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.\" Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999
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.\" Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>. All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\" $OpenBSD: wi.4tbl,v 1.14 2002/04/29 19:53:50 jsyn Exp $
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.\"
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.Dd July 23, 2011
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.Dt WI 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm wi
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.Nd "Lucent Hermes, and Intersil PRISM IEEE 802.11 driver"
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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To compile this driver into the kernel,
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place the following lines in your
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kernel configuration file:
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent
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.Cd "device wi"
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.Cd "device wlan"
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Alternatively, to load the driver as a
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module at boot time, place the following line in
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.Xr loader.conf 5 :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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if_wi_load="YES"
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.Ed
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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driver provides support for 802.11b wireless network adapters based around
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the Lucent Hermes, Intersil PRISM-II, Intersil PRISM-2.5, and Intersil
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Prism-3 chipsets.
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All chipsets provide a similar interface to the driver.
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Only the Intersil chipsets support access point operation or WPA.
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Very old versions of firmware are not supported at all.
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Older versions of the firmware that are supported may severely limit
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the ability to use these cards in newer networks.
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Only relatively recent versions of Intersil firmware supports WPA.
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See CAVEATS for details.
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All host/device interaction is via programmed I/O, even on those cards
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that support a DMA interface.
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.Pp
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For more information on configuring this device, see
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.Xr ifconfig 8 .
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.Pp
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.Nm
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supports
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.Cm station ,
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.Cm adhoc ,
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.Cm adhoc-demo ,
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.Cm hostap ,
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and
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.Cm monitor
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mode operation.
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Only one
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virtual interface may be configured at a time.
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For more information on configuring this device, see
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.Xr ifconfig 8 .
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.Pp
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Cards supported by the
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.Nm
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driver come in a variety of packages, though the most common
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are of the PCMCIA type.
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In many cases, the PCI version of a wireless card is simply
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a PCMCIA card bundled with a PCI adapter.
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The PCI adapters come in two flavors: true PCMCIA bridges and
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dumb PCMCIA bridges.
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A true PCMCIA bridge (such as those sold by Lucent) will attach
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as a real PCMCIA controller.
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The wireless card will then attach to the PCMCIA bus.
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Wireless cards in PCMCIA slots may be inserted and ejected on the fly.
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.Pp
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A dumb bridge, on the other hand, does not show up as a true PCMCIA bus.
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The wireless card will simply appear to the host as a normal PCI
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device and will not require any PCMCIA support.
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Cards in this type of adapter should only be removed when the
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machine is powered down.
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.Pp
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The following cards are among those supported by the
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.Nm
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driver:
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.Pp
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.Bl -column -compact "Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 2.5" "Spectrum24" "PCI or PCMCIA"
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.Em "Card Chip Bus"
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3Com AirConnect 3CRWE777A Prism-II PCI
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Accton airDirect WN3301 PCMCIA
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ACTIONTEC HWC01170 Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
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Adaptech ANW-8030 Prism-3 PCMCIA
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Addtron AWP-100 Prism-II PCMCIA
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Adtec Adlink/340C Prism-II PCMCIA
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Airvast WN 100 Prism-3 PCMCIA
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Airway 802.11 Adapter PCMCIA
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Agere Orinoco Hermes PCMCIA
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Allied Telesis WR211PCM Prism-II PCMCIA
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ArTem OnAir Prism? PCMCIA
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Asus WL100 Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
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Avaya Wireless Prism-II PCMCIA
