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diff --git a/share/man/man4/an.4 b/share/man/man4/an.4 index 7e0bb83b83e..f02db91db80 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/an.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/an.4 @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: an.4,v 1.2 2000/04/03 02:28:35 aaron Exp $ +.\" .\" Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 .\" Bill Paul <wpaul@ee.columbia.edu>. All rights reserved. .\" @@ -45,26 +47,21 @@ The .Nm driver provides support for Aironet Communications 4500 and 4800 wireless network adapters. -This includes the ISA, PCI and PCMCIA -varieties. +This includes the ISA, PCI, and PCMCIA varieties. The 4500 series adapters operate at 1 and 2Mbps while -the 4800 series can operate at 1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbps. -The ISA, PCI +the 4800 series can operate at 1, 2, 5.5, and 11Mbps. +The ISA, PCI, and PCMCIA devices are all based on the same core PCMCIA modules -and all have the same programming interface, however unlike the +and all have the same programming interface. +However, unlike the Lucent WaveLAN/IEEE cards, the ISA and PCI cards appear to the -host as normal ISA and PCI devices and no not require any PCCARD +host as normal ISA and PCI devices and do not require any PC Card support. .Pp -The PCMCIA Aironet cards require pccard support, including the -kernel pccard driver support and the -.Xr pccardd 8 -daemon. ISA cards can either be configured to use ISA Plug and Play or to use a particular I/O address and IRQ by properly setting the DIP switches on the board. -(The default -switch setting is for plug and play.) +(The default switch setting is for plug and play.) The .Nm driver has Plug and Play support and will work in either configuration, @@ -76,10 +73,10 @@ probed and attached. .Pp All host/device interaction with the Aironet cards is via programmed I/O. The Aironet devices support 802.11 and 802.3 frames, power management, -BSS (infrastructure) and IBSS (ad-hoc) operation modes. +BSS (infrastructure), and IBSS (ad-hoc) operation modes. The .Nm -driver encapsulates all IP and ARP traffic as 802.11 frames, however +driver encapsulates all IP and ARP traffic as 802.11 frames, however, it can receive either 802.11 or 802.3 frames. Transmit speed is selectable between 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps or @@ -98,7 +95,7 @@ the utility. .Pp For more information on configuring this device, see -.Xr ifconfig 8 +.Xr ifconfig 8 . .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Bl -diag .It "an%d: init failed" @@ -121,8 +118,12 @@ The .Nm device driver first appeared in .Fx 4.0 . -.Sh AUTHOR +.Ox +support was added in +.Ox 2.7 . +.Sh AUTHORS The .Nm -driver was written by -.An Bill Paul Aq wpaul@ee.columbia.edu . +driver was written by Bill Paul <wpaul@ee.columbia.edu> and ported to +.Ox +by Michael Shalayeff <mickey@openbsd.org>. |