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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"
51 .Cd "device iwn2000fw"
52 .Cd "device iwn2030fw"
53 .Cd "device iwn4965fw"
54 .Cd "device iwn5000fw"
55 .Cd "device iwn5150fw"
56 .Cd "device iwn6000fw"
57 .Cd "device iwn6000g2afw"
58 .Cd "device iwn6000g2bfw"
59 .Cd "device iwn6050fw"
63 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
69 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
70 module at boot time, place the following lines in
72 .Bd -literal -offset indent
83 iwn6000g2afw_load="YES"
84 iwn6000g2bfw_load="YES"
90 driver provides support for:
92 .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
93 .It Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200
94 .It Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
95 .It Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230
96 .It Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235
97 .It Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
98 .It Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
99 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 100
100 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 105
101 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 130
102 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 135
103 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
104 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030
105 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200
106 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230
107 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 4965
108 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 5100
109 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 6150
110 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 6200
111 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 6250
112 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N 6250
113 .It Intel Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150
114 .It Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300
115 .It Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965
116 .It Intel WiFi Link 5100
117 .It Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150
118 .It Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350
127 Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time.
128 For more information on configuring this device, see
131 This driver requires the firmware built with the
135 Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
136 .Bd -literal -offset indent
137 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
141 Join a specific BSS network with network name
144 .Dl "ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net up"
146 Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
147 .Bd -literal -offset indent
148 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net \e
149 wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
152 Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:
153 .Bd -literal -offset indent
154 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \e
155 wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1
159 .It "iwn%d: device timeout"
160 The driver will reset the hardware.
161 This should not happen.
162 .It "iwn%d: firmware error"
163 The onboard microcontroller crashed for some reason.
164 The driver will reset the hardware.
165 This should not happen.
166 .It "iwn%d: timeout waiting for firmware initialization to complete"
167 The onboard microcontroller failed to initialize in time.
168 This should not happen.
169 .It "iwn%d: could not load firmware image '%s'"
170 The driver failed to load the firmware image using the
175 firmware module is present.
176 .It "iwn%d: could not load boot firmware"
177 An attempt to upload the boot firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
179 This should not happen.
180 .It "iwn%d: could not load microcode"
181 An attempt to upload the microcode image to the onboard microcontroller failed.
182 This should not happen.
183 .It "iwn%d: could not load main firmware"
184 An attempt to upload the main firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
186 This should not happen.
200 driver was written by
201 .An Damien Bergamini Aq Mt damien.bergamini@free.fr .