align the intel wifi entries with the other pci wifi entries; ok stsp

belated iwn(4) man page update: 40MHz channels are supported since Nov 2021

adjust Xr for fw_update to section 8;
ok afresh sthen deraadt

Use ifconfig(8)'s "join" command by default

Its adoption went quite well, so install "join" rather than the old "nwid"
in new hostname.if(5) files and follow this trend in our wifi manuals.

OK deraadt sthen

Teach modern "inet autoconf"

This goes in line with hostname.if(5), unwind.conf(5), ifconfig(8)
as well as our installer.

OK deraadt

fix typo from previous commit

Mention in CAVEATS that iwn(4) doesn't support 40MHz channels yet.

document that these devices support background scanning;
suggested by and ok stsp

for the net80211 drivers supporting WPA, update to a new unified text showing
that WPA1 is disabled by default, and provide a couple of extra pointers about
configuration. direction of change proposed by stsp, ok jmc stsp

add notes for drivers which support powersave; help/ok stsp
while here i knocked out a Tn from iwn and tidied it a little...

adjust hostname.if examples to show "wpakey" on the same line as "nwid"

OK jmc@

add missing HISTORY section to iwm and iwn man pages; ok jmc

adjust CAVEATS for 802.11n; ok stsp

iwn(4) error says 'firmware too short', not 'firmware file too short'.
Fix the man page.

The error message on firmware load failure in iwn(4) changed, sync man page.

Make it obvious that wireless ethernet adapters supporting 802.11g also
support 802.11b. Extended from a diff by dlg, stsp agrees.

jmc notes that the previous commit made for some funny wording.
WPA is the current standard, but not the only one. ok krw

WPA is a real standard, not only a de facto one.
(these man pages do like their copy and paste.)

Mention the Wireless-N 2200 and Wireless-N 135/105 adapters.

pci.4: update iwn(4) description
iwn.4: new sentence, new line

Fix typo in previous commit.

Mention the Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230.

Update Damien Bergamini's email address, as requested.

no longer any need to quote macro lines with >9 args;
From: Jan Stary

use .Mt for email addresses; from Jan Stary <hans at stare dot cz>; ok jmc@

change format strings in error messages to reasonable values more likely
to be understood by people who don't program in C.
ok everyone

rework EXAMPLES somewhat, and remove the obsolete NONE NONE NONE dhcp
stuff; ok krw

Update wording for device firmware to talk update fw_update(1).
Noticed by jcs, discussed with jmc, ok jmc ajacoutot dcoppa deraadt

use Lk for links;

firmwares move to a new url, backed by many addresses

radio temperature sensor is gone.

new firmware package with updated image for the 6250.

- switch from wpapsk to wpakey
- remove the "return device to default settings" example, which theo says
is rubbish

ok deraadt

new iwn-firmware-5.5 package that contains an update for
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300 adapters.

see the release notes here:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=127690155503943&w=2

new iwn-firmware-5.4 package that includes the firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 adapters.

firmware images for other adapters do not change.

crikey! all our wireless pages had the Os macro out of place;

- tweak the way firmware links are displayed

with and ok jmc@

The iwn-firmware-5.3 package contains a new iwn-6000 firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300.

See http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=126697113419549&w=2
for a list of changes.

The marketing people at Intel found some overhyped names for their
latest generation of 802.11 chips (Calpella platform):
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 and Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300.

Document those and add some indications about which chipset can be
found on which Centrino platform.

specifies that intel wifi link 1000 is a single-chip solution.
sync 4965 description with others.

s/Draft-N/n/
remove 'b' if 'g' is supported since 'g' => 'b'.

add codenames

huge diff introducing many of the recent changes made by intel to iwlwifi:
- ICT interrupts for >=5000 series (avoids reading IWN_INT which is slow)
- support v2 firmware header (including build number)
- switch to v2 firmware api (requires a firmware package upgrade)
- initial support for 1000 series and initial bits for upcoming 6000
series (untested as hardware is not available to the general public)
- many bug fixes, including workarounds for hardware bugs

make sure to update your iwn-firmware package to iwn-firmware-5.2.

the `W' in WEP apparently stands for wired, not wireless;
from Scott Radvan

new firmware package containing image for Intel Wifi Link 5150.
images for 4965, 5000, 5100 and 5350 are not modified.

use `` instead of $(), since the former works for both csh and ksh; as
pointed out by claudio

note that 802.11n is not currently supported, as we do for other
similar devices; ok damien

new firmware for 4965AGN adapters (firmware for 5000 Series does not change.)
see http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=122902161516579&w=2

package contains:
iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.2.23.tgz
iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz

from: http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads

remove links to the ipw web page, as damien no longer maintains it;
ok damien

s/5GHZ/5GHz/ for consistency.

