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authorsam <sam@FreeBSD.org>2004-12-20 04:22:41 +0000
committersam <sam@FreeBSD.org>2004-12-20 04:22:41 +0000
commit0ba5d78de587fa5c79256eecf044686482cb31dc (patch)
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parentd359cbb8ec718b91437ab65489dae12b0b127b50 (diff)
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add ancillary wlan modules and fixup comments
Requested by: silby
Diffstat (limited to 'sys/conf')
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sys/conf/NOTES b/sys/conf/NOTES
index e7b2ab8..07a2ca4 100644
--- a/sys/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/conf/NOTES
@@ -525,8 +525,17 @@ device musycc # LMC/SBE LMC1504 quad T1/E1
# The `vlan' device implements the VLAN tagging of Ethernet frames
# according to IEEE 802.1Q. It requires `device miibus'.
# The `wlan' device provides generic code to support 802.11
-# drivers, including host AP mode; it is MANDATORY for the wi
-# driver and will eventually be required by all 802.11 drivers.
+# drivers, including host AP mode; it is MANDATORY for the wi,
+# ath, and awi drivers and will eventually be required by all 802.11 drivers.
+# The `wlan_wep', `wlan_tkip', and `wlan_ccmp' devices provide
+# support for WEP, TKIP, and AES-CCMP crypto protocols optionally
+# used with 802.11 devices that depend on the `wlan' module.
+# The `wlan_xauth' device provides support for external (i.e. user-mode)
+# authenticators for use with 802.11 drivers that use the `wlan'
+# module and supoprt 802.1x and/or WPA security protocols.
+# The `wlan_acl' device provides a MAC-based access control mechanism
+# for use with 802.11 drivers operating in ap mode and using the
+# `wlan' module.
# The `fddi' device provides generic code to support FDDI.
# The `arcnet' device provides generic code to support Arcnet.
# The `sppp' device serves a similar role for certain types
@@ -570,6 +579,11 @@ device musycc # LMC/SBE LMC1504 quad T1/E1
device ether #Generic Ethernet
device vlan #VLAN support (needs miibus)
device wlan #802.11 support
+device wlan_wep #802.11 WEP support
+device wlan_ccmp #802.11 CCMP support
+device wlan_tkip #802.11 TKIP support
+device wlan_xauth #802.11 external authenticator support
+device wlan_acl #802.11 MAC ACL support
device token #Generic TokenRing
device fddi #Generic FDDI
device arcnet #Generic Arcnet
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