NAME
wpi
- Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless network driver
SYNOPSIS
wpi* at pci? dev ? function ?
DESCRIPTION
The
wpi
driver provides support for
Intel
PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini PCI Express network adapters.
These are the modes the
wpi
driver can operate in:
- BSS mode
-
Also known as
infrastructure
mode, this is used when associating with an access point, through
which all traffic passes.
This mode is the default.
- monitor mode
-
In this mode the driver is able to receive packets without
associating with an access point.
This disables the internal receive filter and enables the card to
capture packets from networks to which it wouldn't normally have access,
or to scan for access points.
wpi
supports software WEP.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is the de facto encryption standard
for wireless networks.
It can be typically configured in one of three modes:
no encryption; 40-bit encryption; or 104-bit encryption.
Unfortunately, due to serious weaknesses in the WEP protocol
it is strongly recommended that it not be used as the
sole mechanism to secure wireless communication.
WEP is not enabled by default.
CONFIGURATION
The
wpi
driver can be configured at runtime with
ifconfig(8)
using the following parameters:
- bssid bssid
-
Set the desired BSSID.
- -bssid
-
Unset the desired BSSID.
The interface will automatically select a BSSID in this mode, which is
the default.
- chan n
-
Set the channel (radio frequency) to be used by the driver based on
the given channel ID
n.
- -chan
-
Unset the desired channel to be used by the driver.
The driver will automatically select a channel in this mode, which is
the default.
- media media
-
The
wpi
driver supports the following
media
types:
- autoselect
-
Enable autoselection of the media type and options.
- mediaopt opts
-
The
wpi
driver supports the following media options:
- monitor
-
Select monitor mode.
- -mediaopt opts
-
Disable the specified media options on the driver and return it to the
default mode of operation (BSS).
- mode mode
-
The
wpi
driver supports the following modes:
- 11a
-
Force 802.11a operation.
- 11b
-
Force 802.11b operation.
- 11g
-
Force 802.11g operation.
- nwid id
-
Set the network ID.
The
id
can either be any text string up to 32 characters in length,
or a series of hexadecimal digits up to 64 digits.
An empty
id
string allows the interface to connect to any available access points.
By default the
wpi
driver uses an empty string.
Note that network ID is synonymous with Extended Service Set ID (ESSID).
- nwkey key
-
Enable WEP encryption using the specified
key.
The
key
can either be a string, a series of hexadecimal digits (preceded by
`0x'),
or a set of keys of the form
``n:k1,k2,k3,k4'',
where
`n'
specifies which of the keys will be used for transmitted packets,
and the four keys,
``k1''
through
``k4'',
are configured as WEP keys.
If a set of keys is specified, a comma
(`,')
within the key must be escaped with a backslash.
Note that if multiple keys are used, their order must be the same within
the network.
wpi
is capable of using both 40-bit (5 characters or 10 hexadecimal digits)
or 104-bit (13 characters or 26 hexadecimal digits) keys.
- -nwkey
-
Disable WEP encryption.
This is the default mode of operation.
FILES
The driver needs at least version 2.14.4 of the following firmware file,
which is loaded when an interface is brought up:
/libdata/if_wpi/iwlwifi-3945.ucode
-
EXAMPLES
-
# ifconfig wpi0 nwkey 0x1deadbeef1
Return wpi0 to its default settings:
-
# ifconfig wpi0 -bssid -chan media autoselect \
nwid "" -nwkey
Join an existing BSS network,
``my_net'':
-
# ifconfig wpi0 192.168.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 nwid my_net
DIAGNOSTICS
- wpi%d: device timeout
-
A frame dispatched to the hardware for transmission did not complete in time.
The driver will reset the hardware.
This should not happen.
- wpi%d: fatal firmware error
-
For some reason, the firmware crashed.
The driver will reset the hardware.
This should not happen.
- wpi%d: Radio transmitter is off
-
The radio transmitter is off and thus no packet can go out.
The driver will reset the hardware.
Make sure the laptop radio switch is on.
- wpi%d: could not read firmware file
-
For some reason, the driver was unable to read the firmware image from the
filesystem.
The file might be missing or corrupted.
- wpi%d: firmware file too short: %d bytes
-
The firmware image is corrupted and can't be loaded into the adapter.
- wpi%d: could not load firmware
-
An attempt to load the firmware into the adapter failed.
The driver will reset the hardware.
NOTES
On some laptops the radio transmitter button must be pushed twice
to get the driver working, or you will get a
wpi%d: fatal firmware error
when the interface will be set to up
SEE ALSO
arp(4),
ifmedia(4),
intro(4),
netintro(4),
pci(4),
ifconfig(8),
firmload(9)
AUTHORS
The
wpi
driver was originally written by
Damien Bergamini <damien@openbsd.org>
.
NetBSD
porting was done by
Jean-Baptiste Campesato <camjelemon@gmail.com>
.