wiconfig(8)
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NAME
wiconfig - configure WaveLAN/IEEE devices
SYNOPSIS
wiconfig interface [-o] [-e 0|1] [-k key [-v 1|2|3|4]] [-t tx rate]
[-n network name] [-s station name] [-c 0|1] [-q SSID]
[-p port type] [-a access point density] [-m MAC address]
[-d max data length] [-r RTS threshold] [-f frequency] [-P 0|1]
[-S max sleep duration] [-T 1|2|3|4]
DESCRIPTION
The wiconfig command controls the operation of WaveLAN/IEEE wireless net-
working devices via the wi(4) and awi(4) drivers. Most of the parameters
that can be changed relate to the IEEE 802.11 protocol which the WaveLAN
implements. This includes the station name, whether the station is oper-
ating in ad-hoc (point to point) or BSS (service set) mode, and the net-
work name of a service set to join (IBSS) if BSS mode is enabled. The
wiconfig command can also be used to view the current settings of these
parameters and to dump out the values of the card's statistics counters.
The iface argument given to wiconfig should be the logical interface name
associated with the WaveLAN/IEEE device (wi0, wi1, etc...).
OPTIONS
With no extra options, wiconfig will display the current settings of the
specified WaveLAN/IEEE interface.
The options are as follows:
-o Print out the statistics counters instead of the card set-
tings. Note that, however, the statictics will only be up-
dated every 1 minutes or so.
-e 0|1 Enable or disable WEP encryption. Permitted values are 0 (en-
cryption disabled) or 1 (encryption enabled). Encryption is
off by default.
-k key [-v 1|2|3|4]
Set WEP encryption keys. There are four default encryption
keys that can be programmed. A specific key can be set using
the -v flag. If the -v flag is not specified, the first key
will be set. Encryption keys can either be normal text (i.e.,
"hello") or a series of hexadecimal digits (i.e.,
"0x1234512345"). For WaveLAN Silver cards, the key is re-
stricted to 40 bits, hence the key can be either a 5-charac-
ter text string or 10 hexadecimal digits. For WaveLAN Gold
cards, the key can be up to 104 bits, which means the key can
be specified as either a 13-character text string or 26 hex-
adecimal digits. The key will be combined with the 24-bit IV
to consist the seed for RC4 in either case.
-T 1|2|3|4 Specify which of the four WEP encryption keys will be used to
encrypt transmitted packets.
-t tx rate Set the transmit rate of the specified interface. The legal
values for the transmit rate vary depending on whether the
interface is a standard WaveLAN/IEEE or a WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo
adapter. The standard NICs support a maximum transmit rate of
2Mbps while the turbo NICs support a maximum speed of 6Mbps.
The following table shows the legal transmit rate settings
and the corresponding transmit speeds:
TX rate NIC speed
1 Fixed Low (1Mbps)
2 Fixed Standard (2Mbps)
3 Auto Rate Select (High)
4 Fixed Medium (4Mbps)
5 Fixed High (6Mbps)
6 Auto Rate Select (Standard)
7 Auto Rate Select (Medium)
11 Fixed Turbo (11Mbps)
The standard NICs support only settings 1 through 3. Turbo
NICs support all the above listed speed settings. The de-
fault driver setting is 3 (auto rate select).
-n network name
Set the name of the service set (IBSS) that this station
wishes to join. The network name can be any text string up to
30 characters in length. The default name is the empty string
which should allow the station to connect to the first avail-
able access point. The interface should be set for BSS mode
using the -p flag in order for this to work.
-s station name
Sets the station name for the specified interface. The
station name is used for diagnostic purposes. The Lucent
WaveMANAGER software can poll the names of remote hosts.
-c 0|1 Allow the station to create a service set (IBSS). Permitted
values are 0 (don't create IBSS) and 1 (enable creation of
IBSS). The default is 0.
Note: this option is provided for experimental purposes only:
enabling the creation of an IBSS on a host system doesn't ap-
pear to actually work.
-q SSID Specify the name of an IBSS (SSID) to create on a given in-
terface. The SSID can be any text string up to 30 characters
long.
Note: this option is provided for experimental purposes only:
enabling the creation of an IBSS on a host system doesn't ap-
pear to actually work.
-p port type
Set the port type for a specified interface. The legal values
for port type are 1 (BSS mode) and 3 (ad-hoc) mode. In ad-hoc
mode, the station can communicate directly with any other
stations within direct radio range (provided that they are
also operating in ad-hoc mode). In BSS mode, hosts must asso-
ciate with a service set controlled by an access point, which
relays traffic between end stations. The default setting is 3
(ad-hoc mode).
-a access_point_density
Specify the access point density for a given interface. Legal
values are 1 (low), 2 (medium) and 3 (high). This setting
influences some of the radio modem threshold settings.
-m MAC address
Set the station address for the specified interface. The MAC
address is specified as a series of six hexadecimal values
separated by colons, e.g.: 00:60:1d:12:34:56. This programs
the new address into the card and updates the interface as
well.
-d max_data_length
Set the maximum receive and transmit frame size for a speci-
fied interface. The max data length can be any number from
350 to 2304. The default is 2304.
-r RTS threshold
Set the RTS/CTS threshold for a given interface. This con-
trols the number of bytes used for the RTS/CTS handshake
boundary. The RTS threshold can be any value between 0 and
2047. The default is 2347.
-f frequency
Set the radio frequency of a given interface. The frequency
should be specified as a channel ID as shown in the table be-
low. The list of available frequencies is dependent on radio
regulations specified by regional authorities. Recognized
regulatory authorities include the FCC (United States), ETSI
(Europe), France and Japan. Frequencies in the table are
specified in Mhz.
Channel ID FCC ETSI France Japan
1 2412 2412 - 2412
2 2417 2417 - 2417
3 2422 2422 - 2422
4 2427 2427 - 2427
5 2432 2432 - 2432
6 2437 2437 - 2437
7 2442 2442 - 2442
8 2447 2447 - 2447
9 2452 2452 - 2452
10 2457 2457 2457 2457
11 2462 2462 2462 2462
12 - 2467 2467 2467
13 - 2472 2472 2472
14 - - - 2484
If an illegal channel is specified, the NIC will revert to
its default channel. For NICs sold in the United States and
Europe, the default channel is 3. For NICs sold in France,
the default channel is 11. For NICs sold in Japan, the de-
fault channel is 14, and it is the only available channel for
pre-11Mbps NICs. Note that two stations must be set to the
same channel in order to communicate.
-P 0|1 Enable or disable power management on a given interface. En-
abling power management uses an alternating sleep/wake proto-
col to help conserve power on mobile stations, at the cost of
some increased receive latency. Power management is off by
default. Note that power management requires the cooperation
of an access point in order to function; it is not functional
in ad-hoc mode. Also, power management is only implemented in
Lucent WavePOINT firmware version 2.03 or later, and in Wave-
LAN PCMCIA adapter firmware 2.00 or later. Older revisions
will silently ignore the power management setting. Legal val-
ues for this parameter are 0 (off) and 1 (on).
-S max sleep interval
Specify the sleep interval to use when power management is
enabled. The is specified in milliseconds. The default is
100.
SEE ALSO
awi(4), wi(4), ifconfig(8)
HISTORY
The wiconfig command first appeared in FreeBSD 3.0, as wicontrol(8). It
was added to NetBSD 1.5 under its present name.
AUTHOR
The wiconfig command was written by Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>.
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