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| 1 | +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only |
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1 | 2 | # |
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2 | 3 | # Intel Centrino wireless drivers |
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3 | 4 | # |
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11 | 12 | select FW_LOADER |
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12 | 13 | select LIB80211 |
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13 | 14 | select LIBIPW |
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14 | | - ---help--- |
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15 | | - A driver for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network |
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| 15 | + help |
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| 16 | + A driver for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network |
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16 | 17 | Connection 802.11b wireless network adapter. |
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17 | 18 | |
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18 | | - See <file:Documentation/networking/README.ipw2100> for information on |
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19 | | - the capabilities currently enabled in this driver and for tips |
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20 | | - for debugging issues and problems. |
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| 19 | + See <file:Documentation/networking/device_drivers/wifi/intel/ipw2100.rst> |
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| 20 | + for information on the capabilities currently enabled in this driver |
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| 21 | + and for tips for debugging issues and problems. |
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21 | 22 | |
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22 | 23 | In order to use this driver, you will need a firmware image for it. |
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23 | | - You can obtain the firmware from |
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24 | | - <http://ipw2100.sf.net/>. Once you have the firmware image, you |
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| 24 | + You can obtain the firmware from |
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| 25 | + <http://ipw2100.sf.net/>. Once you have the firmware image, you |
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25 | 26 | will need to place it in /lib/firmware. |
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26 | 27 | |
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27 | | - You will also very likely need the Wireless Tools in order to |
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28 | | - configure your card: |
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| 28 | + You will also very likely need the Wireless Tools in order to |
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| 29 | + configure your card: |
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29 | 30 | |
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30 | | - <http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html>. |
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| 31 | + <https://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html>. |
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31 | 32 | |
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32 | | - It is recommended that you compile this driver as a module (M) |
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33 | | - rather than built-in (Y). This driver requires firmware at device |
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34 | | - initialization time, and when built-in this typically happens |
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35 | | - before the filesystem is accessible (hence firmware will be |
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36 | | - unavailable and initialization will fail). If you do choose to build |
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37 | | - this driver into your kernel image, you can avoid this problem by |
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38 | | - including the firmware and a firmware loader in an initramfs. |
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39 | | - |
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| 33 | + It is recommended that you compile this driver as a module (M) |
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| 34 | + rather than built-in (Y). This driver requires firmware at device |
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| 35 | + initialization time, and when built-in this typically happens |
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| 36 | + before the filesystem is accessible (hence firmware will be |
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| 37 | + unavailable and initialization will fail). If you do choose to build |
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| 38 | + this driver into your kernel image, you can avoid this problem by |
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| 39 | + including the firmware and a firmware loader in an initramfs. |
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40 | 41 | config IPW2100_MONITOR |
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41 | | - bool "Enable promiscuous mode" |
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42 | | - depends on IPW2100 |
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43 | | - ---help--- |
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| 42 | + bool "Enable promiscuous mode" |
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| 43 | + depends on IPW2100 |
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| 44 | + help |
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44 | 45 | Enables promiscuous/monitor mode support for the ipw2100 driver. |
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45 | | - With this feature compiled into the driver, you can switch to |
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| 46 | + With this feature compiled into the driver, you can switch to |
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46 | 47 | promiscuous mode via the Wireless Tool's Monitor mode. While in this |
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47 | 48 | mode, no packets can be sent. |
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48 | 49 | |
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49 | 50 | config IPW2100_DEBUG |
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50 | 51 | bool "Enable full debugging output in IPW2100 module." |
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51 | 52 | depends on IPW2100 |
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52 | | - ---help--- |
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53 | | - This option will enable debug tracing output for the IPW2100. |
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| 53 | + help |
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| 54 | + This option will enable debug tracing output for the IPW2100. |
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54 | 55 | |
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55 | | - This will result in the kernel module being ~60k larger. You can |
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56 | | - control which debug output is sent to the kernel log by setting the |
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57 | | - value in |
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| 56 | + This will result in the kernel module being ~60k larger. You can |
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| 57 | + control which debug output is sent to the kernel log by setting the |
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| 58 | + value in |
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58 | 59 | |
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59 | 60 | /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2100/debug_level |
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60 | 61 | |
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61 | 62 | This entry will only exist if this option is enabled. |
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62 | 63 | |
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63 | | - If you are not trying to debug or develop the IPW2100 driver, you |
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| 64 | + If you are not trying to debug or develop the IPW2100 driver, you |
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64 | 65 | most likely want to say N here. |
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65 | 66 | |
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66 | 67 | config IPW2200 |
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73 | 74 | select FW_LOADER |
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74 | 75 | select LIB80211 |
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75 | 76 | select LIBIPW |
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76 | | - ---help--- |
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77 | | - A driver for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG and 2915ABG Network |
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78 | | - Connection adapters. |
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| 77 | + help |
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| 78 | + A driver for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG and 2915ABG Network |
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| 79 | + Connection adapters. |
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79 | 80 | |
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80 | | - See <file:Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200> for |
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81 | | - information on the capabilities currently enabled in this |
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| 81 | + See <file:Documentation/networking/device_drivers/wifi/intel/ipw2200.rst> |
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| 82 | + for information on the capabilities currently enabled in this |
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82 | 83 | driver and for tips for debugging issues and problems. |
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83 | 84 | |
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84 | 85 | In order to use this driver, you will need a firmware image for it. |
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85 | | - You can obtain the firmware from |
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86 | | - <http://ipw2200.sf.net/>. See the above referenced README.ipw2200 |
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| 86 | + You can obtain the firmware from |
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| 87 | + <http://ipw2200.sf.net/>. See the above referenced README.ipw2200 |
