Inside the Linux Powered Xirrus Wi-Fi at Interop | Linux Today

Inside the Linux Powered Xirrus Wi-Fi at Interop

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 13, 2011

“Interop is one of the largest non-vendor conferences still
around.

All those conference goers connect over the Xirrus Wi-Fi array
network that is deployed at the show.

“Have you ever wondered what’s inside of a Xirrus Wi-Fi
array?

“Sure there are some Atheros chips, but there is also a grain of
open source goodness. That’s right Interop’s Xirrus Wi-Fi
deployment is based on a Linux 2.6.x kernel.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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