From 42fc57d54371d12c49847d39dc4a24d5b6ffdb5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cinap_lenrek Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:57:47 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] plan9.ini(8): document iwl options --- sys/man/8/plan9.ini | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) diff --git a/sys/man/8/plan9.ini b/sys/man/8/plan9.ini index a4d7326a2..3a563e5fa 100644 --- a/sys/man/8/plan9.ini +++ b/sys/man/8/plan9.ini @@ -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