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2977a62bf5SSam Leffler.Dd October 5, 2008
30dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Dt WPI 4
31aa12cea2SUlrich Spörlein.Os
32dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Sh NAME
33dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Nm wpi
34dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Nd "Intel 3945ABG Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 driver"
35dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Sh SYNOPSIS
36dc4815c0SBenjamin CloseTo compile this driver into the kernel,
37dc4815c0SBenjamin Closeplace the following lines in your
38dc4815c0SBenjamin Closekernel configuration file:
39dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Bd -ragged -offset indent
40dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Cd "device wpi"
41b032f27cSSam Leffler.Cd "device wpifw"
42dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Cd "device pci"
43dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Cd "device wlan"
44b5ad081cSBenjamin Close.Cd "device wlan_amrr"
45dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Cd "device firmware"
46dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Ed
47dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Pp
48dc4815c0SBenjamin CloseAlternatively, to load the driver as a
49b032f27cSSam Lefflermodule at boot time, place the following line in
50dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Xr loader.conf 5 :
51dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Bd -literal -offset indent
52dc4815c0SBenjamin Closeif_wpi_load="YES"
53dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Ed
54dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Sh DESCRIPTION
55dc4815c0SBenjamin CloseThe
56dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Nm
57b032f27cSSam Lefflerdriver provides support for the
58dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Tn Intel
59*50d922a0SGlen Barber3945ABG Wireless network adapter.
60dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Nm
61b032f27cSSam Lefflersupports
62b032f27cSSam Leffler.Cm station ,
63b032f27cSSam Leffler.Cm adhoc ,
64b032f27cSSam Lefflerand
65b032f27cSSam Leffler.Cm monitor
66b032f27cSSam Lefflermode operation.
67b032f27cSSam LefflerOnly one virtual interface may be configured at any time.
68dc4815c0SBenjamin CloseFor more information on configuring this device, see
69dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Xr ifconfig 8 .
70dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Pp
71b032f27cSSam LefflerThis driver requires the firmware built with the
72b032f27cSSam Leffler.Nm wpifw
73b032f27cSSam Lefflermodule to work.
74dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Sh FILES
75dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_wpi/LICENSE" -compact
76dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.It Pa /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_wpi/LICENSE
77dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Nm
78dc4815c0SBenjamin Closefirmware license
79dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.El
80dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Sh EXAMPLES
81dc4815c0SBenjamin CloseJoin an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
82b032f27cSSam Leffler.Bd -literal -offset indent
833e460b60SGleb Smirnoffifconfig wlan0 create wlandev wpi0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
84b032f27cSSam Leffler    netmask 0xffffff00
85b032f27cSSam Leffler.Ed
86dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Pp
87dc4815c0SBenjamin CloseJoin a specific BSS network with network name
88dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Dq Li my_net :
89dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Pp
903e460b60SGleb Smirnoff.Dl "ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev wpi0 ssid my_net up"
91dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Pp
92b032f27cSSam LefflerJoin a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
93dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Bd -literal -offset indent
943e460b60SGleb Smirnoffifconfig wlan0 create wlandev wpi0 ssid my_net \e
95b032f27cSSam Leffler	wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
96dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Ed
97dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Pp
98b032f27cSSam LefflerJoin a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:
99dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Bd -literal -offset indent
1003e460b60SGleb Smirnoffifconfig wlan0 create wlandev wpi0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \e
101dc4815c0SBenjamin Close    wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1
102dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Ed
103dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
104dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Bl -diag
105b032f27cSSam Leffler.It "wpi%d: could not load firmware image '%s'"
106b032f27cSSam LefflerThe driver failed to load the firmware image using the
107dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Xr firmware 9
108dc4815c0SBenjamin Closesubsystem.
109b032f27cSSam LefflerVerify the
110b032f27cSSam Leffler.Xr wpifw
11177a62bf5SSam Lefflerfirmware module is installed.
112dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.It "wpi%d: fatal firmware error"
113dc4815c0SBenjamin CloseAn unknown error has occurred in the uploaded firmware, you may have to
114dc4815c0SBenjamin Closeunload/reload the driver to continue.
1159920732cSChristian Brueffer.It "wpi%d: Radio transmitter is switched off"
116dc4815c0SBenjamin CloseThe hardware switch controlling the radio is currently turned off.
1179920732cSChristian BruefferData transmission is not possible in this state.
118e7d6c4e7SChristian Brueffer.El
119dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Sh SEE ALSO
120b032f27cSSam Leffler.Xr wpifw 4 ,
121dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Xr pci 4 ,
122dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Xr wlan 4 ,
123b032f27cSSam Leffler.Xr wlan_ccmp 4 ,
124b032f27cSSam Leffler.Xr wlan_tkip 4 ,
125b032f27cSSam Leffler.Xr wlan_wep 4 ,
126b032f27cSSam Leffler.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
127*50d922a0SGlen Barber.Xr wpa_supplicant 8
128dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Sh AUTHORS
1299920732cSChristian Brueffer.An -nosplit
130b032f27cSSam LefflerThe original
131dc4815c0SBenjamin Close.Nm
132b032f27cSSam Lefflerdriver was written for
133b032f27cSSam Leffler.Ox
134b032f27cSSam Lefflerby
135b032f27cSSam Leffler.An Damien Bergamini Aq damien.bergamini@free.fr .
136b032f27cSSam Leffler.An Benjamin Close Aq benjsc@FreeBSD.org
137b032f27cSSam Lefflerported
138b032f27cSSam Leffler.Nm
139b032f27cSSam Lefflerto
140b032f27cSSam Leffler.Fx .
1410afc94c1SUlrich Spörlein.Sh BUGS
1420afc94c1SUlrich SpörleinNot all the error messages are documented here.
1430afc94c1SUlrich Spörlein.Pp
1440afc94c1SUlrich SpörleinBackground scanning is not currently supported.
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