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Bay eMobility 11B Prism-2.5? PCMCIA
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Blue Concentric Circle WL-379F Prism-II CF
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BreezeNet Wireless Prism-II PCMCIA
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Buffalo WLI-PCM-S11 Prism-II PCMCIA
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Buffalo WLI-PCM-L11G Hermes PCMCIA
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Buffalo WLI-CF-S11G Prism-II CF
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Buffalo WLI2-CF-S11G Prism 2.5 CF
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Cabletron RoamAbout Hermes PCMCIA
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Compaq Agency NC5004 Prism-II PCMCIA
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Compaq WL100 Prism-II PCMCIA
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Compaq WL110 Hermes PCMCIA
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Compaq WL200 Prism-II PCMCIA
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Contec FLEXLAN/FX-DS110-PCC Prism-II PCMCIA
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Corega PCC-11 Prism-II PCMCIA
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Corega PCCA-11 Prism-II PCMCIA
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Corega PCCB-11 Prism-II PCMCIA
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Corega CGWLPCIA11 Prism-II PCI
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Dell TrueMobile 1150 Hermes PCMCIA
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Dlink Air 660 Prism-II PCMCIA
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Dlink DWL520 Prism-2.5 PCI
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Dlink DWL650 Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
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ELECOM Air@Hawk/LD-WL11/PCC PCMCIA
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ELSA MC-11 PCMCIA
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ELSA XI300 Prism-II PCMCIA
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ELSA XI325 Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
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ELSA APDL325 Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
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ELSA XI330 Prism-3 PCMCIA
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ELSA XI800 Prism-II CF
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EMTAC A2424i Prism-II PCMCIA
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Farallon Skyline Prism-II PCMCIA
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Gemtek WL-311 Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
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Hawking Technology WE110P Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
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Home Wireless Networks Prism-II PCMCIA
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IBM High Rate Wireless Hermes PCMCIA
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ICOM SL-1100 Prism-II PCMCIA
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I-O DATA WN-B11/PCM Prism-II PCMCIA
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Intersil Prism II Prism-II PCMCIA
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Intersil Mini-PCI Prism-2.5 PCI
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Intersil ISL37100P Prism-3 PCMCIA
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Intersil ISL37110P Prism-3 PCMCIA
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Intersil ISL37300P Prism-3 PCMCIA
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Laneed Wireless PCMCIA
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Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 Prism-II PCMCIA
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Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 2.5 Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
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Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 3.0 Prism-3 PCMCIA
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Linksys WCF11 Prism-3 PCMCIA
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Linksys WCF12 Prism-3 CF
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Lucent WaveLAN Hermes PCMCIA
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Melco Airconnect Prism-II PCMCIA
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Microsoft MN-520 WLAN Prism-II PCMCIA
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NANOSPEED ROOT-RZ2000 Prism-II PCMCIA
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NCR WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11 PCMCIA
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NDC/Sohoware NCP130 Prism-II PCI
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NEC CMZ-RT-WP Prism-II PCMCIA
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NEC PK-WL001 Lucent PCMCIA
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NEC PC-WL/11C Prism-II PCMCIA
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Netgear MA311 Prism-2.5 PCI
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Netgear MA401 Prism-II/2.5 PCMCIA
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Netgear MA401RA Prism-II PCMCIA
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Netgear MA701 Prism-II CF
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NOKIA C020 WLAN Prism-II PCMCIA
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NOKIA C110 WLAN Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
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NTT-ME 11Mbps Wireless LAN Prism-II PCMCIA
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Planex GeoWave/GW-NS110 Prism-II PCMCIA
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Planex GW-NS11H Prism-II PCMCIA
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Proxim Harmony Prism-II PCMCIA
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Proxim RangeLAN-DS Prism-II PCMCIA
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Samsung MagicLAN SWL-2000N Prism-II PCMCIA
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SENAO SL-2511CD Prism-3 PCMCIA
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Siemens SpeedStream SS1021 Prism-II PCMCIA
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Siemens SpeedStream SS1021 Prism-3 PCMCIA
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SMC 2532W-B Prism-II PCMCIA
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SMC 2602 EZ Connect (3.3V) Prism-II PCI or PCMCIA
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SMC 2632 EZ Connect Prism-II PCMCIA
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Socket Low Power WLAN-CF Prism-II CF
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Sony PCWA-C100 Lucent PCMCIA
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Sony PEGA-WL110 Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
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TDK LAK-CD011WL Prism-II PCMCIA
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Toshiba Wireless LAN Card Prism-II PCMCIA
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U.S.\& Robotics Wireless Card 2410 Prism-II PCMCIA
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YIS YWL-11B Prism-II PCMCIA
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.El
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.Pp
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Several vendors sell PCI adapters built around the PLX Technology 9050
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or 9052 chip.
