diff --git a/usr.sbin/wlanctl/wlanctl.8 b/usr.sbin/wlanctl/wlanctl.8 index 8ede535d9ea4..2457659cee89 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/wlanctl/wlanctl.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/wlanctl/wlanctl.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: wlanctl.8,v 1.1 2004/07/16 03:13:51 dyoung Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: wlanctl.8,v 1.2 2004/07/16 14:53:13 wiz Exp $ .\" Copyright (c) 2004 David Young. All rights reserved. .\" .\" This code was written by David Young. @@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ .Nd examine IEEE 802.11 client/peer table .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm wlanctl -.Ar interface ... +.Ar interface +.Op Ar ... .Nm .Fl a .Sh DESCRIPTION @@ -46,8 +47,8 @@ utility to print node tables from IEEE 802.11 interfaces. Use the .Fl a flag to print the nodes for all interfaces, or list one or more -802.11 interfaces to select their tables for examination. For -example, to examine the node tables for atw0, use: +802.11 interfaces to select their tables for examination. +For example, to examine the node tables for atw0, use: .Pp .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact wlanctl atw0 @@ -58,28 +59,28 @@ may print this node table, for example: .Pp .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact atw0: mac 00:02:6f:20:f6:2e bss 02:02:6f:20:f6:2e - node flags 0001 - ess - chan 11 freq 2462MHz flags 00a0 - capabilities 0022 + node flags 0001\*[Lt]bss\*[Gt] + ess \*[Lt]netbsd\*[Gt] + chan 11 freq 2462MHz flags 00a0\*[Lt]cck,2.4GHz\*[Gt] + capabilities 0022\*[Lt]ibss,short preamble\*[Gt] beacon-interval 100 TU tsft 18425852102545544165 us rates [1.0] 2.0 5.5 11.0 assoc-id 0 assoc-failed 0 inactivity 0s rssi 161 txseq 10 rxseq 1420 atw0: mac 00:02:2d:2e:3c:f4 bss 02:02:6f:20:f6:2e node flags 0000 - ess - chan 11 freq 2462MHz flags 00a0 - capabilities 0002 + ess \*[Lt]netbsd\*[Gt] + chan 11 freq 2462MHz flags 00a0\*[Lt]cck,2.4GHz\*[Gt] + capabilities 0002\*[Lt]ibss\*[Gt] beacon-interval 100 TU tsft 18425852105450086784 us rates [1.0] 2.0 5.5 11.0 assoc-id 0 assoc-failed 0 inactivity 0s rssi 159 txseq 2 rxseq 551 atw0: mac 00:02:6f:20:f6:2e bss 02:02:6f:20:f6:2e node flags 0000 - ess - chan 11 freq 2462MHz flags 00a0 - capabilities 0022 + ess \*[Lt]netbsd\*[Gt] + chan 11 freq 2462MHz flags 00a0\*[Lt]cck,2.4GHz\*[Gt] + capabilities 0022\*[Lt]ibss,short preamble\*[Gt] beacon-interval 100 TU tsft 18425852102558548069 us rates [1.0] 2.0 5.5 6.0 9.0 11.0 12.0 18.0 24.0 36.0 48.0 54.0 assoc-id 0 assoc-failed 0 inactivity 145s @@ -87,9 +88,8 @@ atw0: mac 00:02:6f:20:f6:2e bss 02:02:6f:20:f6:2e .Ed .Pp This example is taken from a network consisting of three stations -running in ad hoc mode. The key for interpreting the node print-outs -follows: - +running in ad hoc mode. +The key for interpreting the node print-outs follows: .Bl -tag -width "do_not_adapt" -compact .It Fa mac In the example node table, the first network node has MAC number @@ -98,9 +98,13 @@ In the example node table, the first network node has MAC number The first node belongs to the 802.11 network identified by Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) 02:02:6f:20:f6:2e. .It Fa "node flags" -Only one node flag, ``bss'', is presently defined. +Only one node flag, +.Dq bss , +is presently defined. The first node is distinguished from the rest by its node flags: -flag ``bss'' indicates that the node represents the 802.11 network +flag +.Dq bss +indicates that the node represents the 802.11 network that the interface has joined or created. The MAC number for the node is the same as the MAC number for the interface. @@ -108,15 +112,27 @@ interface. the name of the (Extended) Service