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authorsam <sam@FreeBSD.org>2008-04-20 20:35:46 +0000
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Multi-bss (aka vap) support for 802.11 devices.
Note this includes changes to all drivers and moves some device firmware loading to use firmware(9) and a separate module (e.g. ral). Also there no longer are separate wlan_scan* modules; this functionality is now bundled into the wlan module. Supported by: Hobnob and Marvell Reviewed by: many Obtained from: Atheros (some bits)
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"/
-.Dd March 25, 2008
+.Dd April 13, 2008
.Dt MALO 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -53,41 +53,33 @@ module at boot time, place the following lines in
.Xr loader.conf 5 :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
if_malo_load="YES"
-wlan_load="YES"
-firmware_load="YES"
-.Ed
-.Pp
-In both cases, place the following line in
-.Xr loader.conf 5
-to load the firmware module:
-.Bd -literal -offset indent
-malofw_load="YES"
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides support for Marvell Libertas 88W8335 based PCI
-network adapters.
-.Pp
-This driver requires firmware to be loaded before it will work.
-These firmware files are from the
-.Ox
+and Cardbus network adapters.
.Nm
-driver.
+supports
+.Cm station ,
+.Cm adhoc ,
+and
+.Cm monitor
+mode operation.
+Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time.
+For more information on configuring this device, see
+.Xr ifconfig 8 .
.Pp
-A package for the firmware which can be installed via
+This driver requires the
+.Nm malofw
+be installed before it will work.
+The firmware files are not publicly available.
+A package of the firmware which can be installed via
.Xr pkg_add 1
-can be found at:
+with:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
http://weongyo.org/project/malo/malo-firmware-1.4.tar.gz
.Ed
-.Pp
-This package must be installed before
-.Xr ifconfig 8
-will work.
-.Pp
-For more information on configuring this device, see
-.Xr ifconfig 8 .
.Sh HARDWARE
The following cards are among those supported by the
.Nm
@@ -102,26 +94,38 @@ U-Khan UW-2054i 88W8335 PCI b/g
.Sh EXAMPLES
Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
.Pp
-.Dl "ifconfig malo0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00"
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
+ netmask 0xffffff00
+.Ed
.Pp
Join a specific BSS network with network name
.Dq Li my_net :
.Pp
-.Dl "ifconfig malo0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net"
+.Dl "ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net up"
+.Pp
+Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net \e
+ wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
+.Ed
.Pp
-Join a specific BSS network with WEP encryption:
+Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
-ifconfig malo0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e
- wepmode on wepkey 0x8736639624
+ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \e
+ wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1
+.Ed
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr altq 4 ,
-.Xr arp 4 ,
-.Xr cardbus 4 ,
-.Xr netintro 4 ,
+.Xr malofw 4 ,
.Xr pci 4 ,
+.Xr cardbus 4 ,
.Xr wlan 4 ,
-.Xr ifconfig 8
+.Xr wlan_ccmp 4 ,
+.Xr wlan_tkip 4 ,
+.Xr wlan_wep 4 ,
+.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
+.Xr wpa_supplicant 8 .
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
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