diff --git a/share/man/man4/wi.4 b/share/man/man4/wi.4 index d7cd2de8af5d..90dd7a163b64 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/wi.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/wi.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: wi.4,v 1.25 2002/05/07 09:56:32 onoe Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: wi.4,v 1.26 2002/08/12 17:27:39 thorpej Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 .\" Bill Paul . All rights reserved. @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF .\" THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $Id: wi.4,v 1.25 2002/05/07 09:56:32 onoe Exp $ +.\" $Id: wi.4,v 1.26 2002/08/12 17:27:39 thorpej Exp $ .\" .Dd January 11, 2001 .Dt WI 4 @@ -78,18 +78,35 @@ For WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11Mbps adapters and PRISM-II adapters, speeds up to .Pp The .Nm -driver supports configuration of WaveLAN card for special ad-hoc operation. -In this mode, the nwid is ignored and -stations can communicate among each other without the aid of an access -point. -Note that this mode is not in the IEEE 802.11 specification and the driver -may interoperate with other cards. This mode is no longer the default -and must be selected using the +driver supports configuration of Lucent card for special ad-hoc operation. +In this mode, the nwid is ignored and stations can communicate among each +other without the aid of an access point. Note that this mode is specific +to Lucent chips, and not in the IEEE 802.11 specification. Due to changes +in the implementation of this special ad-hoc mode, Lucent-based cards with +different firmware revisions may not interoperate in this mode. This mode +is no longer the default and must be selected using the .Xr ifconfig 8 +.Pq media option Dq adhoc or .Xr wiconfig 8 utilities. .Pp +Recent versions of Lucent and PRISM-II firmware support IBSS creation. +IBSS is the standard IEEE 802.11 ad-hoc mode. In this mode, one station +should be configured as the IBSS +.Dq master . +The nwid is +.Em not +ignored in IBSS mode. +.Pp +Recent versions of PRISM-II firmware support operating as an 802.11 +Access Point. In this mode, the Access Point station should set the +nwid. This will create a standard 802.11 network, and the Access Point +station will show up in an Access Point scan. This mode is enabled +using the +.Dq hostap +media option. +.Pp For more information on configuring this device, see .Xr ifconfig 8 and @@ -190,8 +207,7 @@ The driver was written by .An Bill Paul Aq wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu . .Sh BUGS -The IBSS mode is not supported. -PRISM chipset does not have IBSS mode. +WEP does not work in Access Point mode. .Pp The execution of .Xr wiconfig 8