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iw logo iw

iw is a new nl80211 based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices.

hostapd logo hostapd

hostapd is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers. It implements IEEE 802.
  • iw Landing page
    Landing page //
    2020-10-18
  • hostapd Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-09-26

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Script to Create a Wifi Hotspot with Hostapd and udhcpd on Linux - wireless router access point

More videos:

  • Review - FreeBSD hostapd awkward problem: WiFi network "vanishes".

Category Popularity

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iw

hostapd

Log Management
54 54%
Log Management
46% 46
Monitoring Tools
54 54%
Monitoring Tools
46% 46
API Tools
56 56%
API Tools
44% 44
Development
39 39%
Development
61% 61

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, iw seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

iw mentions (2)

  • finally
    The instructions on https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Network_configuration/Wireless is pretty extensive. Popular tools are listed in the article: * https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Iwd * https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wpa_supplicant * https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/iw. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Is there a simplest wifi client which just connects to open/wpa/wep/wpa-eap protocol and **NOT** be a daemon on itself to reconnect or do any handling of priority or for taking/managing a list of networks?
    You can run any daemon in your terminal by yourself, many of them have an option to not fork process. Wpa_supplicant is the simpliest client you can get if your WIFI uses WPA/WPA2. The more simple is only iw, but it only supports WEP encryption security. Source: over 2 years ago

hostapd mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of hostapd yet. Tracking of hostapd recommendations started around Mar 2021.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing iw and hostapd, you can also consider the following products

NetworkManager - NetworkManager is a set of co-operative tools that make networking simple and straightforward.

Connectify Hotspot - Connectify Me hotspot is a PC app that turns your computer into a Wi-Fi hotspot.

wicd - Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux.

mHotspot - mHotspot is a completely free software which converts your windows 7 & 8 laptop into a virtual wifi router and creates a secure wifi hotspot.

Ethtool - ethtool - utility for controlling network drivers and hardware

Baidu WiFi Hotspot - Turn your PC into a hotspot for mobile devices.

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