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author | kevlo <kevlo@FreeBSD.org> | 2007-05-06 10:07:21 +0000 |
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committer | kevlo <kevlo@FreeBSD.org> | 2007-05-06 10:07:21 +0000 |
commit | 8cb9fa237e007bb4f28246cb4f6328acbb7e9cfb (patch) | |
tree | a755ab6618f24d155d258de3718e7d42397998c3 /share/man/man4/rum.4 | |
parent | 8b3c515d769ed1da298966b91b0dc29fb7811c11 (diff) | |
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Add support for Ralink Technology RT2501USB/RT2601USB devices.
Reviewed by: sam, sephe
Obtained from: OpenBSD
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/rum.4 b/share/man/man4/rum.4 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2dfec2b --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/rum.4 @@ -0,0 +1,163 @@ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2005-2007 +.\" Damien Bergamini <damien.bergamini@free.fr> +.\" +.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any +.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above +.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. +.\" +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES +.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF +.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR +.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES +.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN +.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF +.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.Dd February 19, 2006 +.Os +.Dt RUM 4 +.Sh NAME +.Nm rum +.Nd Ralink Technology USB IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless network device +.Sh SYNOPSIS +To compile this driver into the kernel, +place the following lines in your +kernel configuration file: +.Bd -ragged -offset indent +.Cd "device ehci" +.Cd "device uhci" +.Cd "device ohci" +.Cd "device usb" +.Cd "device rum" +.Cd "device wlan" +.Cd "device wlan_amrr" +.Ed +.Pp +Alternatively, to load the driver as a +module at boot time, place the following line in +.Xr loader.conf 5 : +.Bd -literal -offset indent +if_rum_load="YES" +.Ed +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +driver supports USB 2.0 and PCI Express Mini Card wireless adapters based on the +Ralink RT2501USB and RT2601USB chipsets. +.Pp +Ralink PCI Express Mini Card adapters show up as normal USB 2.0 devices and are +thus handled by the +.Nm +driver. +.Pp +The RT2501USB chipset is the second generation of 802.11a/b/g adapters from +Ralink. +It consists of two integrated chips, an RT2571W MAC/BBP and an RT2528 or +RT5226 radio transceiver. +.Pp +The RT2601USB chipset consists of two integrated chips, an RT2671 MAC/BBP and +an RT2527 or RT5225 radio transceiver. +This chipset uses the MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology with +multiple antennas to extend the operating range of the adapter and to achieve +higher throughput. +.Sh HARDWARE +The following adapters should work: +.Pp +.Bl -column -compact ".Li Atlantis Land A02-PCM-W54" "Bus" +.It Em Card Ta Em Bus +.It Li "3Com Aolynk WUB320g" Ta USB +.It Li "Abocom WUG2700" Ta USB +.It Li "Airlink101 AWLL5025" Ta USB +.It Li "ASUS WL-167g ver 2" Ta USB +.It Li "Belkin F5D7050 ver 3" Ta USB +.It Li "Belkin F5D9050 ver 3" Ta USB +.It Li "Buffalo WLI-U2-SG54HP" Ta USB +.It Li "Buffalo WLI-U2-G54HP" Ta USB +.It Li "CNet CWD-854 ver F" Ta USB +.It Li "Conceptronic C54RU ver 2" Ta USB +.It Li "Corega CG-WLUSB2GO" Ta USB +.It Li "D-Link DWL-G122 rev C1" Ta USB +.It Li "D-Link WUA-1340" Ta USB +.It Li "Digitus DN-7003GR" Ta USB +.It Li "Edimax EW-7318USG" Ta USB +.It Li "Gigabyte GN-WB01GS" Ta USB +.It Li "Gigabyte GN-WI05GS" Ta USB +.It Li "Hawking HWUG1" Ta USB +.It Li "Hawking HWU54DM" Ta USB +.It Li "Hercules HWGUSB2-54-LB" Ta USB +.It Li "Hercules HWGUSB2-54V2-AP" Ta USB +.It Li "LevelOne WNC-0301USB v3" Ta USB +.It Li "Linksys WUSB54G rev C" Ta USB +.It Li "Linksys WUSB54GR" Ta USB +.It Li "Planex GW-US54HP" Ta USB +.It Li "Planex GW-US54Mini2" Ta USB +.It Li "Planex GW-USMM" Ta USB +.It Li "Senao NUB-3701" Ta USB +.It Li "Sitecom WL-113 ver 2" Ta USB +.It Li "Sitecom WL-172" Ta USB +.It Li "Sweex LW053" Ta USB +.It Li "TP-LINK TL-WN321G" Ta USB +.El +.Sh EXAMPLES +Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point): +.Pp +.Dl "ifconfig rum0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00" +.Pp +Join a specific BSS network with network name +.Dq Li my_net : +.Pp +.Dl "ifconfig rum0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net" +.Pp +Join a specific BSS network with 40-bit WEP encryption: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +ifconfig rum0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e + wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 +.Ed +.Pp +Join a specific BSS network with 104-bit WEP encryption: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +ifconfig rum0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e + wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1 +.Ed +.Sh DIAGNOSTICS +.Bl -diag +.It "rum%d: could not load 8051 microcode" +An error occurred while attempting to upload the microcode to the onboard 8051 +microcontroller unit. +The driver will reset the hardware. +This should not happen. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr altq 4 , +.Xr arp 4 , +.Xr netintro 4 , +.Xr usb 4 , +.Xr wlan 4 , +.Xr ifconfig 8 +.Rs +.%T "Ralink Technology" +.%O http://www.ralinktech.com/ +.Re +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +driver first appeared in +.Ox 4.0 . +.Sh CAVEATS +.Pp +The +.Nm +driver supports automatic control of the transmit speed in BSS mode only. +Therefore the use of a +.Nm +adapter in Host AP mode is discouraged. +.Sh AUTHORS +The +.Nm +driver was written by +.An Niall O'Higgins Aq niallo@openbsd.org +and +.An Damien Bergamini Aq damien@openbsd.org . |