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1 | .\" $NetBSD: ath.4,v 1.27 2009/08/21 23:43:51 joerg Exp $ | | 1 | .\" $NetBSD: ath.4,v 1.28 2010/08/07 14:56:02 jmcneill 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 | .\"" |
6 | .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without | | 6 | .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without |
7 | .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions | | 7 | .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions |
8 | .\" are met: | | 8 | .\" are met: |
9 | .\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright | | 9 | .\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright |
10 | .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer, | | 10 | .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer, |
11 | .\" without modification. | | 11 | .\" without modification. |
12 | .\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce at minimum a disclaimer | | 12 | .\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce at minimum a disclaimer |
13 | .\" similar to the "NO WARRANTY" disclaimer below ("Disclaimer") and any | | 13 | .\" similar to the "NO WARRANTY" disclaimer below ("Disclaimer") and any |
14 | .\" redistribution must be conditioned upon including a substantially | | 14 | .\" redistribution must be conditioned upon including a substantially |
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31 | .\" THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. | | 31 | .\" THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. |
32 | .\" | | 32 | .\" |
33 | .\" | | 33 | .\" |
34 | .\" Note: This man page was taken by Perry Metzger almost entirely | | 34 | .\" Note: This man page was taken by Perry Metzger almost entirely |
35 | .\" from the "ath" and "ath_hal" man pages in FreeBSD. I claim no | | 35 | .\" from the "ath" and "ath_hal" man pages in FreeBSD. I claim no |
36 | .\" copyright because there was nearly no original work performed in | | 36 | .\" copyright because there was nearly no original work performed in |
37 | .\" doing so. Maintainers should check the FreeBSD originals for | | 37 | .\" doing so. Maintainers should check the FreeBSD originals for |
38 | .\" updates against the following two revisions and incorporate them | | 38 | .\" updates against the following two revisions and incorporate them |
39 | .\" if needed: | | 39 | .\" if needed: |
40 | .\" | | 40 | .\" |
41 | .\" $FreeBSD: /repoman/r/ncvs/src/share/man/man4/ath.4,v 1.16 2004/02/18 08:30:08 maxim Exp $ | | 41 | .\" $FreeBSD: /repoman/r/ncvs/src/share/man/man4/ath.4,v 1.16 2004/02/18 08:30:08 maxim Exp $ |
42 | .\" parts from $FreeBSD: /repoman/r/ncvs/src/share/man/man4/ath_hal.4,v 1.7 2004/01/07 20:49:51 blackend Exp $ | | 42 | .\" parts from $FreeBSD: /repoman/r/ncvs/src/share/man/man4/ath_hal.4,v 1.7 2004/01/07 20:49:51 blackend Exp $ |
43 | .\" | | 43 | .\" |
44 | .Dd July 22, 2009 | | 44 | .Dd August 7, 2010 |
45 | .Dt ATH 4 | | 45 | .Dt ATH 4 |
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 AR2413, AR2417, AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5213, AR5413, | | 57 | the Atheros AR2413, AR2417, AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5213, AR5413, |
58 | AR5416, AR5424, AR9160, AR9280, and AR9285 chips. | | 58 | AR5416, AR5424, and AR9160 chips. |
59 | Chip-specific support is provided by the Atheros Hardware Access Layer | | 59 | Chip-specific support is provided by the Atheros Hardware Access Layer |
60 | (HAL). | | 60 | (HAL). |
61 | .Pp | | 61 | .Pp |
62 | Supported features include 802.11 and 802.3 frames, power management, BSS, | | 62 | Supported features include 802.11 and 802.3 frames, power management, BSS, |
63 | IBSS, and host-based access point operation modes. | | 63 | IBSS, and host-based access point operation modes. |
64 | All host/device interaction is via DMA. | | 64 | All host/device interaction is via DMA. |
65 | .Pp | | 65 | .Pp |
66 | The | | 66 | The |
67 | .Nm | | 67 | .Nm |
68 | driver encapsulates all IP and ARP traffic as 802.11 frames, however | | 68 | driver encapsulates all IP and ARP traffic as 802.11 frames, however |
69 | it can receive either 802.11 or 802.3 frames. | | 69 | it can receive either 802.11 or 802.3 frames. |
70 | Transmit speed and operating mode is selectable | | 70 | Transmit speed and operating mode is selectable |
71 | depending on your hardware. | | 71 | depending on your hardware. |