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33 .Nd Intel IEEE 802.11n wireless network driver
35 To compile this driver into the kernel,
36 include the following lines in your
37 kernel configuration file:
38 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
45 You also need to select a firmware for your device.
47 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
48 .Cd "device iwn4965fw"
49 .Cd "device iwn1000fw"
50 .Cd "device iwn5000fw"
51 .Cd "device iwn5150fw"
52 .Cd "device iwn6000fw"
53 .Cd "device iwn6000g2afw"
54 .Cd "device iwn6000g2bfw"
55 .Cd "device iwn6050fw"
59 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
65 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
66 module at boot time, place the following lines in
68 .Bd -literal -offset indent
75 iwn6000g2afw_load="YES"
76 iwn6000g2bfw_load="YES"
82 driver provides support for:
84 .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
85 .It Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200
86 .It Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
87 .It Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230
88 .It Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
89 .It Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
90 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 130
91 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
92 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030
93 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150
94 .It Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300
95 .It Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965
96 .It Intel WiFi Link 5100
97 .It Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150
98 .It Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350
108 Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time.
109 For more information on configuring this device, see
112 This driver requires the firmware built with the
116 Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
117 .Bd -literal -offset indent
118 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
122 Join a specific BSS network with network name
125 .Dl "ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net up"
127 Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
128 .Bd -literal -offset indent
129 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net \e
130 wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
133 Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:
134 .Bd -literal -offset indent
135 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \e
136 wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1
140 .It "iwn%d: device timeout"
141 The driver will reset the hardware.
142 This should not happen.
143 .It "iwn%d: firmware error"
144 The onboard microcontroller crashed for some reason.
145 The driver will reset the hardware.
146 This should not happen.
147 .It "iwn%d: timeout waiting for firmware initialization to complete"
148 The onboard microcontroller failed to initialize in time.
149 This should not happen.
150 .It "iwn%d: could not load firmware image '%s'"
151 The driver failed to load the firmware image using the
156 firmware module is present.
157 .It "iwn%d: could not load boot firmware"
158 An attempt to upload the boot firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
160 This should not happen.
161 .It "iwn%d: could not load microcode"
162 An attempt to upload the microcode image to the onboard microcontroller failed.
163 This should not happen.
164 .It "iwn%d: could not load main firmware"
165 An attempt to upload the main firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
167 This should not happen.
181 driver was written by
182 .An Damien Bergamini Aq damien.bergamini@free.fr .