Information about the capability flags in 'ifconfig foo0 scan' output.
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.\" From: @(#)ifconfig.8 8.3 (Berkeley) 1/5/94
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd July 5, 2005
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.Dd July 11, 2005
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.Dt IFCONFIG 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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@ -751,6 +751,35 @@ Additionally, the SSID may be cleared by setting it to
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.It Cm scan
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Display the current set of scanned neighbors and/or trigger a new scan.
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Only the super-user can trigger a scan.
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Depending on the capabilities of the APs, the following
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flags can be included in the output:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width xxxx
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.It E
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Extended Service Set (ESS).
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Indicates that the station is part of an infrastructure network
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(in contrast to an IBSS/ad-hoc network).
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.It I
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IBSS/ad-hoc network.
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Indicates that the station is part of an ad-hoc network
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(in contrast to an ESS network).
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.It P
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Privacy.
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Data confidentiality is required for all data type frames
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exchanged within the BSS.
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This means that this BSS requires the station to
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use cryptographic means such as WEP, TKIP or AES-CCMP to
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encrypt/decrypt data frames being exchanged with others.
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.It S
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Short Preamble.
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Indicates that the network is using short preambles (defined
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in 802.11b High Rate/DSSS PHY, short preamble utilizes a
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56 bit sync field in contrast to a 128 bit field used in long
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preamble mode).
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.It s
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Short slot time.
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Indicates that the network supports short slot time.
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.El
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.It Cm stationname Ar name
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Set the name of this station.
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It appears that the station name is not really part of the IEEE 802.11
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