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o go ahead and document ibss-master and ibss modes, since there are
	  patches in the pipeline to support them.
	o Note that they aren't implemented yet.
	o Note that different regulatory domains have different default
	  channels.
	o Note that Lucent cards prior to firmware 6.0.4 do not support
	  ibss mode, and only support the older demo ad-hoc mode.
	o Note that PRISM2 chipsets do not support WDS mode of operation
	  (the mysterious -p 2 option).
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@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ point (with some assistance from the
driver).
The Lucent Hermes and Symbol Spectrum24 chipsets do not contain this
functionality.
PRISM-II and PRISM-2.5 chips do not support the WDS functionality.
.Pp
The
.Nm
@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ This mode requires the use of an access point (base station).
The
.Nm
driver also supports an ad-hoc (point-to-point) mode where
the nwid is ignored and stations can communicate amongst
the ssid is ignored and stations can communicate amongst
themselves without the aid of an access point.
Note that there are two possible ad-hoc modes.
One mode, referred to as
@ -217,13 +218,15 @@ Join an ad-hoc network with network name
# ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e
mediaopt adhoc
.Ed
.\".Pp
.\"Create an IBBS 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
.\" mediaopt master-ibss
.\".Ed
.Pp
Create an IBBS 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
mediaopt ibss-master
.Ed
Note: The infrastructure for mediaopt ibss-master has not been
committed yet.
.Pp
Join an IBBS network with network name
.Dq my_net .
@ -231,6 +234,8 @@ Join an IBBS network with network name
# 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
Create a host-based access point (Prism only):
.Bd -literal -compact -offset indent
@ -252,6 +257,8 @@ Add BRIDGE to the kernel config.
# sysctl net.link.ether.bridge_cfg="wi0 fxp0"
# sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
.Ed
This will give you approximately the same functionality as an access
point.
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Bl -diag
.It "wi%d: init failed"
@ -292,6 +299,7 @@ The original Lucent WaveLAN cards usually default to channel 3;
newer cards use channel 10 by default.
Non-Lucent cards vary, for instance the Addtron cards use channel
11 by default.
Different regulatory domains have different default channels.
See
.Xr wicontrol 8
for information on how to change the channel.
@ -300,3 +308,6 @@ IBSS creation does not currently work with Symbol cards.
.Pp
Prism2 host-based access point mode has bugs for firmware versions
prior to 0.8.3.
.Pp
Lucent cards prior to firmware version 6.0.4 do not support ibss
mode.