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author | ru <ru@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-05-17 08:35:43 +0000 |
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committer | ru <ru@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-05-17 08:35:43 +0000 |
commit | f6aa4621fdedfa56e30080766807470b824ed6cb (patch) | |
tree | c446a692418d56b54ed63c7ca0bc02346ad40b65 /sbin/ifconfig | |
parent | d268c01ce212b73265c588a611085fda8626c71e (diff) | |
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diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 index 5c91c61..68f1026 100644 --- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 +++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 @@ -286,10 +286,10 @@ interface might support the use of either .Tn AUI or twisted pair connectors. Setting the media type to -.Dq 10base5/AUI +.Dq Li 10base5/AUI would change the currently active connector to the AUI port. Setting it to -.Dq 10baseT/UTP +.Dq Li 10baseT/UTP would activate twisted pair. Refer to the interfaces' driver specific documentation or man page for a complete list of the @@ -312,11 +312,11 @@ operating mode on the interface to .Ar mode . For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces that support multiple operating modes this directive is used to select between 802.11a -.Pq Dq 11a , +.Pq Dq Li 11a , 802.11b -.Pq Dq 11b , +.Pq Dq Li 11b , and 802.11g -.Pq Dq 11g +.Pq Dq Li 11g operating modes. .It Cm name Ar name Set the interface name to @@ -627,10 +627,10 @@ in infrastructure mode. Not all adaptors support all modes. The set of valid modes is -.Dq none , -.Dq open , +.Dq Li none , +.Dq Li open , and -.Dq shared . +.Dq Li shared . Modes are case insensitive. .It Cm powersave For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, enable powersave mode. @@ -641,26 +641,31 @@ For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the desired max powersave sleep time in milliseconds. .It Cm protmode Ar technique For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces operating in 11g, use the specified -technique for protecting OFDM frames in a mixed 11b/11g network. +.Ar technique +for protecting OFDM frames in a mixed 11b/11g network. The set of valid techniques is -.Dq off , -.Dq cts +.Dq Li off , +.Dq Li cts (CTS to self), and -.Dq rtscts +.Dq Li rtscts (RTS/CTS). Technique names are case insensitive. .It Cm rtsthreshold Ar length -For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the threshold for which +For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the threshold for which transmitted frames are preceded by transmission of an RTS control frame. -.Ar Length +The +.Ar length +argument is the frame size in bytes and must be in the range 1 to 2312. Not all adaptors support setting the RTS threshold. .It Cm txpower Ar power For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the power used to transmit frames. -.Ar Power +The +.Ar power +argument is a unitless value in the range 0 to 100 that is interpreted by drivers to derive a device-specific value. Out of range values are truncated. @@ -671,20 +676,21 @@ Not all adaptors support changing the transmit power. For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the desired WEP mode. Not all adaptors support all modes. The set of valid modes is -.Dq off , -.Dq on , +.Dq Li off , +.Dq Li on , and -.Dq mixed . -.Dq Mixed +.Dq Li mixed . +The +.Dq Li mixed mode explicitly tells the adaptor to allow association with access points which allow both encrypted and unencrypted traffic. On these adaptors, -.Dq on +.Dq Li on means that the access point must only allow encrypted connections. On other adaptors, -.Dq on +.Dq Li on is generally another name for -.Dq mixed . +.Dq Li mixed . Modes are case insensitive. .It Cm weptxkey Ar index For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the WEP key to be used for |