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author | Todd C. Miller <millert@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2002-10-14 19:05:44 +0000 |
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committer | Todd C. Miller <millert@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2002-10-14 19:05:44 +0000 |
commit | a4faa3e87c03fe6268bf9e6b8feeec1f1dff71de (patch) | |
tree | 561e4aba8a05a84fe0004f5d00946297e5dd1e25 /share/man/man4/wi.4tbl | |
parent | ac6e1b34b0e3df6152a3a1e6bda8c6b35fe6324e (diff) |
Mention Prism3 and HostAP bugs in 1.4.0-1.4.2 firmware.
Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4/wi.4tbl')
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/wi.4tbl | 86 |
1 files changed, 43 insertions, 43 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/wi.4tbl b/share/man/man4/wi.4tbl index a44f8e5cd85..41a408f8d51 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/wi.4tbl +++ b/share/man/man4/wi.4tbl @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: wi.4tbl,v 1.24 2002/09/26 22:09:53 miod Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: wi.4tbl,v 1.25 2002/10/14 19:05:43 millert Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 .\" Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>. All rights reserved. @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ .Os .Sh NAME .Nm wi -.Nd WaveLAN/IEEE, PRISM-II and Spectrum24 802.11DS wireless network driver +.Nd WaveLAN/IEEE, PRISM 2-3 and Spectrum24 802.11DS wireless network driver .Sh SYNOPSIS .Cd "# i386/macppc/sparc64" .Cd "wi* at pci? dev ? function ?" @@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ The .Nm driver provides support for wireless network adapters based around -the Lucent Hermes, Intersil PRISM-II, Intersil PRISM-2.5, and Symbol -Spectrum24 chipsets. -All four chipsets provide a similar interface to the driver. +the Lucent Hermes, Intersil PRISM-2, Intersil PRISM-2.5, Intersil PRISM-3 +and Symbol Spectrum24 chipsets. +All five chipsets provide a similar interface to the driver. .Pp All host/device interaction is via programmed I/O. Supported features include 802.11 and 802.3 frames, power management, BSS, IBSS, WDS and ad-hoc operation modes. -Cards based on the Intersil PRISM-II and PRISM-2.5 chips also support a -host-based access point mode which allows a card to act as a normal access -point (with some assistance from the +Cards based on the Intersil chips also support a host-based access point +mode which allows a card to act as a normal access point (with some +assistance from the .Nm driver). The Lucent Hermes and Symbol Spectrum24 chipsets do not contain this @@ -100,9 +100,8 @@ with cards from other vendors. The standardized ad-hoc mode, also known as IBSS mode, is not supported by cards with very old firmware revisions. .Pp -Cards based on the Intersil PRISM-II and PRISM-2.5 chips also -have a host-based access point mode which allows the card to -act as an access point (base station). +Cards based on the Intersil chipsets also have a host-based access point +mode which allows the card to act as an access point (base station). .Pp For more information on configuring this device, see .Xr ifconfig 8 . @@ -138,54 +137,54 @@ _ _ _ l l l . Card:Chip:Bus 3Com AirConnect 3CRWE737A:Spectrum24:PCMCIA -3Com AirConnect 3CRWE777A:Prism-II:PCI +3Com AirConnect 3CRWE777A:Prism-2:PCI ACTIONTEC HWC01170:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA -Addtron AWP-100:Prism-II:PCMCIA +Addtron AWP-100:Prism-2:PCMCIA Agere Orinoco:Hermes:PCMCIA Apple Airport:Hermes:macobio -Buffalo AirStation:Prism-II:PCMCIA -Buffalo AirStation:Prism-II:CF +Buffalo AirStation:Prism-2:PCMCIA +Buffalo AirStation:Prism-2:CF Cabletron RoamAbout:Hermes:PCMCIA -Compaq Agency NC5004:Prism-II:PCMCIA -Contec FLEXLAN/FX-DS110-PCC:Prism-II:PCMCIA -Corega PCC-11:Prism-II:PCMCIA -Corega PCCA-11:Prism-II:PCMCIA -Corega PCCB-11:Prism-II:PCMCIA -Corega CGWLPCIA11:Prism-II:PCI +Compaq Agency NC5004:Prism-2:PCMCIA +Contec FLEXLAN/FX-DS110-PCC:Prism-2:PCMCIA +Corega PCC-11:Prism-2:PCMCIA +Corega PCCA-11:Prism-2:PCMCIA +Corega PCCB-11:Prism-2:PCMCIA +Corega CGWLPCIA11:Prism-2:PCI Dlink DWL520:Prism-2.5:PCI Dlink DWL650:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA -ELSA XI300:Prism-II:PCMCIA +ELSA XI300:Prism-2:PCMCIA ELSA XI325:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA ELSA XI325H:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA -ELSA XI800:Prism-II:CF -EMTAC A2424i:Prism-II:PCMCIA +ELSA XI800:Prism-2:CF +EMTAC A2424i:Prism-2:PCMCIA Ericsson Wireless LAN CARD C11:Spectrum24:PCMCIA Gemtek WL-311:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA Hawking Technology WE110P:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA -I-O DATA WN-B11/PCM:Prism-II:PCMCIA +I-O DATA WN-B11/PCM:Prism-2:PCMCIA Intel PRO/Wireless 2011:Spectrum24:PCMCIA -Intersil Prism II:Prism-II:PCMCIA +Intersil Prism II:Prism-2:PCMCIA Intersil Mini-PCI:Prism-2.5:PCI -Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11:Prism-II:PCMCIA +Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11:Prism-2:PCMCIA Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 2.5:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA -Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 3.0:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA +Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 3.0:Prism-3:PCMCIA Lucent WaveLAN:Hermes:PCMCIA -NANOSPEED ROOT-RZ2000:Prism-II:PCMCIA -NDC/Sohoware NCP130:Prism-II:PCI -NEC CMZ-RT-WP:Prism-II:PCMCIA -Netgear MA401:Prism-II:PCMCIA +NANOSPEED ROOT-RZ2000:Prism-2:PCMCIA +NDC/Sohoware NCP130:Prism-2:PCI +NEC CMZ-RT-WP:Prism-2:PCMCIA +Netgear MA401:Prism-2:PCMCIA Netgear MA401RA:Prism-2.5:PCMCIA Nokia C020 Wireless LAN:Prism-I:PCMCIA -Nokia C110/C111 Wireless LAN:Prism-II:PCMCIA -NTT-ME 11Mbps Wireless LAN:Prism-II:PCMCIA -Proxim Harmony:Prism-II:PCMCIA -Proxim RangeLAN-DS:Prism-II:PCMCIA -Samsung MagicLAN SWL-2000N:Prism-II:PCMCIA +Nokia C110/C111 Wireless LAN:Prism-2:PCMCIA +NTT-ME 11Mbps Wireless LAN:Prism-2:PCMCIA +Proxim Harmony:Prism-2:PCMCIA +Proxim RangeLAN-DS:Prism-2:PCMCIA +Samsung MagicLAN SWL-2000N:Prism-2:PCMCIA Symbol Spectrum24:Spectrum24:PCMCIA -SMC 2632 EZ Connect:Prism-II:PCMCIA -TDK LAK-CD011WL:Prism-II:PCMCIA -US Robotics 2410:Prism-II:PCMCIA -US Robotics 2445:Prism-II:PCMCIA +SMC 2632 EZ Connect:Prism-2:PCMCIA +TDK LAK-CD011WL:Prism-2:PCMCIA +US Robotics 2410:Prism-2:PCMCIA +US Robotics 2445:Prism-2:PCMCIA .TE .in -\n(dIu .Pp @@ -326,5 +325,6 @@ PCMCIA cards work. .Pp IBSS creation does not currently work with Symbol cards. .Pp -Prism2 host-based access point mode has bugs for firmware versions -prior to 0.8.3. +The host-based access point mode on the Intersil PRISM cards has +bugs when used with firmware versions prior to 0.8.3 and is completely +unusable with firmware versions 0.7.5 and 1.4.0-1.4.2. |