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22 .Nd Wireless Monitor wmdockapp
28 .Op Fl display Ar display
31 is a wmdockapp which shows the state of a wireless network interface. In the
32 title you see the network interface name and a led showing if the interface
33 link is active. As next you see the signal strength from the conntected access
34 point in dB (decibel). The bar shows the signal strength in percents. If the
35 bar is full, it means that you have the full throughput of the bandwidth
36 displayed in Mbps. As next you see the channel number. A red lock shines if
37 WEP is enabled. The last line shows the network id.
39 If no interface is set at startup,
41 scans all initialized interfaces until the first wireless interface is found
46 Debug mode. Instead starting a wmdockapp, the data is sent to stdout.
48 Prints short listing of
54 Enable WaveLAN compatibility. If a device is named wi* it gets recognized as
55 WaveLAN device automatically. Otherwise you can force WaveLAN compatibility
60 Network id scrolling. If a network id is to long to display in the wmdockapp
61 window it will be scrolled by default. The
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67 Disable scrolling. Long network id's will be cut down to 8 characters.
69 LCD scrolling (default). The network id moves from left to right separated by
72 Bounce scrolling. The network id moves from left to right and bounces back
75 Fade scrolling. The network id moves from left to right, fading out and
78 .It Fl display Ar display
86 Thanks to Claudio Jeker, Marc Winiger, Marc Balmer, and Matthieu Herrb for
94 with every wireless chipset for which a driver exists, because I don't have
95 them all, it is most possible that with some chipsets the behavement of
97 is wrong, or some informations are missing. If you have such a chipset
98 causing troubles, please report me, including a dmesg and a problem
101 Full supported devices known yet:
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112 Partial supported devices known yet:
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