 Integrated BSD Bill Paul (FreeBSD)
ath Atheros AR5210/ AR5211/ AR5212/ AR5416 Integrated BSD
bwi Broadcom BCM430x/4318 Integrated Yes BSD Sepherosa Ziehau Reverse engineering
iwi Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2915ABG Integrated Yes BSD Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD) Reverse engineering
iwl Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Integrated Yes BSD Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD) Reverse engineering
iwn Intel 4965/1000/5000/5150/5300/6000/6050 Integrated Yes BSD Damien Bergamini (OpenBSD) Reverse engineering
ral Ralink RT2500/ RT2501/ RT2600 Integrated BSD Damien Bergamini Ported from FreeBSD
rtw Realtek RTL8180L Integrated BSD Ported from NetBSD
rum Ralink RT2501USB/ RT2601USB Integrated BSD Damien Bergamini Ported from FreeBSD
wi Lucent Hermes (WaveLAN/ ORiNOCO); Intersil PRISM-II, PRISM-2.5; Symbol Spectrum24 802.11B Integrated BSD Bill Paul (FreeBSD) Documentation based
wpi Intel 3945ABG Integrated BSD Damien Bergamini Ported from OpenBSD

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