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33 .Nd "Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 IEEE 802.11 driver"
35 To compile this driver into the kernel,
36 place the following lines in your
37 kernel configuration file:
38 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
46 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
47 module at boot time, place the following line in
49 .Bd -literal -offset indent
53 In both cases, place the following line in
55 to acknowledge the firmware license (see below):
56 .Bd -literal -offset indent
57 legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1
62 driver provides support for the
64 PRO/Wireless 2100 MiniPCI network adapter.
72 Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time.
73 For more information on configuring this device, see
76 This driver requires the firmware built with the
79 For the loaded firmware to be enabled for use the license at
80 .Pa /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw/LICENSE
81 must be agreed by adding the following line to
84 .Dl "legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1"
86 .Bl -tag -width ".Pa /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw/LICENSE" -compact
87 .It Pa /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw/LICENSE
92 Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
93 .Bd -literal -offset indent
94 ifconfig wlan create wlandev ipw0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
98 Join a specific BSS network with network name
101 .Dl "ifconfig wlan create wlandev ipw0 ssid my_net up"
103 Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
104 .Bd -literal -offset indent
105 ifconfig wlan create wlandev ipw0 ssid my_net \e
106 wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
109 Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:
110 .Bd -literal -offset indent
111 ifconfig wlan create wlandev ipw0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \e
112 wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1
116 .It "ipw%d: device timeout"
117 The driver will reset the hardware.
118 This should not happen.
119 .It "ipw%d: firmware error"
120 The onboard microcontroller crashes for some reason.
121 The driver will reset the hardware.
122 This should not happen.
123 .It "ipw%d: timeout waiting for firmware initialization to complete"
124 The onboard microcontroller failed to initialize in time.
125 This should not happen.
126 .It "ipw%d: could not load firmware image '%s'"
127 The driver failed to load the firmware image using the
132 firmware module is installed and the license agreement
134 tunable has been set.
135 .It "ipw%d: could not load microcode"
136 An attempt to upload the microcode image to the onboard microcontroller failed.
137 This should not happen.
138 .It "ipw%d: could not load firmware"
139 An attempt to upload the firmware image to the onboard microcontroller failed.
140 This should not happen.
154 driver was written by
155 .An Damien Bergamini Aq damien.bergamini@free.fr .