NAME
ipwctl
- configure Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 network adapter
SYNOPSIS
ipwctl
[-i]
iface
ipwctl
[-i]
iface -r
DESCRIPTION
The
ipwctl
utility controls the operation of Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 networking
devices via
ipw(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
-
Display adapter's internal statistics.
- -i iface -r
-
Display the radio switch state (on or off).
FILES
The firmware, loaded automatically, is not shipped with
NetBSD;
install the
pkgsrc/sysutils/ipw-firmware
package.
The original archive is available from Intel at:
http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=3
.
ipw2100-1.2.fw
-
BSS mode (connection to an access point) firmware
ipw2100-1.2-i.fw
-
IBSS mode (point-to-point connection) firmware
ipw2100-1.2-p.fw
-
Monitor mode firmware
SEE ALSO
ipw(4),
ifconfig(8),
pkgsrc/sysutils/ipw-firmware
AUTHORS
The
ipwctl
utility and this man page were written by
Damien Bergamini <damien.bergamini@free.fr>
.