Set we have joined. This is the same as the network name set by -.Xr ifconfig -with the ``ssid'' option. +.Xr ifconfig 8 +with the +.Dq ssid +option. .It Fa chan .Nm prints the channel number, the center frequency in megahertz, and the channel flags. -The channel flags indicate the frequency band (``2.4GHz'' or -``5GHz''), modulation (``cck'', ``gfsk'', ``ofdm'', ``turbo'', and -``dynamic cck-ofdm''), and operation constraints (``passive scan''). +The channel flags indicate the frequency band ( +.Po Dq 2.4GHz +or +.Dq 5GHz Pc , +modulation +.Po Dq cck , +.Dq gfsk , +.Dq ofdm , +.Dq turbo , +and +.Dq dynamic cck-ofdm Pc , +and operation constraints +.Pq Dq passive scan . Common combinations of band and modulation are these: .Bl -column 2.4GHz "dynamic cck-ofdm" "1-2Mb/s frequency-hopping 802.11" .It Sy Band Modulation Description @@ -141,14 +157,17 @@ understands these capability flags: .It privacy WEP encryption .It short preamble reduce 802.11b overhead .It pbcc 22Mbps ``802.11b+'' -.It channel agility change channel for licensed services +.It channel agility change channel for licensed services .It short slot-time TBD .It rsn TBD Real Soon Now .It dsss-ofdm TBD .El .It Fa beacon-interval -In the example, beacons are sent once every 100 Time Units. A Time -Unit (TU) is 1024 microseconds (a ``kilo-microsecond'' or ``kus''). +In the example, beacons are sent once every 100 Time Units. +A Time Unit (TU) is 1024 microseconds (a +.Dq kilo-microsecond +or +.Dq kus ) . Thus 100 TU is about one tenth of a second. .It Fa tsft 802.11 stations keep a Time Synchronization Function Timer (TSFT) @@ -159,13 +178,14 @@ point. Power-saving stations wake and sleep at intervals measured by the TSF Timer. The TSF Timer has a role in the coalescence of 802.11 ad hoc networks -(``IBSS merges''). +.Pq Dq IBSS merges . .It Fa rates 802.11 stations indicate the bit-rates they support, in units of 100kb/s in 802.11 Beacons, Probe Responses, and Association Requests. .Nm prints a station's supported bit-rates in 1Mb/s units. -A station's basic rates are flagged by an asterisk (``*''). +A station's basic rates are flagged by an asterisk +.Pq Sq * . The last bit-rate at which a packet was sent to the station is enclosed by square brackets. .It Fa assoc-id @@ -174,11 +194,13 @@ an Association Identifier which is used to indicate traffic for power-saving stations. .It Fa assoc-failed The number of times the station tried and failed to associate -with its access point. Only +with its access point. +Only .It Fa inactivity Seconds elapsed since a packet was last received from the station. When this value reaches net.link.ieee80211.maxinact, the station -is eligible to be purged from the node table. See +is eligible to be purged from the node table. +See .Xr sysctl 8 . .It Fa rssi Unitless Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI). @@ -186,15 +208,15 @@ Higher numbers indicate stronger signals. Zero is the lowest possible RSSI. On a hostap- or adhoc-mode interface, the node with .Fa "node flag" -``bss'' set -uses +.Dq bss +set uses .Fa rssi to indicate the signal strength for the last packet received from a station that does not belong to the network. On an infrastructure-mode station, the node with .Fa "node flag" -``bss'' set -indicates the strength of packets from the access point. +.Dq bss +set indicates the strength of packets from the access point. .It Fa txseq The next 802.11 packet sent to this station will carry this transmit sequence number. @@ -206,9 +228,9 @@ sequence number. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr sysctl 8 -.Sh AUTHOR -.An David Young Aq dyoung@NetBSD.org .Sh HISTORY .Nm first appeared in -.Nx 2.0 . +.Nx 3.0 . +.Sh AUTHORS +.An David Young Aq dyoung@NetBSD.org