Subject: HEADS UP: many wiconfig(8) flags deprecated; use ifconfig
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: David Young <dyoung@ojctech.com>
List: current-users
Date: 11/16/2002 16:42:26
I removed flags
-c Create IBSS: use ifconfig wi0 mediaopt adhoc, which turns on the
802.11-compliant behavior
-e enable WEP: use ifconfig wi0 nwkey ...
-f set channel: use ifconfig wi0 chan ch
-k set WEP keys: use ifconfig wi0 nwkey ...
-n set desired SSID to join in IBSS mode: use ifconfig wi0 nwid id
-p set the desired port type: use ifconfig wi0 mediaopt ...
-q set SSID to create: use ifconfig wi0 nwid ...
-t set TX rate: ifconfig wi0 media ...
-A set authentication type: ifconfig wi0 nwkey ...
-S set maximum sleep interval: ifconfig wi0 powersavesleep ...
-P enable power management: ifconfig wi0 powersave
-T select WEP key for transmitted packets: ifconfig wi0 nwkey n:k1,k2,k3,k4
-Z unimplemented
which duplicate ifconfig functions. This leaves flags
-a access point density
-o print out statistics counters
-s set station name for Lucent WaveMANAGER software
-M enable/disable "microwave oven robustness"
-R enable/disable roaming function
which affect wi(4)-specific parameters, and flags
-D scan once for access points
-d maximum data length
-m set MAC address
-r set RTS/CTS threshold
which affect 802.11-standard parameters and activities (so they
probably don't belong in wiconfig).
I added flag -g, set fragmentation threshold. Wiconfig will also query
the RSSI->dBm conversion constant. -g also affects an 802.11 parameter,
so it may move into ifconfig shortly.
Dave
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