HW CCMP + use plural for firmware files.

oops, and a word to make the text make sense again;

- shorten the name description for this device
(new description from damien)
- format the text in the man page a little, to avoid line wrap

ok damien for the Nd bit

document 5000 Series support and new firmware url.

- beef up the text on wep/wpa
- simplify wpa example

help/ok damien

document WPA-PSK support.

"i would really appreciate just something going in" jmc@

remove the CONFIGURATION section from the wireless pages:
the addition of the wpa options have shown just how unwieldy it had
become, it's already in ifconfig(8) anyway, and "ifconfig -m" will
get the relevant ones.

ok dlg jsg

new 4965AGN firmware: 4.44.1.20.

two reasons to put the ultra long URL in a display instead of (the usual) .Pa:

(1) it will stop newer versions of groff complaining
(2) it avoids line split so you can cut/paste it more easily

fix .Nd

s/Wi-Fi/WiFi/ since it is how Intel spell it.

new iwn(4) driver for Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN.
no support for 802.11n functions yet (need work in net80211(9) first).
committed over my 4965AGN, with only 2 of 3 antennas plugged :-)

needs a firmware that is not freely redistributable (see man page).

ok deraadt@

belated iwn(4) man page update: 40MHz channels are supported since Nov 2021

adjust Xr for fw_update to section 8;
ok afresh sthen deraadt

Use ifconfig(8)'s "join" command by default

Its adoption went quite well, so install "join" rather than the old "nwid"
in new hostname.if(5) files and follow this trend in our wifi manuals.

OK deraadt sthen

Teach modern "inet autoconf"

This goes in line with hostname.if(5), unwind.conf(5), ifconfig(8)
as well as our installer.

OK deraadt

fix typo from previous commit

Mention in CAVEATS that iwn(4) doesn't support 40MHz channels yet.

document that these devices support background scanning;
suggested by and ok stsp

for the net80211 drivers supporting WPA, update to a new unified text showing
that WPA1 is disabled by default, and provide a couple of extra pointers about
configuration. direction of change proposed by stsp, ok jmc stsp

add notes for drivers which support powersave; help/ok stsp
while here i knocked out a Tn from iwn and tidied it a little...

adjust hostname.if examples to show "wpakey" on the same line as "nwid"

OK jmc@

add missing HISTORY section to iwm and iwn man pages; ok jmc

adjust CAVEATS for 802.11n; ok stsp

iwn(4) error says 'firmware too short', not 'firmware file too short'.
Fix the man page.

The error message on firmware load failure in iwn(4) changed, sync man page.

Make it obvious that wireless ethernet adapters supporting 802.11g also
support 802.11b. Extended from a diff by dlg, stsp agrees.

jmc notes that the previous commit made for some funny wording.
WPA is the current standard, but not the only one. ok krw

WPA is a real standard, not only a de facto one.
(these man pages do like their copy and paste.)

Mention the Wireless-N 2200 and Wireless-N 135/105 adapters.

pci.4: update iwn(4) description
iwn.4: new sentence, new line

Fix typo in previous commit.

Mention the Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230.

Update Damien Bergamini's email address, as requested.

no longer any need to quote macro lines with >9 args;
From: Jan Stary

use .Mt for email addresses; from Jan Stary <hans at stare dot cz>; ok jmc@

change format strings in error messages to reasonable values more likely
to be understood by people who don't program in C.
ok everyone

rework EXAMPLES somewhat, and remove the obsolete NONE NONE NONE dhcp
stuff; ok krw

Update wording for device firmware to talk update fw_update(1).
Noticed by jcs, discussed with jmc, ok jmc ajacoutot dcoppa deraadt

use Lk for links;

firmwares move to a new url, backed by many addresses

radio temperature sensor is gone.

new firmware package with updated image for the 6250.

