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authorsheldonh <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org>2000-03-01 14:09:25 +0000
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8 b/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8
index b186a90..4ac9673 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8
@@ -84,11 +84,14 @@ The
command controls the operation of WaveLAN/IEEE wireless networking
devices via the
.Xr wi 4
-driver. Most of the parameters that can be changed relate to the
-IEEE 802.11 protocol which the WaveLAN implements. This includes
+driver.
+Most of the parameters that can be changed relate to the
+IEEE 802.11 protocol which the WaveLAN implements.
+This includes
the station name, whether the station is operating in ad-hoc (point
to point) or BSS (service set) mode, and the network name of a service
-set to join (IBSS) if BSS mode is enabled. The
+set to join (IBSS) if BSS mode is enabled.
+The
.Nm
command can also be used to view the current settings of these parameters
and to dump out the values of the card's statistics counters.
@@ -111,11 +114,14 @@ flag will cause
.Nm
to print out the statistics counters instead of the card settings.
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl t Ar tx rate
-Set the transmit rate of the specified interface. The legal values
+Set the transmit rate of the specified interface.
+The legal values
for the transmit rate vary depending on whether the interface is a
-standard WaveLAN/IEEE or a WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo adapter. The standard
+standard WaveLAN/IEEE or a WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo adapter.
+The standard
NICs support a maximum transmit rate of 2Mbps while the turbo NICs
-support a maximum speed of 6Mbps. The following table shows the
+support a maximum speed of 6Mbps.
+The following table shows the
legal transmit rate settings and the corresponding transmit speeds:
.Bd -filled -offset indent
.Bl -column "TX rate " "NIC speed "
@@ -135,11 +141,14 @@ all the above listed speed settings.
The default driver setting is 3 (auto rate select).
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl n Ar network name
Set the name of the service set (IBSS) that this station wishes to
-join. The
+join.
+The
.Ar network name
-can be any text string up to 30 characters in length. The default name
+can be any text string up to 30 characters in length.
+The default name
is the string "ANY" which should allow the station to connect to the first
-available access point. The interface should be set for BSS mode using
+available access point.
+The interface should be set for BSS mode using
the
.Fl p
flag in order for this to work.
@@ -150,9 +159,11 @@ in another driver which indicates that the "ANY" string works as well.
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl s Ar station name
Sets the
.Ar station name
-for the specified interface. The
+for the specified interface.
+The
.Ar station name
-is used for diagnostic purposes. The Lucent WaveMANAGER software can
+is used for diagnostic purposes.
+The Lucent WaveMANAGER software can
poll the names of remote hosts.
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl c Ar 0|1
Allow the station to create a service set (IBSS). Permitted values
@@ -172,21 +183,26 @@ the creation of an IBSS on a host system doesn't appear to actually work.
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl p Ar port type
Set the
.Ar port type
-for a specified interface. The legal values for
+for a specified interface.
+The legal values for
.Ar port type
-are 1 (BSS mode) and 3 (ad-hoc) mode. In ad-hoc mode, the station can
+are 1 (BSS mode) and 3 (ad-hoc) mode.
+In ad-hoc mode, the station can
communicate directly with any other stations within direct radio range
(provided that they are also operating in ad-hoc mode). In BSS mode,
hosts must associate with a service set controlled by an access point,
-which relays traffic between end stations. The default setting is 3
+which relays traffic between end stations.
+The default setting is 3
(ad-hoc mode).
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl a Ar access_point_density
Specify the
.Ar access point density
-for a given interface. Legal values are 1 (low), 2 (medium) and 3 (high).
+for a given interface.
+Legal values are 1 (low), 2 (medium) and 3 (high).
This setting influences some of the radio modem threshold settings.
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl m Ar mac address
-Set the station address for the specified interface. The
+Set the station address for the specified interface.
+The
.Ar mac address
is specified as a series of six hexadecimal values separated by colons,
e.g.: 00:60:1d:12:34:56. This programs the new address into the card
@@ -197,19 +213,24 @@ The
.Ar max data length
can be any number from 350 to 2304. The default is 2304.
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl e Ar 0|1
-Enable or disable WEP encryption. Permitted values are
+Enable or disable WEP encryption.
