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plan9.ini(8): document iwl options

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@ -381,6 +381,29 @@ programming interface.
Currently the only tested cards are those based on the
Intersil Prism 2.5 chipset.
.
.TP
.B iwl
Intel Wireless WiFi Link mini PCI-Express adapters require
firmware from
.B http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/
to be present on attach in
.B /lib/firmware
or
.B /boot.
To select the access point, the
.B essid=
parameter can be specified at boot or set during runtime
like:
.EX
echo essid left-armpit >/net/ether1/clone
.EE
Scan results appear in the
.B ifstats
file and can be read out like:
.EX
cat /net/ether1/ifstats
.EE
Ad-hoc mode or encryption is currently not supported.
.SS DISKS, TAPES
(S)ATA controllers are autodetected.
.SS \fL*nodma=\fP