- switch from wpapsk to wpakey
- remove the "return device to default settings" example, which theo says
is rubbish

ok deraadt

new iwn-firmware-5.5 package that contains an update for
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300 adapters.

see the release notes here:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=127690155503943&w=2

new iwn-firmware-5.4 package that includes the firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 adapters.

firmware images for other adapters do not change.

crikey! all our wireless pages had the Os macro out of place;

- tweak the way firmware links are displayed

with and ok jmc@

The iwn-firmware-5.3 package contains a new iwn-6000 firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300.

See http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=126697113419549&w=2
for a list of changes.

The marketing people at Intel found some overhyped names for their
latest generation of 802.11 chips (Calpella platform):
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 and Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300.

Document those and add some indications about which chipset can be
found on which Centrino platform.

specifies that intel wifi link 1000 is a single-chip solution.
sync 4965 description with others.

s/Draft-N/n/
remove 'b' if 'g' is supported since 'g' => 'b'.

add codenames

huge diff introducing many of the recent changes made by intel to iwlwifi:
- ICT interrupts for >=5000 series (avoids reading IWN_INT which is slow)
- support v2 firmware header (including build number)
- switch to v2 firmware api (requires a firmware package upgrade)
- initial support for 1000 series and initial bits for upcoming 6000
series (untested as hardware is not available to the general public)
- many bug fixes, including workarounds for hardware bugs

make sure to update your iwn-firmware package to iwn-firmware-5.2.

the `W' in WEP apparently stands for wired, not wireless;
from Scott Radvan

new firmware package containing image for Intel Wifi Link 5150.
images for 4965, 5000, 5100 and 5350 are not modified.

use `` instead of $(), since the former works for both csh and ksh; as
pointed out by claudio

note that 802.11n is not currently supported, as we do for other
similar devices; ok damien

new firmware for 4965AGN adapters (firmware for 5000 Series does not change.)
see http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=122902161516579&w=2

package contains:
iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.2.23.tgz
iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz

from: http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads

remove links to the ipw web page, as damien no longer maintains it;
ok damien

s/5GHZ/5GHz/ for consistency.

HW CCMP + use plural for firmware files.

oops, and a word to make the text make sense again;

- shorten the name description for this device
(new description from damien)
- format the text in the man page a little, to avoid line wrap

ok damien for the Nd bit

document 5000 Series support and new firmware url.

- beef up the text on wep/wpa
- simplify wpa example

help/ok damien

document WPA-PSK support.

"i would really appreciate just something going in" jmc@

remove the CONFIGURATION section from the wireless pages:
the addition of the wpa options have shown just how unwieldy it had
become, it's already in ifconfig(8) anyway, and "ifconfig -m" will
get the relevant ones.

ok dlg jsg

new 4965AGN firmware: 4.44.1.20.

two reasons to put the ultra long URL in a display instead of (the usual) .Pa:

(1) it will stop newer versions of groff complaining
(2) it avoids line split so you can cut/paste it more easily

fix .Nd

s/Wi-Fi/WiFi/ since it is how Intel spell it.

new iwn(4) driver for Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN.
no support for 802.11n functions yet (need work in net80211(9) first).
committed over my 4965AGN, with only 2 of 3 antennas plugged :-)

needs a firmware that is not freely redistributable (see man page).

ok deraadt@

adjust Xr for fw_update to section 8;
ok afresh sthen deraadt

Use ifconfig(8)'s "join" command by default

Its adoption went quite well, so install "join" rather than the old "nwid"
in new hostname.if(5) files and follow this trend in our wifi manuals.

OK deraadt sthen

Teach modern "inet autoconf"

This goes in line with hostname.if(5), unwind.conf(5), ifconfig(8)
as well as our installer.

OK deraadt

fix typo from previous commit

Mention in CAVEATS that iwn(4) doesn't support 40MHz channels yet.

document that these devices support background scanning;
suggested by and ok stsp

for the net80211 drivers supporting WPA, update to a new unified text showing
that WPA1 is disabled by default, and provide a couple of extra pointers about
configuration. direction of change proposed by stsp, ok jmc stsp

add notes for drivers which support powersave; help/ok stsp
while here i knocked out a Tn from iwn and tidied it a little...

adjust hostname.if examples to show "wpakey" on the same line as "nwid"

OK jmc@

add missing HISTORY section to iwm and iwn man pages; ok jmc

adjust CAVEATS for 802.11n; ok stsp

iwn(4) error says 'firmware too short', not 'firmware file too short'.
Fix the man page.

The error message on firmware load failure in iwn(4) changed, sync man page.

