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author | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-05-03 18:11:17 +0000 |
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committer | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-05-03 18:11:17 +0000 |
commit | f6e3ecc8ba2ef4a0d68de87b0064028605cc473c (patch) | |
tree | e1ac97c8532b185737311c480de90383908d3e16 /share | |
parent | e977af0eb9b669ab27cc7cd78678dee7eaf8f52f (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-f6e3ecc8ba2ef4a0d68de87b0064028605cc473c.zip FreeBSD-src-f6e3ecc8ba2ef4a0d68de87b0064028605cc473c.tar.gz |
Minor tweaks:
o go ahead and document ibss-master and ibss modes, since there are
patches in the pipeline to support them.
o Note that they aren't implemented yet.
o Note that different regulatory domains have different default
channels.
o Note that Lucent cards prior to firmware 6.0.4 do not support
ibss mode, and only support the older demo ad-hoc mode.
o Note that PRISM2 chipsets do not support WDS mode of operation
(the mysterious -p 2 option).
Diffstat (limited to 'share')
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/wi.4 | 27 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/wi.4 b/share/man/man4/wi.4 index 502cef5..324a83e 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/wi.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/wi.4 @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ point (with some assistance from the driver). The Lucent Hermes and Symbol Spectrum24 chipsets do not contain this functionality. +PRISM-II and PRISM-2.5 chips do not support the WDS functionality. .Pp The .Nm @@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ This mode requires the use of an access point (base station). The .Nm driver also supports an ad-hoc (point-to-point) mode where -the nwid is ignored and stations can communicate amongst +the ssid is ignored and stations can communicate amongst themselves without the aid of an access point. Note that there are two possible ad-hoc modes. One mode, referred to as @@ -217,13 +218,15 @@ Join an ad-hoc network with network name # ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e mediaopt adhoc .Ed -.\".Pp -.\"Create an IBBS network with network name -.\".Dq my_net . -.\".Bd -literal -compact -offset indent -.\"# ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e -.\" mediaopt master-ibss -.\".Ed +.Pp +Create an IBBS network with network name +.Dq my_net . +.Bd -literal -compact -offset indent +# ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e + mediaopt ibss-master +.Ed +Note: The infrastructure for mediaopt ibss-master has not been +committed yet. .Pp Join an IBBS network with network name .Dq my_net . @@ -231,6 +234,8 @@ Join an IBBS network with network name # ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.22 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e mediaopt ibss .Ed +Note: The infrastructure for mediaopt ibss has not been +committed yet. .Pp Create a host-based access point (Prism only): .Bd -literal -compact -offset indent @@ -252,6 +257,8 @@ Add BRIDGE to the kernel config. # sysctl net.link.ether.bridge_cfg="wi0 fxp0" # sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 .Ed +This will give you approximately the same functionality as an access +point. .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Bl -diag .It "wi%d: init failed" @@ -292,6 +299,7 @@ The original Lucent WaveLAN cards usually default to channel 3; newer cards use channel 10 by default. Non-Lucent cards vary, for instance the Addtron cards use channel 11 by default. +Different regulatory domains have different default channels. See .Xr wicontrol 8 for information on how to change the channel. @@ -300,3 +308,6 @@ IBSS creation does not currently work with Symbol cards. .Pp Prism2 host-based access point mode has bugs for firmware versions prior to 0.8.3. +.Pp +Lucent cards prior to firmware version 6.0.4 do not support ibss +mode. |