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 +==== September 9, 2009 ====
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 +With again almost 600 patches related to wireless, the new [[http://​kernelnewbies.org/​Linux_2_6_31|2.6.31 kernel]] comes with many wireless changes: ​
 +  * iwlwifi continues unification between 3945 and AGN hardware ​
 +  * the often-discussed [[http://​article.gmane.org/​gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/​32727|rfkill rewrite]], along with rfkill integration into cfg80211 ​
 +  * [[en/​users/​Drivers/​rndis_wlan|rndis_wlan]] starts using cfg80211 as the first full-MAC driver ​
 +  * iwlwifi support for 3x3 802.11n hardware ​
 +  * cfg80211 now handles connecting to an ad-hoc network (including wext support) ​
 +  * initial support for rt2800usb, but still experimental ​
 +  * a new wl12xx driver for the TI 1251 B/G chip 
 +  * ath5k has enabled AP mode 
 +  * the hwsim driver can now separate its virtual radios into groups to allow testing mesh topologies ​
 +  * there'​s a new driver for new Intel integrated full-MAC hardware, also using cfg80211 ​
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