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diff --git a/share/man/man4/ipw.4 b/share/man/man4/ipw.4 index 8821856015f..ad9e17cdf13 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/ipw.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/ipw.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ipw.4,v 1.26 2008/07/25 18:41:16 damien Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ipw.4,v 1.27 2008/07/29 17:03:35 jmc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2004 .\" Damien Bergamini <damien.bergamini@free.fr>. All rights reserved. @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: July 25 2008 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: July 29 2008 $ .Os .Dt IPW 4 .Sh NAME @@ -68,16 +68,14 @@ capture packets from networks which it wouldn't normally have access to, or to scan for access points. .El .Pp +The .Nm -supports software WEP. -Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is the de facto encryption standard -for wireless networks. -It can be typically configured in one of three modes: -no encryption; 40-bit encryption; or 104-bit encryption. -Unfortunately, due to serious weaknesses in WEP protocol -it is strongly recommended that it not be used as the -sole mechanism to secure wireless communication. -WEP is not enabled by default. +driver can be configured to use software +Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP). +It is strongly recommended that WEP +not be used as the sole mechanism +to secure wireless communication, +due to serious weaknesses in it. .Pp The .Nm |