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authorimp <imp@FreeBSD.org>2003-09-29 06:34:47 +0000
committerimp <imp@FreeBSD.org>2003-09-29 06:34:47 +0000
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Document that the atheros driver supports wicontrol too. Minor word
smithing as approrpiate. PR: 57327 Submitted by: Matt Peterson
-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.840
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8 b/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8
index 0d23c5f..4b90ca2 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8
@@ -35,13 +35,21 @@
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm wicontrol
-.Nd configure WaveLAN/IEEE devices
+.Nd configure Lucent, Intersil, & Atheros wireless devices
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl i
.Ar iface Op Fl o
.Nm
.Op Fl i
+.Ar iface Fl l
+(dump associated stations)
+.Nm
+.Op Fl i
+.Ar iface Fl L
+(list avail access points)
+.Nm
+.Op Fl i
.Ar iface Fl t Ar tx_rate
.Nm
.Op Fl i
@@ -97,39 +105,34 @@
.Op Fl i
.Ar iface Fl C
(display signal cache)
-.Nm
-.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl L
-(list avail access points)
-.Nm
-.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl l
-(dump associated stations)
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
-utility controls the operation of WaveLAN/IEEE wireless networking
-devices via the
+utility controls the operation of Lucent, Intersil, & Atheros-based wireless
+networking devices via
.Xr wi 4
+or
+.Xr ath 4
driver.
.Pp
You should not use this program to configure IEEE 802.11 paramters.
Use
.Xr ifconfig 8
-instead to do those tasks.
+instead to do those tasks (ie: set SSID, WEP key, etc).
.Pp
The
.Nm
-utility can also be used to view the current settings of these parameters
-and to dump out the values of the card's statistics counters.
+utility can also be used to view the current settings of these parameters,
+dump out the values of the card's statistics counters, list assoicated
+stations (in HostAP mode), and scan for available access points.
.Pp
The
.Ar iface
argument given to
.Nm
-should be the logical interface name associated with the WaveLAN/IEEE
-device
-.Li ( wi0 , wi1 ,
+should be the logical interface name associated with the Lucent, Intersil,
+& Atheros device
+.Li ( wi0 , wi1 , ath0 ,
etc.).
If none is specified then
.Dq Li wi0
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ is used as default.
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Op Fl o
-Display the current settings of the specified WaveLAN/IEEE interface.
+Display the current settings of the specified wireless interface.
This retrieves the current card settings from the driver and prints them
out.
Using the additional
@@ -520,6 +523,7 @@ is specified in milliseconds.
The default is 100.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr ath 4 ,
.Xr awi 4 ,
.Xr ipsec 4 ,
.Xr wi 4 ,
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