Software (Version 1.0)
(VirtualWiFi is an old
project, and we started working on it in 2002. We are not actively working on this
project since 2006, and will not be supporting this software at Microsoft
Research. Thanks for your interest. However, the software and code will still
be available for you to play around with. Also, check out the supported VirtualWiFi
OIDs in Windows 7.)
Software Download and Contents
Download VirtualWiFi. This bundle contains:
· VirtualWiFi Binaries: Contains the files
required for installing VirtualWiFi. If you
will not modify the VirtualWiFi software, these files are sufficient.
· VirtualWiFi Source Code: Contains all
the VirtualWiFi source files. If you are interested in developing software that
require VirtualWiFi functionality, you should modify the source code.
The VirtualWiFi software is described in the
following sections:
· Installing
and Uninstalling VirtualWiFi
· Connecting
to Multiple Networks Using VirtualWiFi
· Our
Experience with Different Wireless Cards
· Building
VirtualWiFi from Sources
VirtualWiFi software is
also available as part of the Academic Resource
Toolkit. In addition to VirtualWiFi, this toolkit has the Mesh Connectivity Layer
(MCL) software. MCL was developed as part of the Mesh Networking Project
in the Networking Group
at Microsoft Research.
Limitations
of the VirtualWiFi Software Version 1.0
The current version of VirtualWiFi does not implement some features. Please keep
checking this page for updates. The features not implemented in this release of
VirtualWiFi are:
· Buffering at remote nodes: We
have prototyped this feature and presented the results. However, it is not
implemented in this release.
· WPA and 802.1X: The current
version of VirtualWiFi does not support networks using WPA or 802.1X. Limited
version of WEP is supported. Please contact Ranveer Chandra if you
plan to use VirtualWiFi over a WEP-based network.
· Multiple cards: The kernel
implementation of VirtualWiFi supports multiple cards. However, we have not
incorporated this support in the user level code of this release.
· English version of XP: Some parts
of the software will have to be done manually for non-English versions of the
OS.
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