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authorimp <imp@FreeBSD.org>2002-05-03 18:11:17 +0000
committerimp <imp@FreeBSD.org>2002-05-03 18:11:17 +0000
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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.427
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.
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