| ifconfig.8 (fc2814036cead960c8788231e5c9f028de2f491c) | ifconfig.8 (d04b5dfe6cb5c950c97bcc0c5742c01d1d8d33f9) |
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| 1.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993 2.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 3.\" 4.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 5.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 6.\" are met: 7.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 8.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. --- 272 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 281.Ar type . 282Some interfaces support the mutually exclusive use of one of several 283different physical media connectors. 284For example, a 10Mb/s Ethernet 285interface might support the use of either 286.Tn AUI 287or twisted pair connectors. 288Setting the media type to | 1.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993 2.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 3.\" 4.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 5.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 6.\" are met: 7.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 8.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. --- 272 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 281.Ar type . 282Some interfaces support the mutually exclusive use of one of several 283different physical media connectors. 284For example, a 10Mb/s Ethernet 285interface might support the use of either 286.Tn AUI 287or twisted pair connectors. 288Setting the media type to |
| 289.Dq 10base5/AUI | 289.Dq Li 10base5/AUI |
| 290would change the currently active connector to the AUI port. 291Setting it to | 290would change the currently active connector to the AUI port. 291Setting it to |
| 292.Dq 10baseT/UTP | 292.Dq Li 10baseT/UTP |
| 293would activate twisted pair. 294Refer to the interfaces' driver 295specific documentation or man page for a complete list of the 296available types. 297.It Cm mediaopt Ar opts 298If the driver supports the media selection system, set the specified 299media options on the interface. 300The --- 6 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 307If the driver supports the media selection system, disable the 308specified media options on the interface. 309.It Cm mode Ar mode 310If the driver supports the media selection system, set the specified 311operating mode on the interface to 312.Ar mode . 313For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces that support multiple operating modes 314this directive is used to select between 802.11a | 293would activate twisted pair. 294Refer to the interfaces' driver 295specific documentation or man page for a complete list of the 296available types. 297.It Cm mediaopt Ar opts 298If the driver supports the media selection system, set the specified 299media options on the interface. 300The --- 6 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 307If the driver supports the media selection system, disable the 308specified media options on the interface. 309.It Cm mode Ar mode 310If the driver supports the media selection system, set the specified 311operating mode on the interface to 312.Ar mode . 313For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces that support multiple operating modes 314this directive is used to select between 802.11a |
| 315.Pq Dq 11a , | 315.Pq Dq Li 11a , |
| 316802.11b | 316802.11b |
| 317.Pq Dq 11b , | 317.Pq Dq Li 11b , |
| 318and 802.11g | 318and 802.11g |
| 319.Pq Dq 11g | 319.Pq Dq Li 11g |
| 320operating modes. 321.It Cm name Ar name 322Set the interface name to 323.Ar name . 324.It Cm rxcsum , txcsum 325If the driver supports user-configurable checksum offloading, 326enable receive (or transmit) checksum offloading on the interface. 327Some drivers may not be able to enable these flags independently --- 294 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 622Many 623adaptors ignore this setting unless you are in ad-hoc mode. 624.It Cm authmode Ar mode 625For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the desired authentication mode 626in infrastructure mode. 627Not all adaptors support all modes. 628The set of 629valid modes is | 320operating modes. 321.It Cm name Ar name 322Set the interface name to 323.Ar name . 324.It Cm rxcsum , txcsum 325If the driver supports user-configurable checksum offloading, 326enable receive (or transmit) checksum offloading on the interface. 327Some drivers may not be able to enable these flags independently --- 294 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 622Many 623adaptors ignore this setting unless you are in ad-hoc mode. 624.It Cm authmode Ar mode 625For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the desired authentication mode 626in infrastructure mode. 627Not all adaptors support all modes. 628The set of 629valid modes is |
| 630.Dq none , 631.Dq open , | 630.Dq Li none , 631.Dq Li open , |
| 632and | 632and |
| 633.Dq shared . | 633.Dq Li shared . |
