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33 .Nd "Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965/5000 IEEE 802.11n 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 iwn4965fw"
49 .Cd "device iwn5000fw"
50 .Cd "device iwn5100fw"
54 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
60 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
61 module at boot time, place the following lines in
63 .Bd -literal -offset indent
72 driver provides support for
74 Wireless WiFi Link 4965 and 5000 series of PCI-Express network adapters.
82 Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time.
83 For more information on configuring this device, see
86 This driver requires the firmware built with the
90 Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
92 .Bd -literal -offset indent
93 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
97 Join a specific BSS network with network name
100 .Dl "ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net up"
102 Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
103 .Bd -literal -offset indent
104 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net \e
105 wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
108 Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:
109 .Bd -literal -offset indent
110 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \e
111 wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1
115 .It "iwn%d: device timeout"
116 The driver will reset the hardware.
117 This should not happen.
118 .It "iwn%d: firmware error"
119 The onboard microcontroller crashed for some reason.
120 The driver will reset the hardware.
121 This should not happen.
122 .It "iwn%d: timeout waiting for firmware initialization to complete"
123 The onboard microcontroller failed to initialize in time.
124 This should not happen.
125 .It "iwn%d: could not load firmware image '%s'"
126 The driver failed to load the firmware image using the
131 firmware module is present.
132 .It "iwn%d: could not load boot firmware"
133 An attempt to upload the boot firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
135 This should not happen.
136 .It "iwn%d: could not load microcode"
137 An attempt to upload the microcode image to the onboard microcontroller failed.
138 This should not happen.
139 .It "iwn%d: could not load main firmware"
140 An attempt to upload the main firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
142 This should not happen.
156 driver was written by
157 .An Damien Bergamini Aq damien.bergamini@free.fr