Make it obvious that wireless ethernet adapters supporting 802.11g also
support 802.11b. Extended from a diff by dlg, stsp agrees.

jmc notes that the previous commit made for some funny wording.
WPA is the current standard, but not the only one. ok krw

WPA is a real standard, not only a de facto one.
(these man pages do like their copy and paste.)

Mention the Wireless-N 2200 and Wireless-N 135/105 adapters.

pci.4: update iwn(4) description
iwn.4: new sentence, new line

Fix typo in previous commit.

Mention the Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230.

Update Damien Bergamini's email address, as requested.

no longer any need to quote macro lines with >9 args;
From: Jan Stary

use .Mt for email addresses; from Jan Stary <hans at stare dot cz>; ok jmc@

change format strings in error messages to reasonable values more likely
to be understood by people who don't program in C.
ok everyone

rework EXAMPLES somewhat, and remove the obsolete NONE NONE NONE dhcp
stuff; ok krw

Update wording for device firmware to talk update fw_update(1).
Noticed by jcs, discussed with jmc, ok jmc ajacoutot dcoppa deraadt

use Lk for links;

firmwares move to a new url, backed by many addresses

radio temperature sensor is gone.

new firmware package with updated image for the 6250.

- switch from wpapsk to wpakey
- remove the "return device to default settings" example, which theo says
is rubbish

ok deraadt

new iwn-firmware-5.5 package that contains an update for
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300 adapters.

see the release notes here:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=127690155503943&w=2

new iwn-firmware-5.4 package that includes the firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 adapters.

firmware images for other adapters do not change.

crikey! all our wireless pages had the Os macro out of place;

- tweak the way firmware links are displayed

with and ok jmc@

The iwn-firmware-5.3 package contains a new iwn-6000 firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300.

See http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=126697113419549&w=2
for a list of changes.

The marketing people at Intel found some overhyped names for their
latest generation of 802.11 chips (Calpella platform):
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 and Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300.

Document those and add some indications about which chipset can be
found on which Centrino platform.

specifies that intel wifi link 1000 is a single-chip solution.
sync 4965 description with others.

s/Draft-N/n/
remove 'b' if 'g' is supported since 'g' => 'b'.

add codenames

huge diff introducing many of the recent changes made by intel to iwlwifi:
- ICT interrupts for >=5000 series (avoids reading IWN_INT which is slow)
- support v2 firmware header (including build number)
- switch to v2 firmware api (requires a firmware package upgrade)
- initial support for 1000 series and initial bits for upcoming 6000
series (untested as hardware is not available to the general public)
- many bug fixes, including workarounds for hardware bugs

make sure to update your iwn-firmware package to iwn-firmware-5.2.

the `W' in WEP apparently stands for wired, not wireless;
from Scott Radvan

new firmware package containing image for Intel Wifi Link 5150.
images for 4965, 5000, 5100 and 5350 are not modified.

use `` instead of $(), since the former works for both csh and ksh; as
pointed out by claudio

note that 802.11n is not currently supported, as we do for other
similar devices; ok damien

new firmware for 4965AGN adapters (firmware for 5000 Series does not change.)
see http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=122902161516579&w=2

package contains:
iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.2.23.tgz
iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz

from: http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads

remove links to the ipw web page, as damien no longer maintains it;
ok damien

s/5GHZ/5GHz/ for consistency.

HW CCMP + use plural for firmware files.

oops, and a word to make the text make sense again;

- shorten the name description for this device
(new description from damien)
- format the text in the man page a little, to avoid line wrap

ok damien for the Nd bit

document 5000 Series support and new firmware url.

- beef up the text on wep/wpa
- simplify wpa example

help/ok damien

document WPA-PSK support.

"i would really appreciate just something going in" jmc@

remove the CONFIGURATION section from the wireless pages:
the addition of the wpa options have shown just how unwieldy it had
become, it's already in ifconfig(8) anyway, and "ifconfig -m" will
get the relevant ones.

ok dlg jsg

new 4965AGN firmware: 4.44.1.20.

two reasons to put the ultra long URL in a display instead of (the usual) .Pa:

(1) it will stop newer versions of groff complaining
(2) it avoids line split so you can cut/paste it more easily

fix .Nd

s/Wi-Fi/WiFi/ since it is how Intel spell it.

new iwn(4) driver for Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN.
no support for 802.11n functions yet (need work in net80211(9) first).
committed over my 4965AGN, with only 2 of 3 antennas plugged :-)

needs a firmware that is not freely redistributable (see man page).

ok deraadt@

Use ifconfig(8)'s "join" command by default

Its adoption went quite well, so install "join" rather than the old "nwid"
in new hostname.if(5) files and follow this trend in our wifi manuals.

