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WPI(4) | Device Drivers Manual | WPI(4) |
NAME¶
wpi — Intel 3945ABG Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 driverSYNOPSIS¶
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:device wpi
device wpifw
device pci
device wlan
device wlan_amrr
device firmware
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following
line in loader.conf(5):
device wpifw
device pci
device wlan
device wlan_amrr
device firmware
if_wpi_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION¶
The wpi driver provides support for the Intel 3945ABG Wireless network adapter wpi supports station, adhoc, and monitor mode operation. Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time. For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8). This driver requires the firmware built with the wpifw module to work.FILES¶
- /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_wpi/LICENSE
- wpi firmware license
EXAMPLES¶
Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev wpi0 inet 192.168.0.20 \ netmask 0xffffff00
my_net
”:
ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev wpi0 ssid my_net
up
ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev wpi0 ssid my_net \ wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev wpi0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \ wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1
DIAGNOSTICS¶
- wpi%d: could not load firmware image '%s'
- The driver failed to load the firmware image using the firmware(9) subsystem. Verify the wpifw firmware module is installed.
- wpi%d: fatal firmware error
- An unknown error has occurred in the uploaded firmware, you may have to unload/reload the driver to continue.
- wpi%d: Radio transmitter is switched off
- The hardware switch controlling the radio is currently turned off. Data transmission is not possible in this state.
BUGS¶
Not all the error messages are documented here. Background scanning is not currently supported.SEE ALSO¶
wpifw(4), pci(4), wlan(4), wlan_ccmp(4), wlan_tkip(4), wlan_wep(4), ifconfig(8), wpa_supplicant(8).AUTHORS¶
The original wpi driver was written for OpenBSD by Damien Bergamini ⟨damien.bergamini@free.fr⟩. Benjamin Close ⟨benjsc@FreeBSD.org⟩ ported wpi to FreeBSD.October 5, 2008 | Debian |