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diff --git a/share/man/man4/wi.4tbl b/share/man/man4/wi.4tbl index 6c42f7f3e10..4d04cdc2f84 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/wi.4tbl +++ b/share/man/man4/wi.4tbl @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: wi.4tbl,v 1.1 2002/03/30 00:12:38 millert Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: wi.4tbl,v 1.2 2002/03/30 02:07:52 millert Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 .\" Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>. All rights reserved. @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD: wi.4,v 1.3 1999/05/22 16:12:43 wpaul Exp $ .\" -.Dd June 24, 2001 +.Dd March 29, 2002 .Dt WI 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ The core of the WaveLAN/IEEE is the Lucent Hermes controller. All host/device interaction is via programmed I/O with the Hermes. The Hermes supports 802.11 and 802.3 frames, power management, BSS, WDS and ad-hoc operation modes. +Cards based on the Intersil PRISM-II and PRISM-2.5 chips provide similar +functionality. +In addition to the features supported by the Hermes controller, +the PRISM-II and PRISM-2.5 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 Hermes does not contain this functionality. .Pp The .Nm @@ -89,13 +97,9 @@ with cards from other vendors. The standardized ad-hoc mode, also know as IBSS mode, is not supported by cards with very old firmware revisions. .Pp -Additionally, cards based on the Intersil PRISM-II and PRISM-2.5 chips +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 a normal access point (with some assistance from the -.Nm -driver). -This mode is not available on cards that uses the Hermes controller, -such as those from Lucent. +act as an access point (base station). .Pp For more information on configuring this device, see .Xr ifconfig 8 . |