6 .Nd read/write wavelan config parameters
10 .Op Ar param value ...
14 command can be used to read and set parameters for the NCR/AT&T Wavelan
15 radio LAN card. Various parameters stored in the nonvolatile Parameter
16 Storage Area (PSA) on the card can be modified with this program, which
17 obviates the need for the DOS-based
23 parameter specifies the wavelan interface name (eg.
25 ). If no other arguments are supplied, the current contents of the PSA
26 are interpreted and displayed.
32 arguments can be used to change the value of several of the parameters.
35 pairs may be supplied.
36 .Bl -tag -width 15n -compat -offset indent
40 IRQ value (used at next reset), may be one of 3,4,5,6,10,11,12,15
42 Local MAC value (ethernet address)
49 (as set at the factory).
51 The NWID is a 2-byte parameter passed to the card's radio modem.
52 NWIDs allow multiple logically discrete networks to operate
53 independantly whilse occupying the same airspace.
54 Packets with a different NWID are simply ignored by the modem.
55 In the hardware, NWIDs are stored long-term in non-volative memory
56 (called the PSA or programmable storage area), and are loaded by
57 software into the radio modem when the driver is
58 initialized. This sets the default NWID loaded at startup.
60 This sets the current operating NWID (but does not save it to the
64 Note that if the IRQ on the Wavelan card is incorrect, the interface
65 will be configured, but will not function. The
67 program should then be used to reconfigure the card to a sensible
70 Set the NWID to 0x1234 :
72 # wlconfig wl0 nwid 0x1234
75 Show the current settings :
79 Base address options : 0x300, 0x390, 0x3c0, 0x3e0
83 Default MAC address : 08:00:0e:20:3d:4b
84 Soft MAC address : 00:00:00:00:00:00
85 Current MAC address : Default
86 Adapter compatability : PC-AT 2.4GHz
88 Call code required : NO
91 Hardware version : 0 (Rel1/Rel2)
92 Network ID enable : YES
94 Datalink security : NO
95 Databus width : 16 (variable)
96 Configuration state : unconfigured
101 This implementation of the
103 command is completely new, written for Hilink Internet by Michael Smith.