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author | wpaul <wpaul@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-05-05 07:37:11 +0000 |
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committer | wpaul <wpaul@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-05-05 07:37:11 +0000 |
commit | fd47563fe449bc68eedf485677029899cbb99171 (patch) | |
tree | 6fda3b95841c793f0ebfb4afe67a6ec13e313f0b /release/texts | |
parent | 44741b5aa7dec45f5a55515334a0dc37426ac861 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-fd47563fe449bc68eedf485677029899cbb99171.zip FreeBSD-src-fd47563fe449bc68eedf485677029899cbb99171.tar.gz |
Add device driver support for the Lucent WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11 PCMCIA
adapter (and some workalikes). Also add man pages and a wicontrol
utility to manipulate some of the card parameters.
This driver was written using information gleaned from the Lucent HCF Light
library, though it does not use any of the HCF Light code itself, mainly
because it's contaminated by the GPL (but also because it's pretty gross).
The HCF Light lacks certain featurs from the full (but proprietary) HCF
library, including 802.11 frame encapsulation support, however it has
just enough register information about the Hermes chip to allow someone
with enough spare time and energy to implement a proper driver. (I would
have prefered getting my hands on the Hermes manual, but that's proprietary
too. For those who are wondering, the Linux driver uses the proprietary
HCF library, but it's provided in object code form only.)
Note that I do not have access to a WavePOINT access point, so I have
only been able to test ad-hoc mode. The wicontrol utility can turn on
BSS mode, but I don't know for certain that the NIC will associate with
an access point correctly. Testers are encouraged to send their results
to me so that I can find out if I screwed up or not.
Diffstat (limited to 'release/texts')
-rw-r--r-- | release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release/texts/RELNOTES.TXT | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release/texts/i386/HARDWARE.TXT | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT | 4 |
4 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT b/release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT index 5c68aef..07ccdfe 100644 --- a/release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT +++ b/release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT @@ -694,5 +694,7 @@ Genius and Mustek hand scanners. Floppy tape drives (some rather old models only, driver rather stale) +Lucent Technologies WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11 PCMCIA network adapters and +workalikes (NCR WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11, Cabletron RoamAbout) FreeBSD currently does NOT support IBM's microchannel (MCA) bus. diff --git a/release/texts/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/RELNOTES.TXT index 9b75120..7da280a 100644 --- a/release/texts/RELNOTES.TXT +++ b/release/texts/RELNOTES.TXT @@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ Driver support has been added for PCI gigabit ethernet adapters based on the Alteon Networks Tigon 1 and Tigon 2 chipsets, including the Alteon AceNIC, 3Com 3c985 and Netgear GA620. +Driver support has been added for IEEE 802.11 PCMCIA wireless network +adapters based on the Lucent Hermes chipset, including the Lucent +WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11 and the Cabletron RoamAbout. + 1.2. SECURITY FIXES ------------------- diff --git a/release/texts/i386/HARDWARE.TXT b/release/texts/i386/HARDWARE.TXT index 5c68aef..07ccdfe 100644 --- a/release/texts/i386/HARDWARE.TXT +++ b/release/texts/i386/HARDWARE.TXT @@ -694,5 +694,7 @@ Genius and Mustek hand scanners. Floppy tape drives (some rather old models only, driver rather stale) +Lucent Technologies WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11 PCMCIA network adapters and +workalikes (NCR WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11, Cabletron RoamAbout) FreeBSD currently does NOT support IBM's microchannel (MCA) bus. diff --git a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT index 9b75120..7da280a 100644 --- a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT +++ b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT @@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ Driver support has been added for PCI gigabit ethernet adapters based on the Alteon Networks Tigon 1 and Tigon 2 chipsets, including the Alteon AceNIC, 3Com 3c985 and Netgear GA620. +Driver support has been added for IEEE 802.11 PCMCIA wireless network +adapters based on the Lucent Hermes chipset, including the Lucent +WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11 and the Cabletron RoamAbout. + 1.2. SECURITY FIXES ------------------- |