+Permitted values are
.Ar 0
(encryption disabled) or
.Ar 1
(encryption enabled). Encryption is off by default.
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl k Ar key "[-v 1|2|3|4]"
-Set WEP encryption keys. There are four default encryption keys
-that can be programmed. A specific key can be set using
+Set WEP encryption keys.
+There are four default encryption keys
+that can be programmed.
+A specific key can be set using
the
.Fl v
-flag. If the
+flag.
+If the
.Fl v
-flag is not specified, the first key will be set. Encryption keys
+flag is not specified, the first key will be set.
+Encryption keys
can either be normal text (i.e. "hello") or a series of hexadecimal
digits (i.e. "0x1234512345"). For
WaveLAN Turbo Silver cards, the key is restricted to 40 bits, hence
@@ -225,17 +246,23 @@ supposed to allow 128 bits of key info for the gold cards.
Specify which of the four WEP encryption keys will be used to
encrypt transmitted packets.
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl r Ar RTS threshold
-Set the RTS/CTS threshold for a given interface. This controls the
-number of bytes used for the RTS/CTS handshake boundary. The
+Set the RTS/CTS threshold for a given interface.
+This controls the
+number of bytes used for the RTS/CTS handshake boundary.
+The
.Ar RTS threshold
can be any value between 0 and 2047. The default is 2347.
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl f Ar frequency
-Set the radio frequency of a given interface. The
+Set the radio frequency of a given interface.
+The
.Ar frequency
-should be specified as a channel ID as shown in the table below. The
+should be specified as a channel ID as shown in the table below.
+The
list of available frequencies is dependent on radio regulations specified
-by regional authorities. Recognized regulatory authorities include
-the FCC (United States), ETSI (Europe), France and Japan. Frequencies
+by regional authorities.
+Recognized regulatory authorities include
+the FCC (United States), ETSI (Europe), France and Japan.
+Frequencies
in the table are specified in Mhz.
.Bd -filled -offset indent
.Bl -column "Channel ID " "FCC " "ETSI " "France " "Japan "
@@ -258,27 +285,34 @@ in the table are specified in Mhz.
.Ed
.Pp
If an illegal channel is specified, the
-NIC will revert to its default channel. For NICs sold in the United States
+NIC will revert to its default channel.
+For NICs sold in the United States
and Europe, the default channel is 3. For NICs sold in France, the default
channel is 11. For NICs sold in Japan, the only available channel is 14.
Note that two stations must be set to the same channel in order to
communicate.
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl P Ar 0|1
-Enable or disable power management on a given interface. Enabling
+Enable or disable power management on a given interface.
+Enabling
power management uses an alternating sleep/wake protocol to help
conserve power on mobile stations, at the cost of some increased
-receive latency. Power management is off by default. Note that power
+receive latency. Power management is off by default.
+Note that power
management requires the cooperation of an access point in order to
-function; it is not functional in ad-hoc mode. Also, power management
+function; it is not functional in ad-hoc mode.
+Also, power management
is only implemented in Lucent WavePOINT firmware version 2.03 or
-later, and in WaveLAN PCMCIA adapter firmware 2.00 or later. Older
-revisions will silently ignore the power management setting. Legal
+later, and in WaveLAN PCMCIA adapter firmware 2.00 or later.
+Older
+revisions will silently ignore the power management setting.
+Legal
values for this parameter are 0 (off) and 1 (on).
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl S Ar max_sleep_interval
Specify the sleep interval to use when power management is enabled.
The
.Are max sleep interval
-is specified in milliseconds. The default is 100.
+is specified in milliseconds.
+The default is 100.
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl Z
Clear the signal strength cache maintained internally by the
.Nm wi
@@ -286,8 +320,10 @@ driver.
.It Fl i Ar iface Fl C
Display the cached signal strength information maintained by the
.Nm wi
-driver. The driver retains information about signal strength and
-noise level for packets received from different hosts. The signal
+driver.
+The driver retains information about signal strength and
+noise level for packets received from different hosts.
+The signal
strength and noise level values are displayed in units of dBms.
The signal quality values is produced by subtracting the noise level
from the signal strength (i.e. less noise and better signal yields
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