OK deraadt sthen

Teach modern "inet autoconf"

This goes in line with hostname.if(5), unwind.conf(5), ifconfig(8)
as well as our installer.

OK deraadt

fix typo from previous commit

Mention in CAVEATS that iwn(4) doesn't support 40MHz channels yet.

document that these devices support background scanning;
suggested by and ok stsp

for the net80211 drivers supporting WPA, update to a new unified text showing
that WPA1 is disabled by default, and provide a couple of extra pointers about
configuration. direction of change proposed by stsp, ok jmc stsp

add notes for drivers which support powersave; help/ok stsp
while here i knocked out a Tn from iwn and tidied it a little...

adjust hostname.if examples to show "wpakey" on the same line as "nwid"

OK jmc@

add missing HISTORY section to iwm and iwn man pages; ok jmc

adjust CAVEATS for 802.11n; ok stsp

iwn(4) error says 'firmware too short', not 'firmware file too short'.
Fix the man page.

The error message on firmware load failure in iwn(4) changed, sync man page.

Make it obvious that wireless ethernet adapters supporting 802.11g also
support 802.11b. Extended from a diff by dlg, stsp agrees.

jmc notes that the previous commit made for some funny wording.
WPA is the current standard, but not the only one. ok krw

WPA is a real standard, not only a de facto one.
(these man pages do like their copy and paste.)

Mention the Wireless-N 2200 and Wireless-N 135/105 adapters.

pci.4: update iwn(4) description
iwn.4: new sentence, new line

Fix typo in previous commit.

Mention the Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230.

Update Damien Bergamini's email address, as requested.

no longer any need to quote macro lines with >9 args;
From: Jan Stary

use .Mt for email addresses; from Jan Stary <hans at stare dot cz>; ok jmc@

change format strings in error messages to reasonable values more likely
to be understood by people who don't program in C.
ok everyone

rework EXAMPLES somewhat, and remove the obsolete NONE NONE NONE dhcp
stuff; ok krw

Update wording for device firmware to talk update fw_update(1).
Noticed by jcs, discussed with jmc, ok jmc ajacoutot dcoppa deraadt

use Lk for links;

firmwares move to a new url, backed by many addresses

radio temperature sensor is gone.

new firmware package with updated image for the 6250.

- switch from wpapsk to wpakey
- remove the "return device to default settings" example, which theo says
is rubbish

ok deraadt

new iwn-firmware-5.5 package that contains an update for
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300 adapters.

see the release notes here:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=127690155503943&w=2

new iwn-firmware-5.4 package that includes the firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 adapters.

firmware images for other adapters do not change.

crikey! all our wireless pages had the Os macro out of place;

- tweak the way firmware links are displayed

with and ok jmc@

The iwn-firmware-5.3 package contains a new iwn-6000 firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300.

See http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=126697113419549&w=2
for a list of changes.

The marketing people at Intel found some overhyped names for their
latest generation of 802.11 chips (Calpella platform):
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 and Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300.

Document those and add some indications about which chipset can be
found on which Centrino platform.

specifies that intel wifi link 1000 is a single-chip solution.
sync 4965 description with others.

s/Draft-N/n/
remove 'b' if 'g' is supported since 'g' => 'b'.

add codenames

huge diff introducing many of the recent changes made by intel to iwlwifi:
- ICT interrupts for >=5000 series (avoids reading IWN_INT which is slow)
- support v2 firmware header (including build number)
- switch to v2 firmware api (requires a firmware package upgrade)
- initial support for 1000 series and initial bits for upcoming 6000
series (untested as hardware is not available to the general public)
- many bug fixes, including workarounds for hardware bugs

make sure to update your iwn-firmware package to iwn-firmware-5.2.

the `W' in WEP apparently stands for wired, not wireless;
from Scott Radvan

new firmware package containing image for Intel Wifi Link 5150.
images for 4965, 5000, 5100 and 5350 are not modified.

use `` instead of $(), since the former works for both csh and ksh; as
pointed out by claudio

note that 802.11n is not currently supported, as we do for other
similar devices; ok damien

new firmware for 4965AGN adapters (firmware for 5000 Series does not change.)
see http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=122902161516579&w=2

package contains:
iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.2.23.tgz
iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz

from: http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads

remove links to the ipw web page, as damien no longer maintains it;
ok damien

s/5GHZ/5GHz/ for consistency.

