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38 .Nd configure WaveLAN/IEEE devices
41 .Fl i Ar iface Op Fl o
43 .Fl i Ar iface Fl t Ar tx rate
45 .Fl i Ar iface Fl n Ar network name
47 .Fl i Ar iface Fl s Ar station name
49 .Fl i Ar iface Fl c Ar 0|1
51 .Fl i Ar iface Fl q Ar SSID
53 .Fl i Ar iface Fl p Ar port type
55 .Fl i Ar iface Fl a Ar access point density
57 .Fl i Ar iface Fl m Ar mac address
59 .Fl i Ar iface Fl d Ar max data length
61 .Fl i Ar iface Fl e Ar 0|1
63 .Fl i Ar iface Fl k Ar key
66 .Fl i Ar iface Fl T Ar 1|2|3|4
68 .Fl i Ar iface Fl r Ar RTS threshold
70 .Fl i Ar iface Fl f Ar frequency
72 .Fl i Ar iface Fl P Ar 0|1
74 .Fl i Ar iface Fl S Ar max_sleep_duration
80 (display signal cache)
84 command controls the operation of WaveLAN/IEEE wireless networking
88 Most of the parameters that can be changed relate to the
89 IEEE 802.11 protocol which the WaveLAN implements.
91 the station name, whether the station is operating in ad-hoc (point
92 to point) or BSS (service set) mode, and the network name of a service
93 set to join (IBSS) if BSS mode is enabled.
96 command can also be used to view the current settings of these parameters
97 and to dump out the values of the card's statistics counters.
103 should be the logical interface name associated with the WaveLAN/IEEE
104 device (wi0, wi1, etc...). If none is specified then wi0 is used
107 The options are as follows:
109 .It Fl i Ar iface Op Fl o
110 Display the current settings of the specified WaveLAN/IEEE interface.
111 This retrieves the current card settings from the driver and prints them
117 to print out the statistics counters instead of the card settings.
118 Encryption keys are only displayed if wicontrol is run as root.
119 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl t Ar tx rate
120 Set the transmit rate of the specified interface.
122 for the transmit rate vary depending on whether the interface is a
123 standard WaveLAN/IEEE or a WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo adapter.
125 NICs support a maximum transmit rate of 2Mbps while the turbo NICs
126 support a maximum speed of 6Mbps.
127 The following table shows the
128 legal transmit rate settings and the corresponding transmit speeds:
129 .Bl -column "TX rate " "NIC speed " -offset indent
130 .Em "TX rate NIC speed"
132 2 Fixed Standard (2Mbps)
133 3 Auto Rate Select (High)
134 4 Fixed Medium (4Mbps)
136 6 Auto Rate Select (Standard)
137 7 Auto Rate Select (Medium)
140 The standard NICs support only settings 1 through 3. Turbo NICs support
141 all the above listed speed settings.
142 The default driver setting is 3 (auto rate select).
143 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl n Ar network name
144 Set the name of the service set (IBSS) that this station wishes to
148 can be any text string up to 30 characters in length.
150 is the string "ANY" which should allow the station to connect to the first
151 available access point.
152 The interface should be set for BSS mode using
155 flag in order for this to work.
157 Note: the WaveLAN manual indicates that an empty string will allow the
158 host to connect to any access point, however I have also seen a reference
159 in another driver which indicates that the "ANY" string works as well.
160 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl s Ar station name
163 for the specified interface.
166 is used for diagnostic purposes.
167 The Lucent WaveMANAGER software can
168 poll the names of remote hosts.
169 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl c Ar 0|1
170 Allow the station to create a service set (IBSS). Permitted values
171 are 0 (don't create IBSS) and 1 (enable creation of IBSS). The default
174 Note: this option is provided for experimental purposes only: enabling
175 the creation of an IBSS on a host system doesn't appear to actually work.
176 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl q Ar SSID
177 Specify the name of an IBSS (SSID) to create on a given interface.
180 can be any text string up to 30 characters long.
182 Note: this option is provided for experimental purposes only: enabling
183 the creation of an IBSS on a host system doesn't appear to actually work.
184 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl p Ar port type
187 for a specified interface.
190 are 1 (BSS mode) and 3 (ad-hoc) mode.
