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| author | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-10-05 19:27:40 +0000 |
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| committer | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-10-05 19:27:40 +0000 |
| commit | 3af0442894d32d036a71ea21fc0baa94dc6a5431 (patch) | |
| tree | 6158201f5c42005b38729b41a46285d1e7ece77e /share | |
| parent | ce2d3f89aff9ff16be2117862f32ec4e0da9a1b8 (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-3af0442894d32d036a71ea21fc0baa94dc6a5431.zip FreeBSD-src-3af0442894d32d036a71ea21fc0baa94dc6a5431.tar.gz | |
Add note about regulatory domains to avoid confusion.
Reviewed by: sam@
Diffstat (limited to 'share')
| -rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/ath.4 | 8 |
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/ath.4 b/share/man/man4/ath.4 index 0a7d402..0f3239b 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/ath.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/ath.4 @@ -323,3 +323,11 @@ with a better one (hint: all the information needed is available to the driver). .Pp The driver does not fully enable power-save operation of the chip; consequently power use is suboptimal. +.Pp +The driver honors the regulatory domain programmed into the EEPROM of a +device and does not support overriding this setting. +This is done to insure compliance with local regulatory agencies when +operating as an access point. +Unfortunately this also means that devices purchased for use in one locale +may not be usable in another. +Changes are planned to remove this restriction when operating in station mode. |
