[src/trunk]: src/share/man/man4 Add some text about IBSS mode and Host-AP mode.

[thorpej <thorpej%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/ef2d05bac645
branches:  trunk
changeset: 535224:ef2d05bac645
user:      thorpej <thorpej%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Mon Aug 12 17:27:39 2002 +0000

description:
Add some text about IBSS mode and Host-AP mode.

diffstat:

 share/man/man4/wi.4 |  38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diffs (71 lines):

diff -r 045e4d66cd2c -r ef2d05bac645 share/man/man4/wi.4
--- a/share/man/man4/wi.4       Mon Aug 12 17:08:40 2002 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man4/wi.4       Mon Aug 12 17:27:39 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"     $NetBSD: wi.4,v 1.25 2002/05/07 09:56:32 onoe Exp $
+.\"     $NetBSD: wi.4,v 1.26 2002/08/12 17:27:39 thorpej Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999
 .\"    Bill Paul <wpaul%ctr.columbia.edu@localhost>. All rights reserved.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF
 .\" THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"    $Id: wi.4,v 1.25 2002/05/07 09:56:32 onoe Exp $
+.\"    $Id: wi.4,v 1.26 2002/08/12 17:27:39 thorpej Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd January 11, 2001
 .Dt WI 4
@@ -78,18 +78,35 @@
 .Pp
 The
 .Nm
-driver supports configuration of WaveLAN card for special ad-hoc operation.
-In this mode, the nwid is ignored and
-stations can communicate among each other without the aid of an access
-point.
-Note that this mode is not in the IEEE 802.11 specification and the driver
-may interoperate with other cards. This mode is no longer the default
-and must be selected using the
+driver supports configuration of Lucent card for special ad-hoc operation.
+In this mode, the nwid is ignored and stations can communicate among each
+other without the aid of an access point.  Note that this mode is specific
+to Lucent chips, and not in the IEEE 802.11 specification.  Due to changes
+in the implementation of this special ad-hoc mode, Lucent-based cards with
+different firmware revisions may not interoperate in this mode.  This mode
+is no longer the default and must be selected using the
 .Xr ifconfig 8
+.Pq media option Dq adhoc
 or
 .Xr wiconfig 8
 utilities.
 .Pp
+Recent versions of Lucent and PRISM-II firmware support IBSS creation.
+IBSS is the standard IEEE 802.11 ad-hoc mode.  In this mode, one station
+should be configured as the IBSS
+.Dq master .
+The nwid is
+.Em not
+ignored in IBSS mode.
+.Pp
+Recent versions of PRISM-II firmware support operating as an 802.11
+Access Point.  In this mode, the Access Point station should set the
+nwid.  This will create a standard 802.11 network, and the Access Point
+station will show up in an Access Point scan.  This mode is enabled
+using the
+.Dq hostap
+media option.
+.Pp
 For more information on configuring this device, see
 .Xr ifconfig 8
 and
@@ -190,8 +207,7 @@
 driver was written by
 .An Bill Paul Aq wpaul%ctr.columbia.edu@localhost .
 .Sh BUGS
-The IBSS mode is not supported.
-PRISM chipset does not have IBSS mode.
+WEP does not work in Access Point mode.
 .Pp
 The execution of
 .Xr wiconfig 8