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IWICTL(8)               NetBSD System Manager's Manual               IWICTL(8)


NAME
iwictl -- configure Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2915ABG network adapters
SYNOPSIS
iwictl [-i] iface iwictl [-i] iface -r
DESCRIPTION
The iwictl utility controls the operation of Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2915ABG networking devices via the iwi(4) driver. You should not use this program to configure IEEE 802.11 parameters. Use ifconfig(8) instead.
OPTIONS
The options are as follows: -i iface Displays adapter's internal statistics. Firmware binary images can be found in the pkgsrc/sysutils/iwi-firmware package. -i iface -r Displays the radio transmitter state (on or off).
FILES
The firmware is not shipped with NetBSD. It can be obtained via installing the pkgsrc/sysutils/iwi-firmware package and is loaded auto- matically by the kernel once installed.
SEE ALSO
iwi(4), ifconfig(8) pkgsrc/sysutils/iwi-firmware
AUTHORS
The iwictl utility and this man page were written by Damien Bergamini <damien.bergamini@free.fr>.
CAVEATS
Monitor mode requires firmware version 1.0.4 (included in the pkgsrc/sysutils/iwi-firmware package version 2.3) or newer. NetBSD 5.0.1 August 9, 2006 NetBSD 5.0.1

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