wiconfig(8)
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NAME
wiconfig - configure WaveLAN/IEEE devices
SYNOPSIS
wiconfig interface [-o] [-D] [-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] [-A 0|1]
[-M 0|1] [-P 0|1] [-R 1|3] [-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. 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.
Most of the parameters that can be changed relate to the IEEE 802.11 pro-
tocol which the WaveLAN implements. This includes the station name,
whether the station is operating in ad-hoc (point to point) or BSS (ser-
vice set) mode, and the network name of a service set to join (IBSS) if
BSS mode is enabled.
The iface argument given to wiconfig should be the logical interface name
associated with the WaveLAN/IEEE device (e.g. 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 statistics will only be up-
dated every minute or so.
-D This forces the driver to initiate one round of access point
scanning. All of the access points found are displayed.
-e 0|1 Enable or disable Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption.
Permitted values are 0 (encryption 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 ASCII text (e.g. "hello") or a
series of hexadecimal digits (e.g. "0x1234512345").
For WaveLAN Silver cards, the key is restricted to 40 bits,
hence the key can be either a 5-character 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 ei-
ther a 13-character text string or 26 hexadecimal 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
available 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 [Lucent only] Allow the station to create a service set (IB-
SS). Permitted values are 0 (don't create IBSS) and 1 (en-
able creation of IBSS). The default is 0.
This option requires WaveLAN firmware revision 6.04 or later
to 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.
This option requires WaveLAN firmware revision 6.04 or later
to work.
-p port type
Set the port type for a specified interface. The legal val-
ues for port type are 1 (BSS mode) and 3 (ad-hoc) mode. The
default setting is 1 (BSS 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 associate with a service set con-
trolled by an access point, which relays traffic between end
stations.
-a access_point_density
Specify the access point density for a given interface. Le-
gal values are 1 (low), 2 (medium) and 3 (high). This set-
ting 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
256 to 2346. 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
2347. The default is 2347, which indicates RTS/CTS mechanism
never to be used.
-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 default 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 or-
der to communicate.
-A 0|1 [Prism2 only] Sets the authentication type for a given inter-
face. Permitted values are 1 (Open System Authentication) or
2 (Shared Key Authentication). The default is 1.
Note: It is not valid to enable Shared Key Authentication
when no valid WEP keys have been defined.
-M 0|1 Enable or disable "microwave oven robustness" on a given in-
terface.
-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.
Power management requires the cooperation of an access point
in order to function; it is not functional in ad-hoc mode.
Power management is only implemented in Lucent WavePOINT
firmware version 2.03 or later, and in WaveLAN PCMCIA adapter
firmware 2.00 or later. Older revisions will silently ignore
the power management setting. Legal values for this parame-
ter are 0 (off) and 1 (on).
-R 1|3 Enable or disable roaming function on a given interface. The
legal values are 1 (Roaming handled by firmware) and 3 (Roam-
ing Disabled). The default is 1.
-S max sleep interval
Specify the sleep interval to use when power management is
enabled. The max sleep interval is specified in millisec-
onds. The default is 100.
SEE ALSO
awi(4), wi(4), ifconfig(8)
HISTORY
The wiconfig command first appeared in FreeBSD 3.0, as wicontrol. It was
added to NetBSD 1.5 under its present name.
AUTHORS
The wiconfig command was written by Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>.
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