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38 .Nd Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2915ABG IEEE 802.11 driver
46 driver provides support for Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG and 2915ABG MiniPCI
51 driver configures the adapter for BSS operation (aka infrastructure mode).
52 This mode requires the use of an access point.
54 In addition IBSS operation (aka adhoc mode) is also supported.
55 This mode requires special ibss firmware.
57 For more (general) information on configuring this device, see
60 The firmware for the adapter is not shipped with
62 and must be obtained separately.
63 An archive with firmware files that are known to work can be found at:
64 .Bd -literal -offset indent
65 http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=7
68 The firmware files have to reside in
69 .Pa /etc/firmware/iwi/2200/3.0
70 and will be loaded when the interface is brought up.
77 It's worth noting that in BSS mode if you haven't specified an
78 ssid, the driver will auto-assign an ssid, joining the best
82 .It "iwi%d: firmware reset"
83 The driver has reset the firmware. This shouldn't but may occasionally happen.
84 .It "iwi%d: device timeout"
85 The driver will reset the hardware. This should not happen.
99 driver and this man page were derived from those written by
100 .An Damien Bergamini Aq damien.bergamini@free.fr .
103 enhancements and IBSS support were written by
104 .An Andrew Atrens Aq atrens@nortel.com .