| 634Modes are case insensitive. 635.It Cm powersave 636For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, enable powersave mode. 637.It Fl powersave 638For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, disable powersave mode. 639.It Cm powersavesleep Ar sleep 640For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the desired max powersave sleep 641time in milliseconds. 642.It Cm protmode Ar technique 643For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces operating in 11g, use the specified | 634Modes are case insensitive. 635.It Cm powersave 636For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, enable powersave mode. 637.It Fl powersave 638For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, disable powersave mode. 639.It Cm powersavesleep Ar sleep 640For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the desired max powersave sleep 641time in milliseconds. 642.It Cm protmode Ar technique 643For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces operating in 11g, use the specified |
| 644technique for protecting OFDM frames in a mixed 11b/11g network. | 644.Ar technique 645for protecting OFDM frames in a mixed 11b/11g network. |
| 645The set of valid techniques is | 646The set of valid techniques is |
| 646.Dq off , 647.Dq cts | 647.Dq Li off , 648.Dq Li cts |
| 648(CTS to self), 649and | 649(CTS to self), 650and |
| 650.Dq rtscts | 651.Dq Li rtscts |
| 651(RTS/CTS). 652Technique names are case insensitive. 653.It Cm rtsthreshold Ar length | 652(RTS/CTS). 653Technique names are case insensitive. 654.It Cm rtsthreshold Ar length |
| 654For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the threshold for which | 655For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the threshold for which |
| 655transmitted frames are preceded by transmission of an 656RTS 657control frame. | 656transmitted frames are preceded by transmission of an 657RTS 658control frame. |
| 658.Ar Length | 659The 660.Ar length 661argument |
| 659is the frame size in bytes and must be in the range 1 to 2312. 660Not all adaptors support setting the RTS threshold. 661.It Cm txpower Ar power 662For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the power used to transmit frames. | 662is the frame size in bytes and must be in the range 1 to 2312. 663Not all adaptors support setting the RTS threshold. 664.It Cm txpower Ar power 665For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the power used to transmit frames. |
| 663.Ar Power | 666The 667.Ar power 668argument |
| 664is a unitless value in the range 0 to 100 that is interpreted 665by drivers to derive a device-specific value. 666Out of range values are truncated. 667Typically only a few discreet power settings are available and 668the driver will use the setting closest to the specified value. 669Not all adaptors support changing the transmit power. 670.It Cm wepmode Ar mode 671For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the desired WEP mode. 672Not all adaptors support all modes. 673The set of valid modes is | 669is a unitless value in the range 0 to 100 that is interpreted 670by drivers to derive a device-specific value. 671Out of range values are truncated. 672Typically only a few discreet power settings are available and 673the driver will use the setting closest to the specified value. 674Not all adaptors support changing the transmit power. 675.It Cm wepmode Ar mode 676For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the desired WEP mode. 677Not all adaptors support all modes. 678The set of valid modes is |
| 674.Dq off , 675.Dq on , | 679.Dq Li off , 680.Dq Li on , |
| 676and | 681and |
| 677.Dq mixed . 678.Dq Mixed | 682.Dq Li mixed . 683The 684.Dq Li mixed |
| 679mode explicitly tells the adaptor to allow association with access 680points which allow both encrypted and unencrypted traffic. 681On these adaptors, | 685mode explicitly tells the adaptor to allow association with access 686points which allow both encrypted and unencrypted traffic. 687On these adaptors, |
| 682.Dq on | 688.Dq Li on |
| 683means that the access point must only allow encrypted connections. 684On other adaptors, | 689means that the access point must only allow encrypted connections. 690On other adaptors, |
| 685.Dq on | 691.Dq Li on |
| 686is generally another name for | 692is generally another name for |
| 687.Dq mixed . | 693.Dq Li mixed . |
| 688Modes are case insensitive. 689.It Cm weptxkey Ar index 690For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the WEP key to be used for 691transmission. 692.It Cm wepkey Ar key Ns | Ns Ar index : Ns Ar key 693For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the selected WEP key. 694If an 695.Ar index --- 143 unchanged lines hidden --- | 694Modes are case insensitive. 695.It Cm weptxkey Ar index 696For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the WEP key to be used for 697transmission. 698.It Cm wepkey Ar key Ns | Ns Ar index : Ns Ar key 699For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the selected WEP key. 700If an 701.Ar index --- 143 unchanged lines hidden --- |