Attachment #34017 for bug #55440

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Except for the Lucent WaveLAN Bronze cards, all cards supported by the
.Nm
driver support WEP for encryption.
To enable encryption, use
.Xr ifconfig 8
as shown below.
.Pp

.Dq "legacy Lucent ad-hoc mode" ,
predates the IEEE 802.11 specification and so may not interoperate
with cards from different vendors.
The standardized point-to-point mode is called IBSS (or confusingly
just ad-hoc mode), but is not supported by cards with very old
firmware revisions.
If your cards supports IBSS mode, it is recommended that you use it in

Wisecom Wireless LAN PCI Adapter
.El
.Pp
The following adapters have the same model numbers as those listed
above, but might not work if the actual card is after the change away
from the Prism family:
.Pp
.Bl -item -compact
.It
DLink DWL520

Create a host-based access point with WEP enabled (Prism only):
.Bd -literal -offset indent
ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_ap \e
	wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 media DS/11Mbps \e
	mediaopt hostap
.Ed
.Pp
Create a host-based wireless bridge to fxp0 (Prism only):

.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Bl -diag
.It "wi%d: init failed"
The WaveLAN card failed to become ready after an initialization command
was issued.
.It "wi%d: failed to allocate %d bytes on NIC"
The driver was unable to allocate memory for transmit frames in the
NIC's on-board RAM.
This can also be an indication of an incorrectly configured interrupt.
.It "wi%d: device timeout"
The WaveLAN card failed to generate an interrupt to acknowledge a transmit
command.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO

.Pp
Lucent cards prior to firmware version 6.0.6 do not support IBSS
mode.
These cards support only the pre-802.11 mode known as
.Dq "demo ad-hoc mode"
which does not interoperate with stations in IBSS mode.
.Pp

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72	Except for the Lucent WaveLAN Bronze cards, all cards supported by the	72	Except for the Lucent WaveLAN Bronze cards, all cards supported by the
73	.Nm	73	.Nm
74	driver support WEP for encryption.	74	driver support WEP for encryption.
75	To enable encryption, use the	75	To enable encryption, use
76	.Xr ifconfig 8	76	.Xr ifconfig 8
77	as shown below.	77	as shown below.
78	.Pp	78	.Pp
Lines 94-100 Link Here
94	.Dq "legacy Lucent ad-hoc mode" ,	94	.Dq "legacy Lucent ad-hoc mode" ,
95	predates the IEEE 802.11 specification and so may not interoperate	95	predates the IEEE 802.11 specification and so may not interoperate
96	with cards from different vendors.	96	with cards from different vendors.
97	The standardized point-to-point mode, is called IBSS (or confusingly	97	The standardized point-to-point mode is called IBSS (or confusingly
98	just ad-hoc mode), but is not supported by cards with very old	98	just ad-hoc mode), but is not supported by cards with very old
99	firmware revisions.	99	firmware revisions.
100	If your cards supports IBSS mode, it is recommended that you use it in	100	If your cards supports IBSS mode, it is recommended that you use it in
Lines 247-255 Link Here
247	Wisecom Wireless LAN PCI Adapter	247	Wisecom Wireless LAN PCI Adapter
248	.El	248	.El
249	.Pp	249	.Pp
250	The following addapters have the same model numbers as those listed	250	The following adapters have the same model numbers as those listed
251	above, but might not work if the actual card is after the change away	251	above, but might not work if the actual card is after the change away
252	from the Prism family.	252	from the Prism family:
		253	.Pp
253	.Bl -item -compact	254	.Bl -item -compact
254	.It	255	.It
255	DLink DWL520	256	DLink DWL520
Lines 293-299 Link Here
293	Create a host-based access point with WEP enabled (Prism only):	294	Create a host-based access point with WEP enabled (Prism only):
294	.Bd -literal -offset indent	295	.Bd -literal -offset indent
295	ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_ap \e	296	ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_ap \e
296	wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 media DS/11Mbps mediaopt hostap	297	wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 media DS/11Mbps \e
		298	mediaopt hostap
297	.Ed	299	.Ed
298	.Pp	300	.Pp
299	Create a host-based wireless bridge to fxp0 (Prism only):	301	Create a host-based wireless bridge to fxp0 (Prism only):
Lines 309-322 Link Here
309	.Sh DIAGNOSTICS	311	.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
310	.Bl -diag	312	.Bl -diag
311	.It "wi%d: init failed"	313	.It "wi%d: init failed"
312	The WaveLAN card failed to come ready after an initialization command	314	The WaveLAN card failed to become ready after an initialization command
313	was issued.	315	was issued.
314	.It "wi%d: failed to allocate %d bytes on NIC"	316	.It "wi%d: failed to allocate %d bytes on NIC"
315	The driver was unable to allocate memory for transmit frames in the	317	The driver was unable to allocate memory for transmit frames in the
316	NIC's on-board RAM.	318	NIC's on-board RAM.
317	This can also be an indication of an incorrectly configured interrupt.	319	This can also be an indication of an incorrectly configured interrupt.
318	.It "wi%d: device timeout"	320	.It "wi%d: device timeout"
319	The WaveLAN failed to generate an interrupt to acknowledge a transmit	321	The WaveLAN card failed to generate an interrupt to acknowledge a transmit
320	command.	322	command.
321	.El	323	.El
322	.Sh SEE ALSO	324	.Sh SEE ALSO
Lines 374-380 Link Here
374	.Pp	376	.Pp
375	Lucent cards prior to firmware version 6.0.6 do not support IBSS	377	Lucent cards prior to firmware version 6.0.6 do not support IBSS
376	mode.	378	mode.
377	These cards support only the pre 802.11 mode known as	379	These cards support only the pre-802.11 mode known as
378	.Dq "demo ad-hoc mode"	380	.Dq "demo ad-hoc mode"
379	which does not interoperate with stations in IBSS mode.	381	which does not interoperate with stations in IBSS mode.
380	.Pp	382	.Pp