IPW(4)

IPW(4) | Device Drivers Manual | IPW(4)

# NAME

`ipw` — Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 IEEE 802.11 driver

# SYNOPSIS

`ipw* at pci? dev ? function ?`

# DESCRIPTION

The `ipw` driver provides support for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 MiniPCI network adapter.

The Intel firmware requires acceptance of the End User License Agreement. The full license text can be found in /libdata/firmware/if_ipw/LICENSE. The license is agreed to by setting the sysctl variable `hw.ipw.accept_eula` to 1.

By default, the `ipw` driver configures the adapter for BSS operation (aka infrastructure mode). This mode requires the use of an access point.

For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).

# EXAMPLES

Join an existing BSS network (i.e.: connect to an access point):

`ifconfig ipw0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00`

Join a specific BSS network with network name “`my_net`”:

`ifconfig ipw0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 nwid my_net`

Join a specific BSS network with 64 bits WEP encryption:

    ifconfig ipw0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 nwid my_net \
            nwkey 0x1234567890

Join a specific BSS network with 128bits WEP encryption:

    ifconfig ipw0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 nwid my_net \
            nwkey 0x01020304050607080910111213

# DIAGNOSTICS

ipw%d: device timeout
  The driver will reset the hardware. This should not happen.

# SEE ALSO

an(4), awi(4), pci(4), wi(4), ifconfig(8), ipwctl(8)

The IPW Web Page, http://damien.bergamini.free.fr/ipw/.

# AUTHORS

The `ipw` driver and this man page were written by Damien Bergamini <damien.bergamini@free.fr>.

November 7, 2008 | NetBSD 11.0