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diff --git a/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8 b/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8
index e64f2d9..1be50b6 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/wicontrol/wicontrol.8
@@ -39,53 +39,53 @@
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Op Fl oa
+.Ar iface Op Fl o
.Nm
.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl t Ar tx rate
+.Ar iface Fl t Ar tx_rate
.Nm
.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl n Ar network name
+.Ar iface Fl n Ar network_name
.Nm
.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl s Ar station name
+.Ar iface Fl s Ar station_name
.Nm
.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl c Ar 0|1
+.Ar iface Fl c Cm 0 | 1
.Nm
.Op Fl i
.Ar iface Fl q Ar SSID
.Nm
.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl p Ar port type
+.Ar iface Fl p Ar port_type
.Nm
.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl a Ar access point density
+.Ar iface Fl a Ar access_point_density
.Nm
.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl m Ar mac address
+.Ar iface Fl m Ar mac_address
.Nm
.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl d Ar max data length
+.Ar iface Fl d Ar max_data_length
.Nm
.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl e Ar 0|1
+.Ar iface Fl e Cm 0 | 1
.Nm
.Op Fl i
.Ar iface Fl k Ar key
-.Op Fl v Ar 1|2|3|4
+.Op Fl v Cm 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
.Nm
.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl T Ar 1|2|3|4
+.Ar iface Fl T Cm 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
.Nm
.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl r Ar RTS threshold
+.Ar iface Fl r Ar RTS_threshold
.Nm
.Op Fl i
.Ar iface Fl f Ar frequency
.Nm
.Op Fl i
-.Ar iface Fl P Ar 0|1
+.Ar iface Fl P Cm 0 | 1
.Nm
.Op Fl i
.Ar iface Fl S Ar max_sleep_duration
@@ -120,12 +120,16 @@ The
argument given to
.Nm
should be the logical interface name associated with the WaveLAN/IEEE
-device (wi0, wi1, etc...). If none is specified then wi0 is used
-as default.
+device
+.Li ( wi0 , wi1 ,
+etc.).
+If none is specified then
+.Dq Li wi0
+is used as default.
.Sh OPTIONS
The options are as follows:
-.Bl -tag -width Fl
-.It Fl i Ar iface Op Fl o
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Op Fl o
Display the current settings of the specified WaveLAN/IEEE interface.
This retrieves the current card settings from the driver and prints them
out.
@@ -134,8 +138,10 @@ Using the additional
flag will cause
.Nm
to print out the statistics counters instead of the card settings.
-Encryption keys are only displayed if wicontrol is run as root.
-.It Fl i Ar iface Fl t Ar tx rate
+Encryption keys are only displayed if
+.Nm
+is run as root.
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl t Ar tx_rate
Set the transmit rate of the specified interface.
The legal values
for the transmit rate vary depending on whether the interface is a
@@ -145,28 +151,35 @@ NICs support a maximum transmit rate of 2Mbps while the turbo NICs
support a maximum speed of 6Mbps.
The following table shows the
legal transmit rate settings and the corresponding transmit speeds:
-.Bl -column "TX rate " "NIC speed " -offset indent
+.Bl -column ".Em TX\ rate" ".Em NIC\ speed" -offset indent
.Em "TX rate NIC speed"
-1 Fixed Low (1Mbps)
-2 Fixed Standard (2Mbps)
-3 Auto Rate Select (High)
-4 Fixed Medium (4Mbps)
-5 Fixed High (6Mbps)
-6 Auto Rate Select (Standard)
-7 Auto Rate Select (Medium)
+.It Cm 1 Ta "Fixed Low (1Mbps)"
+.It Cm 2 Ta "Fixed Standard (2Mbps)"
+.It Cm 3 Ta "Auto Rate Select (High)"
+.It Cm 4 Ta "Fixed Medium (4Mbps)"
+.It Cm 5 Ta "Fixed High (6Mbps)"
+.It Cm 6 Ta "Auto Rate Select (Standard)"
+.It Cm 7 Ta "Auto Rate Select (Medium)"
.El
.Pp
-The standard NICs support only settings 1 through 3. Turbo NICs support
-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
+The standard NICs support only settings
+.Cm 1
+through
+.Cm 3 .
+Turbo NICs support all the above listed speed settings.
+The default driver setting is
+.Cm 3
+(auto rate select).
