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- Add some wlan(4) related cross-references. - Add some "device" lines to SYNOPSIS - Correct grammar/sentencing in ath_hal(4) manual page PR: docs/54114 Submitted by: Lukas Ertl <l.ertl@univie.ac.at> Approved by: des (mentor)
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.\" Copyright (c) 2003 Tom Rhodes
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd March 25, 2003
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.Dt WLAN 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm wlan
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.Nd generic 802.11 link-layer support
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Cd "device wlan"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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device provides generic code to support 802.11
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drivers, including host AP mode.
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Currently it is required for the
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.Xr wi 4 ,
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.Xr an 4
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and
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.Xr ath 4
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drivers but will eventually be required by all 802.11 drivers.
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.Sh COMPATIBILITY
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The module name of
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.Nm
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was used to be compatible with
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.Nx .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr an 4 ,
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.Xr ath 4 ,
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.Xr awi 4 ,
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.Xr netintro 4 ,
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.Xr wi 4
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.Sh STANDARDS
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More information can be found in the IEEE 802.11 Standard.
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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driver first appeared in
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.Fx 5.0 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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Support for generic 802.11 devices was adapted from
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.Nx
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by
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.An -nosplit
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.An Sam Leffler Aq sam@FreeBSD.org .
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This manual page was written by
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.An Tom Rhodes Aq trhodes@FreeBSD.org .
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