191 In ad-hoc mode, the station can
192 communicate directly with any other stations within direct radio range
193 (provided that they are also operating in ad-hoc mode). In BSS mode,
194 hosts must associate with a service set controlled by an access point,
195 which relays traffic between end stations.
196 The default setting is 3
198 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl a Ar access_point_density
200 .Ar access point density
201 for a given interface.
202 Legal values are 1 (low), 2 (medium) and 3 (high).
203 This setting influences some of the radio modem threshold settings.
204 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl m Ar mac address
205 Set the station address for the specified interface.
208 is specified as a series of six hexadecimal values separated by colons,
209 e.g.: 00:60:1d:12:34:56.
210 This programs the new address into the card
211 and updates the interface as well.
212 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl d Ar max_data_length
213 Set the maximum receive and transmit frame size for a specified interface.
216 can be any number from 350 to 2304.
218 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl e Ar 0|1
219 Enable or disable WEP encryption.
222 (encryption disabled) or
224 (encryption enabled). Encryption is off by default.
225 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl k Ar key "[-v 1|2|3|4]"
226 Set WEP encryption keys.
227 There are four default encryption keys
228 that can be programmed.
229 A specific key can be set using
235 flag is not specified, the first key will be set.
237 can either be normal text (i.e. "hello") or a series of hexadecimal
238 digits (i.e. "0x1234512345"). For
239 WaveLAN Turbo Silver cards, the key is restricted to 40 bits, hence
240 the key can be either a 5 character text string or 10 hex digits.
241 For WaveLAN Turbo Gold cards, the key can also be 104 bits,
242 which means the key can be specified as either a 13 character text
243 string or 26 hex digits in addition to the formats supported by the
245 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl T Ar 1|2|3|4
246 Specify which of the four WEP encryption keys will be used to
247 encrypt transmitted packets.
248 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl r Ar RTS threshold
249 Set the RTS/CTS threshold for a given interface.
251 number of bytes used for the RTS/CTS handshake boundary.
254 can be any value between 0 and 2047.
256 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl f Ar frequency
257 Set the radio frequency of a given interface.
260 should be specified as a channel ID as shown in the table below.
262 list of available frequencies is dependent on radio regulations specified
263 by regional authorities.
264 Recognized regulatory authorities include
265 the FCC (United States), ETSI (Europe), France and Japan.
267 in the table are specified in Mhz.
268 .Bl -column "Channel ID " "FCC " "ETSI " "France " "Japan " -offset indent
269 .Em "Channel ID FCC ETSI France Japan"
279 10 2457 2457 2457 2457
280 11 2462 2462 2462 2462
286 If an illegal channel is specified, the
287 NIC will revert to its default channel.
288 For NICs sold in the United States
289 and Europe, the default channel is 3. For NICs sold in France, the default
291 For NICs sold in Japan, the default channel is 14,
292 and it is the only available channel for pre-11Mbps NICs.
293 Note that two stations must be set to the same channel in order to
295 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl P Ar 0|1
296 Enable or disable power management on a given interface.
298 power management uses an alternating sleep/wake protocol to help
299 conserve power on mobile stations, at the cost of some increased
301 Power management is off by default.
303 management requires the cooperation of an access point in order to
304 function; it is not functional in ad-hoc mode.
305 Also, power management
306 is only implemented in Lucent WavePOINT firmware version 2.03 or
307 later, and in WaveLAN PCMCIA adapter firmware 2.00 or later.
309 revisions will silently ignore the power management setting.
311 values for this parameter are 0 (off) and 1 (on).
312 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl S Ar max_sleep_interval
313 Specify the sleep interval to use when power management is enabled.
315 .Ar max_sleep_interval
316 is specified in milliseconds.
318 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl Z
319 Clear the signal strength cache maintained internally by the
322 .It Fl i Ar iface Fl C
323 Display the cached signal strength information maintained by the
326 The driver retains information about signal strength and
327 noise level for packets received from different hosts.
329 strength and noise level values are displayed in units of dBms.
330 The signal quality values is produced by subtracting the noise level
331 from the signal strength (i.e. less noise and better signal yields
332 better signal quality).
340 command first appeared in
345 command was written by
346 .An Bill Paul Aq wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu .