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.\" $FreeBSD$
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2009-07-27 18:07:44 +00:00
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.Dd July 25, 2009
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.Dt URTW 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm urtw
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.Nd Realtek RTL8187B/L USB IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network device
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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 kernel configuration file:
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent
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.Cd "device ehci"
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.Cd "device uhci"
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.Cd "device ohci"
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.Cd "device usb"
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.Cd "device urtw"
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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 module at boot time,
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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_urtw_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 supports USB 802.11b/g wireless adapters based on the
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Realtek RTL8187B/L.
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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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and
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.Cm monitor
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mode operation.
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Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time.
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For more information on configuring this device, see
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.Xr ifconfig 8 .
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.Sh HARDWARE
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The
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.Nm
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driver supports Realtek RTL8187B/L based wireless network devices, including:
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.Pp
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.Bl -column "Shuttle XPC Accessory PN20" "RTL8225" "USB" -compact -offset 6n
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.It Em "Card Radio Bus"
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.It "Netgear WG111v2 RTL8225 USB"
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.It "Safehome WLG-1500SMA5 RTL8225 USB"
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.It "Shuttle XPC Accessory PN20 RTL8225 USB"
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.El
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
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.Pp
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan create wlandev urtw0 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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.Pp
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.Dl "ifconfig wlan create wlandev urtw0 ssid my_net up"
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.Pp
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Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan create wlandev urtw0 ssid my_net \e
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wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
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.Ed
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr intro 4 ,
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.Xr netintro 4 ,
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.Xr usb 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 ifconfig 8 ,
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.Xr wpa_supplicant 8
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.Rs
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.%T Realtek
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.%O http://www.realtek.com.tw
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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 8.0 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An -nosplit
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The
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.Nm
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driver was written by
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.An Weongyo Jeong
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.Aq weongyo@FreeBSD.org .
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