add a note that the PRISM-II is supported by wi(4), and adhoc,flag0
(aka WaveLAN adhoc mode) is only supported for DS radio.
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.\" $NetBSD: awi.4,v 1.8 2000/07/04 14:37:37 onoe Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: awi.4,v 1.9 2000/07/21 17:39:58 onoe Exp $
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.\"
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.Dd October 31, 1999
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.Dt AWI 4
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@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ AMD PCnetMobile IEEE 802.11 PCMCIA wireless network driver
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The
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.Nm
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driver supports various IEEE 802.11 wireless cards
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which run AMD PCnetMobile firmware based on AMD 79c930 controller.
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which run AMD PCnetMobile firmware based on AMD 79c930 controller
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with Intersil (formerly Harris) PRISM radio chipset.
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It provides access to 32kb of memory shared between the controller
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and the host.
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All host/device interaction is via this shared memory, which can be
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@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ the coverage is limited spatially due to lack of roaming capability.
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.Pp
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In addition to these two mode in IEEE 802.11 specification, the
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.Nm
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driver also supports a variant of adhoc mode out of spec, which makes
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possible to communicate with adhoc mode of
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driver also supports a variant of adhoc mode out of spec for DS radio cards,
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which makes possible to communicate with adhoc mode of
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.Xr wi 8
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driver. The NWID doesn't affect in this mode.
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.Pp
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.Pp
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The original Xircom Netwave AirSurfer is supported by the
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.Xr cnw 4
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driver, and the PRISM-II cards are supported by the
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.Xr wi 4
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driver.
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.Sh MEDIA SELECTION
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The DS cards support
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media type. For each media type,
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.Em adhoc
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mediaopt can be used to indicate the driver to operate in adhoc mode.
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Also,
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For DS radio cards,
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.Em adhoc,flag0
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mediaopt can be used for
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.Xr wi 4
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