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author | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-09-29 06:34:47 +0000 |
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committer | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-09-29 06:34:47 +0000 |
commit | 9eb4929fe57ee82d6af0bc7314171d2962a1df76 (patch) | |
tree | 743f948d87a41d34cabea8508bbaf36035c9a75e /usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8 | |
parent | 0fda899d323687f515a60b954f4c0b785dec0693 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-9eb4929fe57ee82d6af0bc7314171d2962a1df76.zip FreeBSD-src-9eb4929fe57ee82d6af0bc7314171d2962a1df76.tar.gz |
Document that the atheros driver supports wicontrol too. Minor word
smithing as approrpiate.
PR: 57327
Submitted by: Matt Peterson
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8 | 40 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8 b/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8 index 0d23c5f..4b90ca2 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8 @@ -35,13 +35,21 @@ .Os .Sh NAME .Nm wicontrol -.Nd configure WaveLAN/IEEE devices +.Nd configure Lucent, Intersil, & Atheros wireless devices .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl i .Ar iface Op Fl o .Nm .Op Fl i +.Ar iface Fl l +(dump associated stations) +.Nm +.Op Fl i +.Ar iface Fl L +(list avail access points) +.Nm +.Op Fl i .Ar iface Fl t Ar tx_rate .Nm .Op Fl i @@ -97,39 +105,34 @@ .Op Fl i .Ar iface Fl C (display signal cache) -.Nm -.Op Fl i -.Ar iface Fl L -(list avail access points) -.Nm -.Op Fl i -.Ar iface Fl l -(dump associated stations) .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -utility controls the operation of WaveLAN/IEEE wireless networking -devices via the +utility controls the operation of Lucent, Intersil, & Atheros-based wireless +networking devices via .Xr wi 4 +or +.Xr ath 4 driver. .Pp You should not use this program to configure IEEE 802.11 paramters. Use .Xr ifconfig 8 -instead to do those tasks. +instead to do those tasks (ie: set SSID, WEP key, etc). .Pp The .Nm -utility can also be used to view the current settings of these parameters -and to dump out the values of the card's statistics counters. +utility can also be used to view the current settings of these parameters, +dump out the values of the card's statistics counters, list assoicated +stations (in HostAP mode), and scan for available access points. .Pp The .Ar iface argument given to .Nm -should be the logical interface name associated with the WaveLAN/IEEE -device -.Li ( wi0 , wi1 , +should be the logical interface name associated with the Lucent, Intersil, +& Atheros device +.Li ( wi0 , wi1 , ath0 , etc.). If none is specified then .Dq Li wi0 @@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ is used as default. The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width indent .It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Op Fl o -Display the current settings of the specified WaveLAN/IEEE interface. +Display the current settings of the specified wireless interface. This retrieves the current card settings from the driver and prints them out. Using the additional @@ -520,6 +523,7 @@ is specified in milliseconds. The default is 100. .El .Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr ath 4 , .Xr awi 4 , .Xr ipsec 4 , .Xr wi 4 , |