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl n Ar network_name
Set the name of the service set (IBSS) that this station wishes to
join.
The
-.Ar network name
+.Ar network_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
+is the string
+.Dq Li ANY
+which should allow the station to connect to the first
available access point.
The interface should be set for BSS mode using
the
@@ -175,24 +188,33 @@ flag in order for this to work.
.Pp
Note: the WaveLAN manual indicates that an empty string will allow the
host to connect to any access point, however I have also seen a reference
-in another driver which indicates that the "ANY" string works as well.
-.It Fl i Ar iface Fl s Ar station name
+in another driver which indicates that the
+.Dq Li ANY
+string works as well.
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl s Ar station_name
Sets the
-.Ar station name
+station name
for the specified interface.
The
-.Ar station name
+.Ar station_name
is used for diagnostic purposes.
-The Lucent WaveMANAGER software can
+The
+.Tn "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
-are 0 (don't create IBSS) and 1 (enable creation of IBSS). The default
-is 0.
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl c Cm 0 | 1
+Allow the station to create a service set (IBSS).
+Permitted values are
+.Cm 0
+(don't create IBSS) and
+.Cm 1
+(enable creation of IBSS).
+The default is
+.Cm 0 .
.Pp
Note: this option is provided for experimental purposes only: enabling
the creation of an IBSS on a host system doesn't appear to actually work.
-.It Fl i Ar iface Fl q Ar SSID
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl q Ar SSID
Specify the name of an IBSS (SSID) to create on a given interface.
The
.Ar SSID
@@ -200,52 +222,67 @@ can be any text string up to 30 characters long.
.Pp
Note: this option is provided for experimental purposes only: enabling
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
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl p Ar port_type
Set the
-.Ar port type
+port type
for a specified interface.
The legal values for
-.Ar port type
-are 1 (BSS mode) and 3 (ad-hoc) mode.
+.Ar port_type
+are
+.Cm 1
+(BSS mode) and
+.Cm 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,
+(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
+The default setting is
+.Cm 3
(ad-hoc mode).
-.It Fl i Ar iface Fl a Ar access_point_density
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl a Ar access_point_density
Specify the
-.Ar access point density
+access point density
for a given interface.
-Legal values are 1 (low), 2 (medium) and 3 (high).
+Legal values are
+.Cm 1
+(low),
+.Cm 2
+(medium) and
+.Cm 3
+(high).
This setting influences some of the radio modem threshold settings.
-.It Fl i Ar iface Fl m Ar mac address
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl m Ar mac_address
Set the station address for the specified interface.
The
-.Ar mac address
+.Ar mac_address
is specified as a series of six hexadecimal values separated by colons,
-e.g.: 00:60:1d:12:34:56.
+e.g.,
+.Dq Li 00:60:1d:12:34:56 .
This programs the new address into the card
and updates the interface as well.
-.It Fl i Ar iface Fl d Ar max_data_length
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl d Ar max_data_length
Set the maximum receive and transmit frame size for a specified interface.
The
-.Ar max data length
+.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
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl e Cm 0 | 1
Enable or disable WEP encryption.
Permitted values are
-.Ar 0
+.Cm 0
(encryption disabled) or
-.Ar 1
+.Cm 1
(encryption enabled).
Encryption is off by default.
.Pp
Both 128-bit and 64-bit WEP have been broken.
-See the BUGS section for details.
-.It Fl i Ar iface Fl k Ar key "[-v 1|2|3|4]"
+See the
+.Sx BUGS
+section for details.
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl k Ar key Op Fl v Cm 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Set WEP encryption keys.
There are four default encryption keys
that can be programmed.
@@ -257,8 +294,11 @@ If the
.Fl v
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
+can either be normal text (i.e.\&
+.Dq Li hello )
+or a series of hexadecimal digits (i.e.\&
+.Dq Li 0x1234512345 ) .
+For
WaveLAN Turbo Silver cards, the key is restricted to 40 bits, hence
the key can be either a 5 character text string or 10 hex digits.
For WaveLAN Turbo Gold cards, the key can also be 104 bits,
@@ -267,22 +307,26 @@ string or 26 hex digits in addition to the formats supported by the
Silver cards.
.Pp
Note: Both 128-bit and 64-bit WEP have been broken.
-See the BUGS section for details.
