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author | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2005-04-13 19:56:45 +0000 |
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committer | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2005-04-13 19:56:45 +0000 |
commit | 3e6e3502729090832476432e2916f26a043cbc96 (patch) | |
tree | ef1b3b6bcee41f643e8a63f63a67a90f50eb252b /usr.sbin/hostapd/hostapd.8 | |
parent | 3010d1223e5da04c21a2e61495c773db9571f3bd (diff) |
various tweaks;
ok reyk@
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/hostapd/hostapd.8')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/hostapd/hostapd.8 | 79 |
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 45 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/hostapd/hostapd.8 b/usr.sbin/hostapd/hostapd.8 index 104276f59d2..ab614cd4ed5 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/hostapd/hostapd.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/hostapd/hostapd.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: hostapd.8,v 1.4 2005/04/13 19:06:11 deraadt Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: hostapd.8,v 1.5 2005/04/13 19:56:44 jmc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2004, 2005 Reyk Floeter <reyk@vantronix.net> .\" @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ .Nd Host Access Point daemon .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm hostapd -.Op Fl dvb +.Op Fl bdv .Op Fl a Ar interface .Oo Xo .Fl D Ar macro Ns = Ns Ar value Oc @@ -33,35 +33,32 @@ .Nm is an daemon which allows communication between different 802.11 wireless access points running in -.Pa Host AP +.Em Host AP mode. .Pp .Nm implements the Inter Access Points Protocol (IAPP). -It's purpose is to exchange station association updates between access +Its purpose is to exchange station association updates between access points in large wireless networks. IAPP has been designed to speed up roaming between different access -points in the same -.Pa BSS . -IAPP is described in the -.Pa IEEE 802.11f -standard. +points in the same Extended Service Set (ESS). +IAPP is described in the IEEE 802.11f standard. .Pp .Nm -additionally allows to monitor and to log stations associations on a +additionally allows the monitoring and logging of station associations on a non-hostap host which is receiving IAPP messages. .Pp .Nm uses two network interfaces as options on startup. -The first interface -.Pa ( Fl a Ar interface ) -is used to access the -.Pa Host AP , -which is a wireless interface running in Host AP mode. Please use -.Xr ifconfig 8 -to enable Host AP mode. The second interface -.Pa ( Fl i Ar interface ) -is used to communicate with other +The first interface, +specified using the +.Fl a +flag, +is used to access the Host AP, +which is a wireless interface running in Host AP mode. +Host AP mode can be enabled using +.Xr ifconfig 8 . +The second interface is used to communicate with other .Nm in the same broadcast domain or multicast group. Usually a wired interface is used to communicate with other @@ -70,24 +67,18 @@ Usually a wired interface is used to communicate with other The .Nm will send an -.Pa ADD.notify -IAPP message if a new station has been associated successfully to the -.Pa Host AP . +.Em ADD.notify +IAPP message if a new station has been associated successfully to the Host AP. If the .Nm -receives -.Pa ADD.notify -messages it will request the -.Pa Host AP -to remove a station which has been associated to another access point. +receives ADD.notify messages it will request the Host AP +remove a station which has been associated to another access point. .Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl a Ar interface -Specify the 802.11 wireless network interface running in -.Pa Host AP -mode. -This this option could be omitted to use the +Specify the 802.11 wireless network interface running in Host AP mode. +This option could be omitted to use the .Nm to log received .Pa IAPP @@ -133,23 +124,10 @@ configuration file .Xr hostapd.conf 5 , .Xr ifconfig 8 .Rs -.%R IEEE 802.11F +.%R IEEE 802.11f .%T Inter Access Point Protocol .%D March 2001 .Re -.Sh CAVEATS -.Nm -depends on drivers using the -.Pa net80211 -kernel wireless layer with support of -.Pa Host AP mode. -For traditional reasons, -the -.Xr wi 4 -driver still uses it's own Host AP code in -.Pa if_wi_hostap -which is not supported by -.Nm . .Sh HISTORY The .Nm @@ -161,3 +139,14 @@ The .Nm program was written by .An Reyk Floeter Aq reyk@openbsd.org . +.Sh CAVEATS +.Nm +depends on drivers using the net80211 +kernel wireless layer with support of Host AP mode. +For traditional reasons, +the +.Xr wi 4 +driver still uses its own Host AP code in +.Fn if_wi_hostap , +which is not supported by +.Nm . |