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diff --git a/share/man/man4/rum.4 b/share/man/man4/rum.4 index ddb71a8..c34b245 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/rum.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/rum.4 @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd September 7, 2007 +.Dd April 13, 2008 .Os .Dt RUM 4 .Sh NAME @@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ if_rum_load="YES" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -driver supports USB 2.0 and PCI Express Mini Card wireless adapters based on the -Ralink RT2501USB and RT2601USB chipsets. +driver supports USB 2.0 and PCI Express Mini Card wireless adapters +based on the Ralink RT2501USB and RT2601USB chipsets. .Pp -Ralink PCI Express Mini Card adapters show up as normal USB 2.0 devices and are -thus handled by the +Ralink PCI Express Mini Card adapters show up as normal USB 2.0 +devices and are thus handled by the .Nm driver. .Pp @@ -58,15 +58,27 @@ Ralink. It consists of two integrated chips, an RT2571W MAC/BBP and an RT2528 or RT5226 radio transceiver. .Pp -The RT2601USB chipset consists of two integrated chips, an RT2671 MAC/BBP and -an RT2527 or RT5225 radio transceiver. -This chipset uses the MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology with -multiple antennas to extend the operating range of the adapter and to achieve -higher throughput. +The RT2601USB chipset consists of two integrated chips, an RT2671 +MAC/BBP and an RT2527 or RT5225 radio transceiver. +This chipset uses the MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology +with multiple antennas to extend the operating range of the adapter +and to achieve higher throughput. +.Pp +.Nm +supports +.Cm station , +.Cm adhoc , +.Cm hostap , +and +.Cm monitor +mode operation. +Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time. +For more information on configuring this device, see +.Xr ifconfig 8 . .Sh HARDWARE The .Nm -driver supports USB 2.0 and PCI Express Mini Card wireless +driver supports USB 2.0 wireless adapters based on the Ralink RT2501USB and RT2601USB chipsets, including: .Pp @@ -108,22 +120,25 @@ including: .Sh EXAMPLES Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point): .Pp -.Dl "ifconfig rum0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00" +.Bd -literal -offset indent +ifconfig wlan create wlandev rum0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e + netmask 0xffffff00 +.Ed .Pp Join a specific BSS network with network name .Dq Li my_net : .Pp -.Dl "ifconfig rum0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net" +.Dl "ifconfig wlan create wlandev rum0 ssid my_net up" .Pp -Join a specific BSS network with 40-bit WEP encryption: +Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption: .Bd -literal -offset indent -ifconfig rum0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e - wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 +ifconfig wlan create wlandev rum0 ssid my_net \e + wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up .Ed .Pp -Join a specific BSS network with 104-bit WEP encryption: +Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption: .Bd -literal -offset indent -ifconfig rum0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e +ifconfig wlan create wlandev rum0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \e wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1 .Ed .Sh DIAGNOSTICS @@ -135,13 +150,18 @@ The driver will reset the hardware. This should not happen. .El .Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr altq 4 , -.Xr arp 4 , +.Xr intro 4 , .Xr netintro 4 , .Xr usb 4 , .Xr wlan 4 , .Xr wlan_amrr 4 , -.Xr ifconfig 8 +.Xr wlan_ccmp 4 , +.Xr wlan_tkip 4 , +.Xr wlan_wep 4 , +.Xr wlan_xauth 4 , +.Xr ifconfig 8 , +.Xr hostapd 8 , +.Xr wpa_supplicant 8 . .Rs .%T "Ralink Technology" .%O http://www.ralinktech.com/ @@ -151,16 +171,8 @@ The .Nm driver first appeared in .Ox 4.0 . -.Sh CAVEATS -.Pp -The -.Nm -driver supports automatic control of the transmit speed in BSS mode only. -Therefore the use of a -.Nm -adapter in Host AP mode is discouraged. .Sh AUTHORS -The +The original .Nm driver was written by .An Niall O'Higgins Aq niallo@openbsd.org |