HW CCMP + use plural for firmware files.

oops, and a word to make the text make sense again;

- shorten the name description for this device
(new description from damien)
- format the text in the man page a little, to avoid line wrap

ok damien for the Nd bit

document 5000 Series support and new firmware url.

- beef up the text on wep/wpa
- simplify wpa example

help/ok damien

document WPA-PSK support.

"i would really appreciate just something going in" jmc@

remove the CONFIGURATION section from the wireless pages:
the addition of the wpa options have shown just how unwieldy it had
become, it's already in ifconfig(8) anyway, and "ifconfig -m" will
get the relevant ones.

ok dlg jsg

new 4965AGN firmware: 4.44.1.20.

two reasons to put the ultra long URL in a display instead of (the usual) .Pa:

(1) it will stop newer versions of groff complaining
(2) it avoids line split so you can cut/paste it more easily

fix .Nd

s/Wi-Fi/WiFi/ since it is how Intel spell it.

new iwn(4) driver for Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN.
no support for 802.11n functions yet (need work in net80211(9) first).
committed over my 4965AGN, with only 2 of 3 antennas plugged :-)

needs a firmware that is not freely redistributable (see man page).

ok deraadt@

Teach modern "inet autoconf"

This goes in line with hostname.if(5), unwind.conf(5), ifconfig(8)
as well as our installer.

OK deraadt

fix typo from previous commit

Mention in CAVEATS that iwn(4) doesn't support 40MHz channels yet.

document that these devices support background scanning;
suggested by and ok stsp

for the net80211 drivers supporting WPA, update to a new unified text showing
that WPA1 is disabled by default, and provide a couple of extra pointers about
configuration. direction of change proposed by stsp, ok jmc stsp

add notes for drivers which support powersave; help/ok stsp
while here i knocked out a Tn from iwn and tidied it a little...

adjust hostname.if examples to show "wpakey" on the same line as "nwid"

OK jmc@

add missing HISTORY section to iwm and iwn man pages; ok jmc

adjust CAVEATS for 802.11n; ok stsp

iwn(4) error says 'firmware too short', not 'firmware file too short'.
Fix the man page.

The error message on firmware load failure in iwn(4) changed, sync man page.

Make it obvious that wireless ethernet adapters supporting 802.11g also
support 802.11b. Extended from a diff by dlg, stsp agrees.

jmc notes that the previous commit made for some funny wording.
WPA is the current standard, but not the only one. ok krw

WPA is a real standard, not only a de facto one.
(these man pages do like their copy and paste.)

Mention the Wireless-N 2200 and Wireless-N 135/105 adapters.

pci.4: update iwn(4) description
iwn.4: new sentence, new line

Fix typo in previous commit.

Mention the Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230.

Update Damien Bergamini's email address, as requested.

no longer any need to quote macro lines with >9 args;
From: Jan Stary

use .Mt for email addresses; from Jan Stary <hans at stare dot cz>; ok jmc@

change format strings in error messages to reasonable values more likely
to be understood by people who don't program in C.
ok everyone

rework EXAMPLES somewhat, and remove the obsolete NONE NONE NONE dhcp
stuff; ok krw

Update wording for device firmware to talk update fw_update(1).
Noticed by jcs, discussed with jmc, ok jmc ajacoutot dcoppa deraadt

use Lk for links;

firmwares move to a new url, backed by many addresses

radio temperature sensor is gone.

new firmware package with updated image for the 6250.

- switch from wpapsk to wpakey
- remove the "return device to default settings" example, which theo says
is rubbish

ok deraadt

new iwn-firmware-5.5 package that contains an update for
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300 adapters.

see the release notes here:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=127690155503943&w=2

new iwn-firmware-5.4 package that includes the firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 adapters.

firmware images for other adapters do not change.

crikey! all our wireless pages had the Os macro out of place;

- tweak the way firmware links are displayed

with and ok jmc@

The iwn-firmware-5.3 package contains a new iwn-6000 firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300.

See http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=126697113419549&w=2
for a list of changes.

The marketing people at Intel found some overhyped names for their
latest generation of 802.11 chips (Calpella platform):
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 and Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300.