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The following such adapters are supported or expected to work:
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.Pp
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.Bl -item -compact
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.It
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3Com AirConnect 3CRWE777A (3.3V)
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.It
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Belkin F5D6000 (a rebadged WL11000P)
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.It
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Eumitcom WL11000P
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.It
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Global Sun Technology GL24110P (untested)
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.It
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Global Sun Technology GL24110P02
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.It
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LinkSys WDT11 (a rebadged GL24110P02)
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.It
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Netgear MA301
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.It
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US Robotics 2415 (rebadged WL11000P)
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.It
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Wisecom Wireless LAN PCI Adapter
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.El
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.Pp
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The following adapters have the same model numbers as those listed
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above, but might not work if the actual card is after the change away
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from the Prism family:
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.Pp
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.Bl -item -compact
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.It
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DLink DWL520
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.El
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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Join an existing BSS network (ie: connect to an access point):
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan create wlandev wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
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netmask 0xffffff00
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Join a specific BSS network with network name
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.Dq Li my_net :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan create wlandev wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
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netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Join a specific BSS network with WEP encryption:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan create wlandev wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
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netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e
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wepmode on wepkey 0x8736639624 weptxkey 1
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Join a Lucent legacy demo ad-hoc network with network name
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.Dq Li my_net :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan create wlandev wi0 wlanmode ahdemo \e
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inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Join/create an IBSS network with network name
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.Dq Li my_net :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan create wlandev wi0 wlanmode adhoc wi0 \e
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inet 192.168.0.22 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Create a host-based access point (Prism only):
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan create wlandev wi0 wlanmode hostap \e
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inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_ap
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Create a host-based access point with WEP enabled (Prism only)
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and plumb it into bridge to fxp0:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev wi0 wlanmode hostap \e
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inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_ap \e
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wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1
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ifconfig bridge0 create
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ifconfig bridge0 addm wlan0 addm fxp0 up
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.Ed
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.Pp
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This will give you the same functionality as an access point.
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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.Bl -diag
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.It "wi%d: init failed"
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The WaveLAN card failed to become ready after an initialization command
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was issued.
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.It "wi%d: failed to allocate %d bytes on NIC"
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The driver was unable to allocate memory for transmit frames in the
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NIC's on-board RAM.
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This can also be an indication of an incorrectly configured interrupt.
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.It "wi%d: device timeout"
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The WaveLAN card failed to generate an interrupt to acknowledge a transmit
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command.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr intro 4 ,
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.Xr pccard 4 ,
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.Xr pccbb 4 ,
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.Xr pcic 4 ,
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.Xr wlan 4 ,
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.Xr wlan_ccmp 4 ,
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.Xr wlan_tkip 4 ,
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.Xr wlan_wep 4 ,
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.Xr wlan_xauth 4 ,
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.Xr hostapd 8 ,
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.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
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.Xr wpa_supplicant 8 .
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.Rs
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.%T HCF Light programming specification
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.%U http://web.archive.org/web/20040130141721/http://wavelan.com/
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.Re
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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device driver first appeared in
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.Fx 3.0 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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The original
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.Nm
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driver was written by
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.An Bill Paul Aq Mt wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu .
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This man page comes from
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.Ox .
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.Sh CAVEATS
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The driver will reject devices with old firmware to
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avoid dealing with numerous defects.
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Unfortunately the driver does not support downloading new firmware
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to the card so if new firmware is needed users will have to boot
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a different system to accomplish this.
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.Pp
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Intersil Prism cards must have firmware versions 0.8.0 or later and
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version 1.7.0 or later are required to support functionality such as WPA.
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Some users of Prism-II and 2.5 based cards report that station firmware
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version 1.3.4 works better for them in hostap than 1.4.9.
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Older versions of the Prism station firmware have a number of issues
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with hostap mode.
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The IBSS/adhoc mode appears to work well on station firmware 1.3.1 and
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later.
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The IBSS/adhoc mode appears to have problems for some people with
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older versions of station firmware.
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.Pp
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Lucent cards prior to firmware version 6.0.6 do not implement IBSS
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mode and are not supported.
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.Pp
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Prior versions of
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.Nm
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supported Symbol firmware.
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That support has been removed due to persistent problems with this
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firmware as well as getting proper documentation on this firmware.
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.Pp
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Hermes 2 and Hermes 3 chips are not supported by this driver.
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.Pp
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Here's the above requirements in the form of a table
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.Pp
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.Bl -column -compact "Prims II/2.5" "xxxxxxxx" "xxxxxxxx" "xxxxxxxx" "xxxxxxxx"
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.Em "Firmware Minimum WPA Host AP Adhoc/IBSS"
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Prism II/2.5 0.8.0 1.7.0 1.3.4 1.3.1
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Prism 3 0.8.0 1.7.0 1.4.9 1.3.1
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Hermes 6.0.6 none none 6.0.6
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Symbol none none none none
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.El
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.Sh BUGS
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Not all the new messages are documented here, and many of them are
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indications of transient errors that are not indications of serious
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problems.
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