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Wavelan cards via the 'wl' driver. It can be used to set the IRQ, and discover all manner of odd things about the device.
104 lines
2.8 KiB
Groff
104 lines
2.8 KiB
Groff
.Dd December 26 1996
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.Os
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.Dt WLCONFIG 8
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm wlconfig
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.Nd read/write wavelan config parameters
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm wlconfig
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.Ar ifname
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.Op Ar param value ...
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm wlconfig
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command can be used to read and set parameters for the NCR/AT&T Wavelan
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radio LAN card. Various parameters stored in the nonvolatile Parameter
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Storage Area (PSA) on the card can be modified with this program, which
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obviates the need for the DOS-based
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.Nm instconf.exe
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program.
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.Pp
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The
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.Ar ifname
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parameter specifies the wavelan interface name (eg.
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.Pa wl0
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). If no other arguments are supplied, the current contents of the PSA
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are interpreted and displayed.
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.Pp
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The
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.Ar param
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and
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.Ar value
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arguments can be used to change the value of several of the parameters.
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Any number of
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.Ar param value
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pairs may be supplied.
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.Bl -tag -width 15n -compat -offset indent
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.It Va param
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.Va value
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.It irq
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IRQ value (used at next reset), may be one of 3,4,5,6,10,11,12,15
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.It mac
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Local MAC value (ethernet address)
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.It macsel
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.Sq soft
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(as set by the
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.Sq mac
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parameter) or
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.Sq default
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(as set at the factory).
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.It nwid
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The NWID is a 2-byte parameter passed to the card's radio modem.
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NWIDs allow multiple logically discrete networks to operate
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independantly whilse occupying the same airspace.
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Packets with a different NWID are simply ignored by the modem.
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In the hardware, NWIDs are stored long-term in non-volative memory
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(called the PSA or programmable storage area), and are loaded by
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software into the radio modem when the driver is
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initialized. This sets the default NWID loaded at startup.
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.It curnwid
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This sets the current operating NWID (but does not save it to the
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PSA).
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.El
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.Pp
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Note that if the IRQ on the Wavelan card is incorrect, the interface
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will be configured, but will not function. The
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.Nm wlconfig
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program should then be used to reconfigure the card to a sensible
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value.
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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Set the NWID to 0x1234 :
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.Bd -literal -offset
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# wlconfig wl0 nwid 0x1234
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Show the current settings :
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.Bd -literal -offset
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# wlconfig wl0
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Board type : ISA
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Base address options : 0x300, 0x390, 0x3c0, 0x3e0
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Waitstates : 0
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Bus mode : ISA
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IRQ : 10
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Default MAC address : 08:00:0e:20:3d:4b
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Soft MAC address : 00:00:00:00:00:00
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Current MAC address : Default
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Adapter compatability : PC-AT 2.4GHz
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Threshold preset : 1
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Call code required : NO
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Subband : 2425MHz
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Quality threshold : 3
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Hardware version : 0 (Rel1/Rel2)
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Network ID enable : YES
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NWID : 0xdead
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Datalink security : NO
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Databus width : 16 (variable)
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Configuration state : unconfigured
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CRC-16 : 0x3c26
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CRC status : OK
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.Ed
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.Sh HISTORY
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This implementation of the
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.Nm wlconfig
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command is completely new, written for Hilink Internet by Michael Smith.
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