Document those and add some indications about which chipset can be
found on which Centrino platform.

specifies that intel wifi link 1000 is a single-chip solution.
sync 4965 description with others.

s/Draft-N/n/
remove 'b' if 'g' is supported since 'g' => 'b'.

add codenames

huge diff introducing many of the recent changes made by intel to iwlwifi:
- ICT interrupts for >=5000 series (avoids reading IWN_INT which is slow)
- support v2 firmware header (including build number)
- switch to v2 firmware api (requires a firmware package upgrade)
- initial support for 1000 series and initial bits for upcoming 6000
series (untested as hardware is not available to the general public)
- many bug fixes, including workarounds for hardware bugs

make sure to update your iwn-firmware package to iwn-firmware-5.2.

the `W' in WEP apparently stands for wired, not wireless;
from Scott Radvan

new firmware package containing image for Intel Wifi Link 5150.
images for 4965, 5000, 5100 and 5350 are not modified.

use `` instead of $(), since the former works for both csh and ksh; as
pointed out by claudio

note that 802.11n is not currently supported, as we do for other
similar devices; ok damien

new firmware for 4965AGN adapters (firmware for 5000 Series does not change.)
see http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=122902161516579&w=2

package contains:
iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.2.23.tgz
iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz

from: http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads

remove links to the ipw web page, as damien no longer maintains it;
ok damien

s/5GHZ/5GHz/ for consistency.

HW CCMP + use plural for firmware files.

oops, and a word to make the text make sense again;

- shorten the name description for this device
(new description from damien)
- format the text in the man page a little, to avoid line wrap

ok damien for the Nd bit

document 5000 Series support and new firmware url.

- beef up the text on wep/wpa
- simplify wpa example

help/ok damien

document WPA-PSK support.

"i would really appreciate just something going in" jmc@

remove the CONFIGURATION section from the wireless pages:
the addition of the wpa options have shown just how unwieldy it had
become, it's already in ifconfig(8) anyway, and "ifconfig -m" will
get the relevant ones.

ok dlg jsg

new 4965AGN firmware: 4.44.1.20.

two reasons to put the ultra long URL in a display instead of (the usual) .Pa:

(1) it will stop newer versions of groff complaining
(2) it avoids line split so you can cut/paste it more easily

fix .Nd

s/Wi-Fi/WiFi/ since it is how Intel spell it.

new iwn(4) driver for Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN.
no support for 802.11n functions yet (need work in net80211(9) first).
committed over my 4965AGN, with only 2 of 3 antennas plugged :-)

needs a firmware that is not freely redistributable (see man page).

ok deraadt@

fix typo from previous commit

Mention in CAVEATS that iwn(4) doesn't support 40MHz channels yet.

document that these devices support background scanning;
suggested by and ok stsp

for the net80211 drivers supporting WPA, update to a new unified text showing
that WPA1 is disabled by default, and provide a couple of extra pointers about
configuration. direction of change proposed by stsp, ok jmc stsp

add notes for drivers which support powersave; help/ok stsp
while here i knocked out a Tn from iwn and tidied it a little...

adjust hostname.if examples to show "wpakey" on the same line as "nwid"

OK jmc@

add missing HISTORY section to iwm and iwn man pages; ok jmc

adjust CAVEATS for 802.11n; ok stsp

iwn(4) error says 'firmware too short', not 'firmware file too short'.
Fix the man page.

The error message on firmware load failure in iwn(4) changed, sync man page.

Make it obvious that wireless ethernet adapters supporting 802.11g also
support 802.11b. Extended from a diff by dlg, stsp agrees.

jmc notes that the previous commit made for some funny wording.
WPA is the current standard, but not the only one. ok krw

WPA is a real standard, not only a de facto one.
(these man pages do like their copy and paste.)

Mention the Wireless-N 2200 and Wireless-N 135/105 adapters.

pci.4: update iwn(4) description
iwn.4: new sentence, new line

Fix typo in previous commit.

Mention the Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230.

Update Damien Bergamini's email address, as requested.

no longer any need to quote macro lines with >9 args;
From: Jan Stary

use .Mt for email addresses; from Jan Stary <hans at stare dot cz>; ok jmc@

change format strings in error messages to reasonable values more likely
to be understood by people who don't program in C.
ok everyone

rework EXAMPLES somewhat, and remove the obsolete NONE NONE NONE dhcp
stuff; ok krw

Update wording for device firmware to talk update fw_update(1).
Noticed by jcs, discussed with jmc, ok jmc ajacoutot dcoppa deraadt

use Lk for links;

firmwares move to a new url, backed by many addresses

radio temperature sensor is gone.

new firmware package with updated image for the 6250.

