NAME
iwictl
- configure Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2915ABG network adapters
SYNOPSIS
iwictl
[-i]
iface
iwictl
[-i]
iface -r
DESCRIPTION
The
iwictl
utility controls the operation of Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2915ABG
networking devices via the
iwi(4)
driver.
You should not use this program to configure IEEE 802.11 parameters.
Use
ifconfig(8)
instead.
OPTIONS
The options are as follows:
- -i iface
-
Displays adapter's internal statistics.
Firmware binary images can be found in the
pkgsrc/sysutils/iwi-firmware
package.
- -i iface -r
-
Displays the radio transmitter state (on or off).
FILES
The firmware is not shipped with
NetBSD.
It can be obtained via installing the
pkgsrc/sysutils/iwi-firmware
package and is loaded automatically by the kernel once installed.
SEE ALSO
iwi(4),
ifconfig(8)
pkgsrc/sysutils/iwi-firmware
AUTHORS
The
iwictl
utility and this man page were written by
Damien Bergamini <damien.bergamini@free.fr>
.
CAVEATS
Monitor mode requires firmware version 1.0.4 (included in the
pkgsrc/sysutils/iwi-firmware
package version 2.3) or newer.