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87 | 88 | for information on where to install the firmware images. |
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88 | 89 | |
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89 | | - You will also very likely need the Wireless Tools in order to |
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90 | | - configure your card: |
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| 90 | + You will also very likely need the Wireless Tools in order to |
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| 91 | + configure your card: |
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91 | 92 | |
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92 | | - <http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html>. |
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| 93 | + <https://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html>. |
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93 | 94 | |
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94 | | - It is recommended that you compile this driver as a module (M) |
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95 | | - rather than built-in (Y). This driver requires firmware at device |
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96 | | - initialization time, and when built-in this typically happens |
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97 | | - before the filesystem is accessible (hence firmware will be |
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98 | | - unavailable and initialization will fail). If you do choose to build |
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99 | | - this driver into your kernel image, you can avoid this problem by |
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100 | | - including the firmware and a firmware loader in an initramfs. |
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| 95 | + It is recommended that you compile this driver as a module (M) |
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| 96 | + rather than built-in (Y). This driver requires firmware at device |
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| 97 | + initialization time, and when built-in this typically happens |
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| 98 | + before the filesystem is accessible (hence firmware will be |
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| 99 | + unavailable and initialization will fail). If you do choose to build |
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| 100 | + this driver into your kernel image, you can avoid this problem by |
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| 101 | + including the firmware and a firmware loader in an initramfs. |
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101 | 102 | |
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102 | 103 | config IPW2200_MONITOR |
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103 | | - bool "Enable promiscuous mode" |
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104 | | - depends on IPW2200 |
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105 | | - ---help--- |
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| 104 | + bool "Enable promiscuous mode" |
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| 105 | + depends on IPW2200 |
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| 106 | + help |
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106 | 107 | Enables promiscuous/monitor mode support for the ipw2200 driver. |
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107 | | - With this feature compiled into the driver, you can switch to |
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| 108 | + With this feature compiled into the driver, you can switch to |
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108 | 109 | promiscuous mode via the Wireless Tool's Monitor mode. While in this |
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109 | 110 | mode, no packets can be sent. |
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110 | 111 | |
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116 | 117 | bool "Enable creation of a RF radiotap promiscuous interface" |
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117 | 118 | depends on IPW2200_MONITOR |
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118 | 119 | select IPW2200_RADIOTAP |
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119 | | - ---help--- |
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120 | | - Enables the creation of a second interface prefixed 'rtap'. |
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121 | | - This second interface will provide every received in radiotap |
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| 120 | + help |
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| 121 | + Enables the creation of a second interface prefixed 'rtap'. |
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| 122 | + This second interface will provide every received in radiotap |
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122 | 123 | format. |
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123 | 124 | |
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124 | | - This is useful for performing wireless network analysis while |
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125 | | - maintaining an active association. |
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| 125 | + This is useful for performing wireless network analysis while |
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| 126 | + maintaining an active association. |
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126 | 127 | |
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127 | | - Example usage: |
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| 128 | + Example usage: |
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128 | 129 | |
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129 | | - % modprobe ipw2200 rtap_iface=1 |
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130 | | - % ifconfig rtap0 up |
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131 | | - % tethereal -i rtap0 |
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| 130 | + % modprobe ipw2200 rtap_iface=1 |
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| 131 | + % ifconfig rtap0 up |
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| 132 | + % tethereal -i rtap0 |
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132 | 133 | |
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133 | | - If you do not specify 'rtap_iface=1' as a module parameter then |
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134 | | - the rtap interface will not be created and you will need to turn |
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135 | | - it on via sysfs: |
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136 | | - |
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137 | | - % echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/*/rtap_iface |
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| 134 | + If you do not specify 'rtap_iface=1' as a module parameter then |
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| 135 | + the rtap interface will not be created and you will need to turn |
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| 136 | + it on via sysfs: |
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| 138 | + % echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/*/rtap_iface |
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138 | 139 | |
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139 | 140 | config IPW2200_QOS |
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140 | | - bool "Enable QoS support" |
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141 | | - depends on IPW2200 |
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| 141 | + bool "Enable QoS support" |
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| 142 | + depends on IPW2200 |
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142 | 143 | |
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143 | 144 | config IPW2200_DEBUG |
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144 | 145 | bool "Enable full debugging output in IPW2200 module." |
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145 | 146 | depends on IPW2200 |
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146 | | - ---help--- |
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| 147 | + help |
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147 | 148 | This option will enable low level debug tracing output for IPW2200. |
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148 | 149 | |
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149 | 150 | Note, normal debug code is already compiled in. This low level |
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159 | 160 | select WIRELESS_EXT |
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160 | 161 | select WEXT_SPY |
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161 | 162 | select CRYPTO |
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162 | | - select CRYPTO_ARC4 |
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163 | | - select CRYPTO_ECB |
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164 | | - select CRYPTO_AES |
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165 | 163 | select CRYPTO_MICHAEL_MIC |
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166 | | - select CRYPTO_ECB |
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167 | 164 | select CRC32 |
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168 | 165 | select LIB80211 |
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169 | 166 | select LIB80211_CRYPT_WEP |
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170 | 167 | select LIB80211_CRYPT_TKIP |
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171 | 168 | select LIB80211_CRYPT_CCMP |
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172 | | - ---help--- |
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| 169 | + help |
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173 | 170 | This option enables the hardware independent IEEE 802.11 |
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174 | 171 | networking stack. This component is deprecated in favor of the |
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175 | 172 | mac80211 component. |
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177 | 174 | config LIBIPW_DEBUG |
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178 | 175 | bool "Full debugging output for the LIBIPW component" |
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179 | 176 | depends on LIBIPW |
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180 | | - ---help--- |
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| 177 | + help |
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181 | 178 | This option will enable debug tracing output for the |
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182 | 179 | libipw component. |
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183 | 180 | |
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