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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 iwn1000fw"
49 .Cd "device iwn2000fw"
50 .Cd "device iwn2030fw"
51 .Cd "device iwn4965fw"
52 .Cd "device iwn5000fw"
53 .Cd "device iwn5150fw"
54 .Cd "device iwn6000fw"
55 .Cd "device iwn6000g2afw"
56 .Cd "device iwn6000g2bfw"
57 .Cd "device iwn6050fw"
61 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
67 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
68 module at boot time, place the following lines in
70 .Bd -literal -offset indent
79 iwn6000g2afw_load="YES"
80 iwn6000g2bfw_load="YES"
86 driver provides support for:
88 .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
89 .It Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200
90 .It Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
91 .It Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230
92 .It Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
93 .It Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
94 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 130
95 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
96 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030
97 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150
98 .It Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300
99 .It Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965
100 .It Intel WiFi Link 5100
101 .It Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150
102 .It Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350
111 Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time.
112 For more information on configuring this device, see
115 This driver requires the firmware built with the
119 Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
120 .Bd -literal -offset indent
121 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
125 Join a specific BSS network with network name
128 .Dl "ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net up"
130 Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
131 .Bd -literal -offset indent
132 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net \e
133 wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
136 Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:
137 .Bd -literal -offset indent
138 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \e
139 wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1
143 .It "iwn%d: device timeout"
144 The driver will reset the hardware.
145 This should not happen.
146 .It "iwn%d: firmware error"
147 The onboard microcontroller crashed for some reason.
148 The driver will reset the hardware.
149 This should not happen.
150 .It "iwn%d: timeout waiting for firmware initialization to complete"
151 The onboard microcontroller failed to initialize in time.
152 This should not happen.
153 .It "iwn%d: could not load firmware image '%s'"
154 The driver failed to load the firmware image using the
159 firmware module is present.
160 .It "iwn%d: could not load boot firmware"
161 An attempt to upload the boot firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
163 This should not happen.
164 .It "iwn%d: could not load microcode"
165 An attempt to upload the microcode image to the onboard microcontroller failed.
166 This should not happen.
167 .It "iwn%d: could not load main firmware"
168 An attempt to upload the main firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
170 This should not happen.
184 driver was written by
185 .An Damien Bergamini Aq damien.bergamini@free.fr .