ZYD(4) NetBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual ZYD(4)
NAME
zyd -- ZyDAS ZD1211/ZD1211B USB IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network device
SYNOPSIS
zyd* at uhub? port ?
DESCRIPTION
The zyd driver provides support for wireless network adapters based around the ZyDAS ZD1211 and ZD1211B USB chips. These are the modes the zyd driver can operate in: BSS mode Also known as infrastructure mode, this is used when asso- ciating with an access point, through which all traffic passes. This mode is the default. monitor mode In this mode the driver is able to receive packets without associating with an access point. This disables the internal receive filter and enables the card to capture packets from networks which it wouldn't normally have access to, or to scan for access points. zyd supports software WEP. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is the de facto encryption standard for wireless networks. It can be typically configured in one of three modes: no encryption; 40-bit encryption; or 104-bit encryption. Unfortunately, due to serious weaknesses in WEP pro- tocol it is strongly recommended that it not be used as the sole mecha- nism to secure wireless communication. WEP is not enabled by default.
CONFIGURATION
The zyd driver can be configured at runtime with ifconfig(8) or on boot with ifconfig.if(5) using the following parameters: bssid bssid Set the desired BSSID. -bssid Unset the desired BSSID. The interface will automatically select a BSSID in this mode, which is the default. chan n Set the channel (radio frequency) to be used by the driver based on the given channel ID n. -chan Unset the desired channel to be used by the driver. The driver will automatically select a channel in this mode, which is the default. media media The zyd driver supports the following media types: autoselect Enable autoselection of the media type and options. DS1 Set 802.11b DS 1Mbps operation. DS2 Set 802.11b DS 2Mbps operation. DS5 Set 802.11b DS 5.5Mbps operation. DS11 Set 802.11b DS 11Mbps operation. mediaopt opts The zyd driver supports the following media options: ibss Select Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) operation. -mediaopt opts Disable the specified media options on the driver and return it to the default mode of operation (BSS). nwid id Set the network ID. The id can either be any text string up to 32 characters in length, or a series of hexadecimal digits up to 64 digits. An empty id string allows the interface to connect to any available access points. By default the zyd driver uses an empty string. Note that network ID is synonymous with Extended Service Set ID (ESSID). -nwid Set the network ID to the empty string to allow the interface to connect to any available access point. nwkey key Enable WEP encryption using the specified key. The key can either be a string, a series of hexadecimal digits (preceded by `0x'), or a set of keys of the form ``n:k1,k2,k3,k4'', where `n' specifies which of the keys will be used for transmitted packets, and the four keys, ``k1'' through ``k4'', are configured as WEP keys. If a set of keys is specified, a comma (`,') within the key must be escaped with a backslash. Note that if multiple keys are used, their order must be the same within the network. zyd is capable of using both 40-bit (5 characters or 10 hexadecimal digits) or 104-bit (13 characters or 26 hexadecimal digits) keys. -nwkey Disable WEP encryption. This is the default mode of operation.
HARDWARE
The following devices are known to be supported by the zyd driver: 3COM 3CRUSB10075 Acer WLAN-G-US1 Airlink+ AWLL3025 Airlink 101 AWLL3026 AOpen 802.11g WL54 Asus A9T integrated wirless Asus WL-159g Belkin F5D7050 v.4000 Billion BiPAC 3011G Buffalo WLI-U2-KG54L CC&C WL-2203B DrayTek Vigor 550 Edimax EW-7317UG Edimax EW-7317LDG Fiberline Networks WL-43OU iNexQ UR055g Linksys WUSBF54G Longshine LCS-8131G3 MSI US54SE Philips SNU5600 Planet WL-U356 Planex GW-US54GZ Planex GW-US54GZL Planex GW-US54Mini Safecom SWMULZ-5400 Sagem XG 760A Sagem XG 76NA Sandberg Wireless G54 USB Sitecom WL-113 SMC SMCWUSB-G Sweex wireless USB 54 Mbps Tekram/Siemens USB adapter Telegent TG54USB Trendnet TEW-424UB Trendnet TEW-429UB TwinMOS G240 US Robotics 5423 X-Micro XWL-11GUZX Yakumo QuickWLAN USB Zonet ZEW2501 ZyXEL ZyAIR G-220
FILES
The adapter needs some firmware files, which are loaded on demand by the driver when a device is attached: /libdata/firmware/zyd/zyd-zd1211 /libdata/firmware/zyd/zyd-zd1211b See firmload(9) for how to change this.
EXAMPLES
The following ifconfig.if(5) example configures zyd0 to join whatever network is available on boot, using WEP key ``0x1deadbeef1'', channel 11: inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 nwkey 0x1deadbeef1 chan 11 Configure zyd0 for WEP, using hex key ``0x1deadbeef1'': # ifconfig zyd0 nwkey 0x1deadbeef1 Return zyd0 to its default settings: # ifconfig zyd0 -bssid -chan media autoselect \ nwid "" -nwkey Join an existing BSS network, ``my_net'': # ifconfig zyd0 192.168.0.2 netmask 0xffffff00 nwid my_net
DIAGNOSTICS
zyd%d: could not read firmware file %s (error=%d) For some reason, the driver was unable to read the firmware file from the filesystem. The file might be missing or corrupted. zyd%d: could not load firmware (error=%d) An error occurred while attempting to upload the firmware to the onboard microcontroller unit. zyd%d: could not send command (error=%s) An attempt to send a command to the firmware failed. zyd%d: sorry, radio %s is not supported yet Support for the specified radio chip is not yet implemented in the driver. The device will not attach. zyd%d: device version mismatch: 0x%x (only >= 43.30 supported) Early revisions of the ZD1211 chipset are not supported by this driver. The device will not attach. zyd%d: device timeout A frame dispatched to the hardware for transmis- sion did not complete in time. The driver will reset the hardware. This should not happen.
SEE ALSO
arp(4), ifmedia(4), intro(4), netintro(4), usb(4), ifconfig.if(5), ifconfig(8,) firmload(9)
AUTHORS
The zyd driver was written by Florian Stoehr <ich@florian-stoehr.de>, Damien Bergamini <damien@openbsd.org>, and Jonathan Gray <jsg@openbsd.org>.
CAVEATS
The zyd driver does not support a lot of the functionality available in the hardware. More work is required to properly support the IBSS and power management features. NetBSD 5.0 May 28, 2007 NetBSD 5.0
Powered by man-cgi (2024-08-26). Maintained for NetBSD by Kimmo Suominen. Based on man-cgi by Panagiotis Christias.