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1 | .\" $NetBSD: ath.4,v 1.20 2007/12/01 19:57:08 wiz Exp $ | | 1 | .\" $NetBSD: ath.4,v 1.21 2009/07/22 17:34:56 alc Exp $ |
2 | .\" | | 2 | .\" |
3 | .\" Copyright (c) 2002, 2003 Sam Leffler, Errno Consulting | | 3 | .\" Copyright (c) 2002, 2003 Sam Leffler, Errno Consulting |
4 | .\" All rights reserved. | | 4 | .\" All rights reserved. |
5 | .\"" | | 5 | .\"" |
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7 | .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions | | 7 | .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions |
8 | .\" are met: | | 8 | .\" are met: |
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46 | .Os | | 46 | .Os |
47 | .Sh NAME | | 47 | .Sh NAME |
48 | .Nm ath | | 48 | .Nm ath |
49 | .Nd Atheros IEEE 802.11 driver | | 49 | .Nd Atheros IEEE 802.11 driver |
50 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | | 50 | .Sh SYNOPSIS |
51 | .Cd "ath* at pci? dev ? function ?" | | 51 | .Cd "ath* at pci? dev ? function ?" |
52 | .Cd "ath* at cardbus? function ?" | | 52 | .Cd "ath* at cardbus? function ?" |
53 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | | 53 | .Sh DESCRIPTION |
54 | The | | 54 | The |
55 | .Nm | | 55 | .Nm |
56 | driver provides support for wireless network adapters based on | | 56 | driver provides support for wireless network adapters based on |
57 | the Atheros AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, and AR5213 chips. | | 57 | the Atheros AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, and AR5213 chips. |
58 | Chip-specific support is provided by the Atheros Hardware Access Layer | | 58 | Chip-specific support is provided by the Atheros Hardware Access Layer |
59 | (HAL), which is currently available only in binary form for selected | | 59 | (HAL). |
60 | architectures. | | | |
61 | .Pp | | 60 | .Pp |
62 | Supported features include 802.11 and 802.3 frames, power management, BSS, | | 61 | Supported features include 802.11 and 802.3 frames, power management, BSS, |
63 | IBSS, and host-based access point operation modes. | | 62 | IBSS, and host-based access point operation modes. |
64 | All host/device interaction is via DMA. | | 63 | All host/device interaction is via DMA. |
65 | .Pp | | 64 | .Pp |
66 | The | | 65 | The |
67 | .Nm | | 66 | .Nm |
68 | driver encapsulates all IP and ARP traffic as 802.11 frames, however | | 67 | driver encapsulates all IP and ARP traffic as 802.11 frames, however |
69 | it can receive either 802.11 or 802.3 frames. | | 68 | it can receive either 802.11 or 802.3 frames. |
70 | Transmit speed and operating mode is selectable | | 69 | Transmit speed and operating mode is selectable |
71 | depending on your hardware. | | 70 | depending on your hardware. |
72 | .Pp | | 71 | .Pp |
73 | AR5210-based devices support 802.11a operation with transmit speeds | | 72 | AR5210-based devices support 802.11a operation with transmit speeds |