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.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm wi
.Nd WaveLAN/IEEE, PRISM-II and Spectrum24 802.11DS wireless network driver
.Nd "WaveLAN/IEEE, PRISM-II and Spectrum24 802.11DS wireless network driver"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "device wi"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ ignored and stations can communicate amongst themselves without the
aid of an access point.
Note that there are two possible point-to-point modes.
One mode, referred to as
.Dq ad-hoc demo mode ,
.Dq "ad-hoc demo mode" ,
or
.Dq legacy Lucent ad-hoc mode ,
.Dq "legacy Lucent ad-hoc mode" ,
predates the IEEE 802.11 specification and so may not interoperate
with cards from different vendors.
The standardized point-to-point mode, is called IBSS (or confusingly
@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ just ad-hoc mode), but is not supported by cards with very old
firmware revisions.
If your cards supports IBSS mode, it is recommended that you use it in
preference to the
.Dq ad-hoc demo mode
.Dq "ad-hoc demo mode"
in new installations.
.Pp
Cards based on the Intersil PRISM-II and PRISM-2.5 chips also
@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ A true PCMCIA bridge (such as those sold by Lucent) will attach
as a real PCMCIA controller.
The wireless card will then attach to the PCMCIA bus.
Wireless cards in PCMCIA slots may be inserted and ejected on the fly.
.br
.Pp
A dumb bridge, on the other hand, does not show up as a true PCMCIA bus.
The wireless card will simply appear to the host as a normal PCI
device and will not require any PCMCIA support.
@ -137,62 +137,56 @@ The following cards are among those supported by the
.Nm
driver:
.Pp
.in +\n(dIu
.TS
tab (:) ;
l l l
_ _ _
l l l .
Card:Chip:Bus
3Com AirConnect 3CRWE737A:Spectrum24:PCMCIA
3Com AirConnect 3CRWE777A:Prism-II:PCI
ACTIONTEC HWC01170:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA
Addtron AWP-100:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Agere Orinoco:Hermes:PCMCIA
Buffalo AirStation:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Buffalo AirStation:Prism-II:CF
Cabletron RoamAbout:Hermes:PCMCIA
Compaq Agency NC5004:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Contec FLEXLAN/FX-DS110-PCC:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Corega PCC-11:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Corega PCCA-11:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Corega PCCB-11:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Corega CGWLPCIA11:Prism-II:PCI
Dlink DWL520:Prism-2.5:PCI
Dlink DWL650:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA
ELSA XI300:Prism-II:PCMCIA
ELSA XI800:Prism-II:CF
EMTAC A2424i:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Ericsson Wireless LAN CARD C11:Spectrum24:PCMCIA
Gemtek WL-311:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA
Hawking Technology WE110P:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA
I-O DATA WN-B11/PCM:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Intel PRO/Wireless 2011:Spectrum24:PCMCIA
Intersil Prism II:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Intersil Mini-PCI:Prism-2.5:PCI
Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 2.5:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA
Lucent WaveLAN:Hermes:PCMCIA
NANOSPEED ROOT-RZ2000:Prism-II:PCMCIA
NDC/Sohoware NCP130:Prism-II:PCI
NEC CMZ-RT-WP:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Netgear MA401:Prism-II:PCMCIA
NTT-ME 11Mbps Wireless LAN:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Proxim RangeLAN-DS:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Samsung MagicLAN SWL-2000N:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Socket Low Power WLAN-CF:Prism-II:CF
SMC 2602 EZ Connect (3.3V):Prism-II:PCI or PCMCIA
SMC 2632 EZ Connect:Prism-II:PCMCIA
Symbol Spectrum24:Spectrum24:PCMCIA
TDK LAK-CD011WL:Prism-II:PCMCIA
.TE
.in -\n(dIu
.Bl -column -compact "Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 2.5" "Spectrum24" "PCI or PCMCIA"
.Em "Card Chip Bus"
3Com AirConnect 3CRWE737A Spectrum24 PCMCIA
3Com AirConnect 3CRWE777A Prism-II PCI
ACTIONTEC HWC01170 Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
Addtron AWP-100 Prism-II PCMCIA
Agere Orinoco Hermes PCMCIA
Buffalo AirStation Prism-II PCMCIA
Buffalo AirStation Prism-II CF
Cabletron RoamAbout Hermes PCMCIA
Compaq Agency NC5004 Prism-II PCMCIA
Contec FLEXLAN/FX-DS110-PCC Prism-II PCMCIA
Corega PCC-11 Prism-II PCMCIA
Corega PCCA-11 Prism-II PCMCIA
Corega PCCB-11 Prism-II PCMCIA
Corega CGWLPCIA11 Prism-II PCI
Dlink DWL520 Prism-2.5 PCI
Dlink DWL650 Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
ELSA XI300 Prism-II PCMCIA
ELSA XI800 Prism-II CF
EMTAC A2424i Prism-II PCMCIA
Ericsson Wireless LAN CARD C11 Spectrum24 PCMCIA
Gemtek WL-311 Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
Hawking Technology WE110P Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
I-O DATA WN-B11/PCM Prism-II PCMCIA
Intel PRO/Wireless 2011 Spectrum24 PCMCIA
Intersil Prism II Prism-II PCMCIA
Intersil Mini-PCI Prism-2.5 PCI
Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 Prism-II PCMCIA
Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 2.5 Prism-2.5 PCMCIA
Lucent WaveLAN Hermes PCMCIA
NANOSPEED ROOT-RZ2000 Prism-II PCMCIA
NDC/Sohoware NCP130 Prism-II PCI
NEC CMZ-RT-WP Prism-II PCMCIA
Netgear MA401 Prism-II PCMCIA
NTT-ME 11Mbps Wireless LAN Prism-II PCMCIA
Proxim RangeLAN-DS Prism-II PCMCIA
Samsung MagicLAN SWL-2000N Prism-II PCMCIA
Socket Low Power WLAN-CF Prism-II CF
SMC 2602 EZ Connect (3.3V) Prism-II PCI or PCMCIA
SMC 2632 EZ Connect Prism-II PCMCIA
Symbol Spectrum24 Spectrum24 PCMCIA
TDK LAK-CD011WL Prism-II PCMCIA
.El
.Pp
Several vendors sell PCI adapters built around the PLX Technology 9050
or 9052 chip.
