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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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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd April 21, 1999
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.Dt WICONTROL 8
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.Os FreeBSD
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm wicontrol
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.Nd configure WaveLAN/IEEE devices
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Op Fl oa
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl t Ar tx rate
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl n Ar network name
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl s Ar station name
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl c Ar 0|1
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl q Ar SSID
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl p Ar port type
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl a Ar access point density
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl m Ar mac address
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl d Ar max data length
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl e Ar 0|1
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl k Ar key
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.Op Fl v Ar 1|2|3|4
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl T Ar 1|2|3|4
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl r Ar RTS threshold
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl f Ar frequency
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl P Ar 0|1
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl S Ar max_sleep_duration
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl Z
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(zero signal cache)
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.Nm
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.Fl i Ar iface Fl C
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(display signal cache)
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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command controls the operation of WaveLAN/IEEE wireless networking
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devices via the
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.Xr wi 4
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driver.
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Most of the parameters that can be changed relate to the
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IEEE 802.11 protocol which the WaveLAN implements.
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This includes
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the station name, whether the station is operating in ad-hoc (point
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to point) or BSS (service set) mode, and the network name of a service
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set to join (IBSS) if BSS mode is enabled.
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The
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.Nm
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command can also be used to view the current settings of these parameters
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and to dump out the values of the card's statistics counters.
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.Pp
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The
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.Ar iface
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argument given to
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.Nm
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should be the logical interface name associated with the WaveLAN/IEEE
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device (wi0, wi1, etc...). If none is specified then wi0 is used
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as default.
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.Sh OPTIONS
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The options are as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width Fl
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.It Fl i Ar iface Op Fl oa
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Display the current settings of the specified WaveLAN/IEEE interface.
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This retrieves the current card settings from the driver and prints them
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out.
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Using the additional
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.Fl o
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flag will cause
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.Nm
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to print out the statistics counters instead of the card settings. Using
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the additional
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.Fl a
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flag will cause
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.Nm
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to print out encryption keys as ascii characters instead of in hex.
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Encryption keys are only displayed if wicontrol is run as root.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl t Ar tx rate
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Set the transmit rate of the specified interface.
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The legal values
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for the transmit rate vary depending on whether the interface is a
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standard WaveLAN/IEEE or a WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo adapter.
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The standard
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NICs support a maximum transmit rate of 2Mbps while the turbo NICs
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support a maximum speed of 6Mbps.
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The following table shows the
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legal transmit rate settings and the corresponding transmit speeds:
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.Bl -column "TX rate " "NIC speed " -offset indent
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.Em "TX rate NIC speed"
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1 Fixed Low (1Mbps)
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2 Fixed Standard (2Mbps)
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3 Auto Rate Select (High)
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4 Fixed Medium (4Mbps)
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5 Fixed High (6Mbps)
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6 Auto Rate Select (Standard)
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7 Auto Rate Select (Medium)
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.El
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.Pp
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The standard NICs support only settings 1 through 3. Turbo NICs support
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all the above listed speed settings.
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The default driver setting is 3 (auto rate select).
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl n Ar network name
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Set the name of the service set (IBSS) that this station wishes to
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join.
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The
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.Ar network name
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can be any text string up to 30 characters in length.
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The default name
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is the string "ANY" which should allow the station to connect to the first
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available access point.
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The interface should be set for BSS mode using
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the
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.Fl p
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flag in order for this to work.
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.Pp
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Note: the WaveLAN manual indicates that an empty string will allow the
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host to connect to any access point, however I have also seen a reference
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in another driver which indicates that the "ANY" string works as well.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl s Ar station name
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Sets the
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.Ar station name
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for the specified interface.
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The
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.Ar station name
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is used for diagnostic purposes.
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The Lucent WaveMANAGER software can
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poll the names of remote hosts.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl c Ar 0|1
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Allow the station to create a service set (IBSS). Permitted values
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are 0 (don't create IBSS) and 1 (enable creation of IBSS). The default
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is 0.
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.Pp
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Note: this option is provided for experimental purposes only: enabling
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the creation of an IBSS on a host system doesn't appear to actually work.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl q Ar SSID
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Specify the name of an IBSS (SSID) to create on a given interface.
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The
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.Ar SSID
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can be any text string up to 30 characters long.
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.Pp
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Note: this option is provided for experimental purposes only: enabling
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the creation of an IBSS on a host system doesn't appear to actually work.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl p Ar port type
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Set the
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.Ar port type
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for a specified interface.
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The legal values for
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.Ar port type
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are 1 (BSS mode) and 3 (ad-hoc) mode.
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In ad-hoc mode, the station can
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communicate directly with any other stations within direct radio range
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(provided that they are also operating in ad-hoc mode). In BSS mode,
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hosts must associate with a service set controlled by an access point,
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which relays traffic between end stations.
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The default setting is 3
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(ad-hoc mode).
