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authorMike Pechkin <mpech@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-10-05 14:45:55 +0000
committerMike Pechkin <mpech@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-10-05 14:45:55 +0000
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/rln.4 b/share/man/man4/rln.4
index 224d64b8c27..70dc690dc9d 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/rln.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/rln.4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: rln.4,v 1.12 2001/09/06 15:04:34 mpech Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: rln.4,v 1.13 2001/10/05 14:45:53 mpech Exp $
.\"
.Dd 2 April, 1999
.Dt RLN 4
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ the newer 802.11 cards in general.
The RangeLAN2 cards communicate using an Ethernet-like protocol
over the 2.4\(em2.483GHz part of the spectrum.
This frequency happens to co-incide with that of strong harmonics emitted
-by common consumer microwave ovens. You can guess the rest.
+by common consumer microwave ovens.
+You can guess the rest.
Depending on the channel condition, the NICs operate in one of two
modes: 1.6Mb/s or 0.8Mb/s signalling rate.
.\" .Sh CONFIGURATION
@@ -70,14 +71,16 @@ The medium used by the device is always air.
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Bl -diag
.It "rln0: hardware fault"
-The card reported a hardware fault condition. Check the antenna.
+The card reported a hardware fault condition.
+Check the antenna.
The interface is automatically marked down.
.It "rln0: synchronised to ? (?) channel ?/?"
The card has successfully synchronised with a nearby unit.
Packets are only transmitted when the unit has synchronisation with
another.
.It "rln0: lost sync"
-Synchronisation was lost. Check for microwave ovens being used.
+Synchronisation was lost.
+Check for microwave ovens being used.
.It "rln0: nothing to sync to; now master"
The card was unsuccessful in (re-)synchronising with any other unit,
and was configured as an alternate master.
@@ -86,12 +89,13 @@ The card generate a message bigger than the maximum size allowable for Ethernet.
.It "rln0: command error 0x?? command ??"
The card reported an error condition in the host-card protocol.
.It "rln0: reset timeout"
-An attempt to hard reset the card failed. This is either a serious hardware
-fault, or a bus conflict.
+An attempt to hard reset the card failed.
+This is either a serious hardware fault, or a bus conflict.
.It "rln0: tx_request timed out, status 0x??"
-The host-to-card message transfer protocol timed out. This could mean
-a duplex transfer is in progress and the interrupt service routine has not
-run. Check the cpu load.
+The host-to-card message transfer protocol timed out.
+This could mean a duplex transfer is in progress and the interrupt service
+routine has not run.
+Check the cpu load.
.It "rln0: lost message ?? seq ?"
An expected response to the command did not appear within a reasonable time.
.It "rln0: unknown RangeLAN2 wireless network card"