The following such adapters are supported or expected to work:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width -compact
.Bl -tag -compact
.It 3Com AirConnect 3CRWE777A (3.3V)
.It Belkin F5D6000 (a rebadged WL11000P)
.It Eumitcom WL11000P
@ -202,7 +196,6 @@ The following such adapters are supported or expected to work:
.It Netgear MA301
.It US Robotics 2415 (rebadged WL11000P)
.El
.Pp
.Sh EXAMPLES
The following examples utilize
.Xr ifconfig 8
@ -211,64 +204,72 @@ for simplicity, however,
can also be used to set wireless parameters.
.Pp
Join an existing BSS network (ie: connect to an access point):
.Dl # ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00
.Pp
.Dl "ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00"
.Pp
Join a specific BSS network with network name
.Dq my_net .
.Dl # ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net
.br
.Dq Li my_net :
.Pp
.Dl "ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net"
.Pp
Join a specific BSS network with WEP encryption:
.Bd -literal -compact -offset indent
# ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e
.Bd -literal -offset indent
ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e
wepkey 0x8736639624
.Ed
.Pp
Join a Lucent legacy demo ad-hoc network with network name
.Dq my_net .
.Bd -literal -compact -offset indent
# ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e
.Dq Li my_net :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e
mediaopt adhoc
.Ed
.Pp
Create an IBSS network with network name
.Dq my_net .
.Bd -literal -compact -offset indent
# ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e
.Dq Li my_net :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e
mediaopt ibss-master
.Ed
Note: The infrastructure for mediaopt ibss-master has not been
committed yet.
.Pp
.Em Note :
The infrastructure for
.Cm mediaopt ibss-master
has not been committed yet.
.Pp
Join an IBSS network with network name
.Dq my_net .
.Bd -literal -compact -offset indent
# ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.22 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e
.Dq Li my_net :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.22 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e
mediaopt ibss
.Ed
Note: The infrastructure for mediaopt ibss has not been
committed yet.
.Pp
.Em Note :
The infrastructure for
.Cm mediaopt ibss
has not been committed yet.
.Pp
Create a host-based access point (Prism only):
.Bd -literal -compact -offset indent
# ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_ap \e
.Bd -literal -offset indent
ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_ap \e
mediaopt hostap
.Ed
.Pp
Create a host-based access point with WEP enabled (Prism only):
.Bd -literal -compact -offset indent
# ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_ap \e
.Bd -literal -offset indent
ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_ap \e
wepkey 0x1234567890 mediaopt hostap
.Ed
.Pp
Create a host-based wireless bridge to fxp0 (Prism only):
.Bd -literal -compact -offset indent
.Bd -literal -offset indent
Add BRIDGE to the kernel config.
# ifconfig wi0 inet up ssid my_ap mediaopt hostap
# sysctl net.link.ether.bridge=1
# sysctl net.link.ether.bridge_cfg="wi0 fxp0"
# sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
ifconfig wi0 inet up ssid my_ap mediaopt hostap
sysctl net.link.ether.bridge=1
sysctl net.link.ether.bridge_cfg="wi0 fxp0"
sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
.Ed
.Pp
This will give you approximately the same functionality as an access
point.
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
@ -287,8 +288,6 @@ command.
.Xr an 4 ,
.Xr arp 4 ,
.Xr netintro 4 ,
.Xr ifmedia 4 ,
.Xr hostname.if 5 ,
.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
.Xr wicontrol 8
.Rs
@ -303,7 +302,8 @@ device driver first appeared in
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
driver was written by Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>.
driver was written by
.An Bill Paul Aq wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu .
This man page comes from
.Ox .
.Sh CAVEATS