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl a Ar access_point_density
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Specify the
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.Ar access point density
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for a given interface.
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Legal values are 1 (low), 2 (medium) and 3 (high).
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This setting influences some of the radio modem threshold settings.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl m Ar mac address
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Set the station address for the specified interface.
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The
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.Ar mac address
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is specified as a series of six hexadecimal values separated by colons,
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e.g.: 00:60:1d:12:34:56.
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This programs the new address into the card
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and updates the interface as well.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl d Ar max_data_length
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Set the maximum receive and transmit frame size for a specified interface.
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The
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.Ar max data length
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can be any number from 350 to 2304.
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The default is 2304.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl e Ar 0|1
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Enable or disable WEP encryption.
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Permitted values are
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.Ar 0
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(encryption disabled) or
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.Ar 1
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(encryption enabled). Encryption is off by default.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl k Ar key "[-v 1|2|3|4]"
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Set WEP encryption keys.
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There are four default encryption keys
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that can be programmed.
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A specific key can be set using
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the
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.Fl v
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flag.
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If the
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.Fl v
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flag is not specified, the first key will be set.
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Encryption keys
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can either be normal text (i.e. "hello") or a series of hexadecimal
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digits (i.e. "0x1234512345"). For
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WaveLAN Turbo Silver cards, the key is restricted to 40 bits, hence
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the key can be either a 5 character text string or 10 hex digits.
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For WaveLAN Turbo Gold cards, the key can also be 104 bits,
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which means the key can be specified as either a 13 character text
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string or 26 hex digits in addition to the formats supported by the
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Silver cards.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl T Ar 1|2|3|4
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Specify which of the four WEP encryption keys will be used to
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encrypt transmitted packets.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl r Ar RTS threshold
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Set the RTS/CTS threshold for a given interface.
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This controls the
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number of bytes used for the RTS/CTS handshake boundary.
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The
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.Ar RTS threshold
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can be any value between 0 and 2047.
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The default is 2347.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl f Ar frequency
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Set the radio frequency of a given interface.
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The
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.Ar frequency
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should be specified as a channel ID as shown in the table below.
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The
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list of available frequencies is dependent on radio regulations specified
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by regional authorities.
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Recognized regulatory authorities include
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the FCC (United States), ETSI (Europe), France and Japan.
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Frequencies
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in the table are specified in Mhz.
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.Bl -column "Channel ID " "FCC " "ETSI " "France " "Japan " -offset indent
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.Em "Channel ID FCC ETSI France Japan"
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1 2412 2412 - 2412
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2 2417 2417 - 2417
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3 2422 2422 - 2422
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4 2427 2427 - 2427
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5 2432 2432 - 2432
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6 2437 2437 - 2437
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7 2442 2442 - 2442
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8 2447 2447 - 2447
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9 2452 2452 - 2452
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10 2457 2457 2457 2457
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11 2462 2462 2462 2462
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12 - 2467 2467 2467
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13 - 2472 2472 2472
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14 - - - 2484
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.El
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.Pp
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If an illegal channel is specified, the
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NIC will revert to its default channel.
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For NICs sold in the United States
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and Europe, the default channel is 3. For NICs sold in France, the default
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channel is 11.
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For NICs sold in Japan, the default channel is 14,
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and it is the only available channel for pre-11Mbps NICs.
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Note that two stations must be set to the same channel in order to
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communicate.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl P Ar 0|1
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Enable or disable power management on a given interface.
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Enabling
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power management uses an alternating sleep/wake protocol to help
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conserve power on mobile stations, at the cost of some increased
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receive latency.
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Power management is off by default.
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Note that power
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management requires the cooperation of an access point in order to
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function; it is not functional in ad-hoc mode.
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Also, power management
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is only implemented in Lucent WavePOINT firmware version 2.03 or
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later, and in WaveLAN PCMCIA adapter firmware 2.00 or later.
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Older
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revisions will silently ignore the power management setting.
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Legal
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values for this parameter are 0 (off) and 1 (on).
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl S Ar max_sleep_interval
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Specify the sleep interval to use when power management is enabled.
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The
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.Ar max_sleep_interval
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is specified in milliseconds.
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The default is 100.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl Z
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Clear the signal strength cache maintained internally by the
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.Nm wi
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driver.
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.It Fl i Ar iface Fl C
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Display the cached signal strength information maintained by the
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.Nm wi
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driver.
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The driver retains information about signal strength and
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noise level for packets received from different hosts.
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The signal
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strength and noise level values are displayed in units of dBms.
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The signal quality values is produced by subtracting the noise level
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from the signal strength (i.e. less noise and better signal yields
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better signal quality).
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr wi 4 ,
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.Xr ifconfig 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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command first appeared in
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.Fx 3.0 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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The
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.Nm
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command was written by
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.An Bill Paul Aq wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu .
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