-.It Fl i Ar iface Fl T Ar 1|2|3|4
+See the
+.Sx BUGS
+section for details.
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl T Cm 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Specify which of the four WEP encryption keys will be used to
encrypt transmitted packets.
.Pp
Note: Both 128-bit and 64-bit WEP have been broken.
-See the BUGS section for details.
-.It Fl i Ar iface Fl r Ar RTS threshold
+See the
+.Sx BUGS
+section for details.
+.It Oo Fl i Oc 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
-.Ar RTS threshold
+.Ar RTS_threshold
can be any value between 0 and 2047.
The default is 2347.
-.It Fl i Ar iface Fl f Ar frequency
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl f Ar frequency
Set the radio frequency of a given interface.
The
.Ar frequency
@@ -294,34 +338,37 @@ Recognized regulatory authorities include
the FCC (United States), ETSI (Europe), France and Japan.
Frequencies
in the table are specified in Mhz.
-.Bl -column "Channel ID " "FCC " "ETSI " "France " "Japan " -offset indent
+.Bl -column ".Em Channel\ ID" ".Em FCC" ".Em ETSI" ".Em France" ".Em Japan" -offset indent
.Em "Channel ID FCC ETSI France Japan"
-1 2412 2412 - 2412
-2 2417 2417 - 2417
-3 2422 2422 - 2422
-4 2427 2427 - 2427
-5 2432 2432 - 2432
-6 2437 2437 - 2437
-7 2442 2442 - 2442
-8 2447 2447 - 2447
-9 2452 2452 - 2452
-10 2457 2457 2457 2457
-11 2462 2462 2462 2462
-12 - 2467 2467 2467
-13 - 2472 2472 2472
-14 - - - 2484
+.It Cm 1 Ta "2412 2412 - 2412"
+.It Cm 2 Ta "2417 2417 - 2417"
+.It Cm 3 Ta "2422 2422 - 2422"
+.It Cm 4 Ta "2427 2427 - 2427"
+.It Cm 5 Ta "2432 2432 - 2432"
+.It Cm 6 Ta "2437 2437 - 2437"
+.It Cm 7 Ta "2442 2442 - 2442"
+.It Cm 8 Ta "2447 2447 - 2447"
+.It Cm 9 Ta "2452 2452 - 2452"
+.It Cm 10 Ta "2457 2457 2457 2457"
+.It Cm 11 Ta "2462 2462 2462 2462"
+.It Cm 12 Ta "- 2467 2467 2467"
+.It Cm 13 Ta "- 2472 2472 2472"
+.It Cm 14 Ta "- - - 2484"
.El
.Pp
If an illegal channel is specified, the
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 default channel is 14,
+and Europe, the default channel is
+.Cm 3 .
+For NICs sold in France, the default channel is
+.Cm 11 .
+For NICs sold in Japan, the default channel is
+.Cm 14 ,
and it is the only available channel for pre-11Mbps NICs.
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
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl P Cm 0 | 1
Enable or disable power management on a given interface.
Enabling
power management uses an alternating sleep/wake protocol to help
@@ -337,20 +384,24 @@ 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
+values for this parameter are
+.Cm 0
+(off) and
+.Cm 1
+(on).
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl S Ar max_sleep_interval
Specify the sleep interval to use when power management is enabled.
The
.Ar max_sleep_interval
is specified in milliseconds.
The default is 100.
-.It Fl i Ar iface Fl Z
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl Z
Clear the signal strength cache maintained internally by the
-.Nm wi
+.Xr wi 4
driver.
-.It Fl i Ar iface Fl C
+.It Oo Fl i Oc Ar iface Fl C
Display the cached signal strength information maintained by the
-.Nm wi
+.Xr wi 4
driver.
The driver retains information about signal strength and
noise level for packets received from different hosts.
@@ -389,8 +440,9 @@ hours on a partially loaded network.
Once a key has been compromised, the only remedial action is to
discontinue it and use a new key.
.Pp
-See http://www.cs.rice.edu/~astubble/wep/wep_attack.html for details
-of the attack.
+See
+.Pa http://www.cs.rice.edu/~astubble/wep/wep_attack.html
+for details of the attack.
.Pp
If you must use WEP, you are strongly encouraged to pick keys whose
bytes are random and not confined to ASCII characters.
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