- switch from wpapsk to wpakey
- remove the "return device to default settings" example, which theo says
is rubbish

ok deraadt

new iwn-firmware-5.5 package that contains an update for
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300 adapters.

see the release notes here:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=127690155503943&w=2

new iwn-firmware-5.4 package that includes the firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 adapters.

firmware images for other adapters do not change.

crikey! all our wireless pages had the Os macro out of place;

- tweak the way firmware links are displayed

with and ok jmc@

The iwn-firmware-5.3 package contains a new iwn-6000 firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300.

See http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=126697113419549&w=2
for a list of changes.

The marketing people at Intel found some overhyped names for their
latest generation of 802.11 chips (Calpella platform):
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 and Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300.

Document those and add some indications about which chipset can be
found on which Centrino platform.

specifies that intel wifi link 1000 is a single-chip solution.
sync 4965 description with others.

s/Draft-N/n/
remove 'b' if 'g' is supported since 'g' => 'b'.

add codenames

huge diff introducing many of the recent changes made by intel to iwlwifi:
- ICT interrupts for >=5000 series (avoids reading IWN_INT which is slow)
- support v2 firmware header (including build number)
- switch to v2 firmware api (requires a firmware package upgrade)
- initial support for 1000 series and initial bits for upcoming 6000
series (untested as hardware is not available to the general public)
- many bug fixes, including workarounds for hardware bugs

make sure to update your iwn-firmware package to iwn-firmware-5.2.

the `W' in WEP apparently stands for wired, not wireless;
from Scott Radvan

new firmware package containing image for Intel Wifi Link 5150.
images for 4965, 5000, 5100 and 5350 are not modified.

use `` instead of $(), since the former works for both csh and ksh; as
pointed out by claudio

note that 802.11n is not currently supported, as we do for other
similar devices; ok damien

new firmware for 4965AGN adapters (firmware for 5000 Series does not change.)
see http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=122902161516579&w=2

package contains:
iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.2.23.tgz
iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz

from: http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads

remove links to the ipw web page, as damien no longer maintains it;
ok damien

s/5GHZ/5GHz/ for consistency.

HW CCMP + use plural for firmware files.

oops, and a word to make the text make sense again;

- shorten the name description for this device
(new description from damien)
- format the text in the man page a little, to avoid line wrap

ok damien for the Nd bit

document 5000 Series support and new firmware url.

- beef up the text on wep/wpa
- simplify wpa example

help/ok damien

document WPA-PSK support.

"i would really appreciate just something going in" jmc@

remove the CONFIGURATION section from the wireless pages:
the addition of the wpa options have shown just how unwieldy it had
become, it's already in ifconfig(8) anyway, and "ifconfig -m" will
get the relevant ones.

ok dlg jsg

new 4965AGN firmware: 4.44.1.20.

two reasons to put the ultra long URL in a display instead of (the usual) .Pa:

(1) it will stop newer versions of groff complaining
(2) it avoids line split so you can cut/paste it more easily

fix .Nd

s/Wi-Fi/WiFi/ since it is how Intel spell it.

new iwn(4) driver for Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN.
no support for 802.11n functions yet (need work in net80211(9) first).
committed over my 4965AGN, with only 2 of 3 antennas plugged :-)

needs a firmware that is not freely redistributable (see man page).

ok deraadt@

document that these devices support background scanning;
suggested by and ok stsp

for the net80211 drivers supporting WPA, update to a new unified text showing
that WPA1 is disabled by default, and provide a couple of extra pointers about
configuration. direction of change proposed by stsp, ok jmc stsp

add notes for drivers which support powersave; help/ok stsp
while here i knocked out a Tn from iwn and tidied it a little...

adjust hostname.if examples to show "wpakey" on the same line as "nwid"

OK jmc@

add missing HISTORY section to iwm and iwn man pages; ok jmc

adjust CAVEATS for 802.11n; ok stsp

iwn(4) error says 'firmware too short', not 'firmware file too short'.
Fix the man page.

The error message on firmware load failure in iwn(4) changed, sync man page.

Make it obvious that wireless ethernet adapters supporting 802.11g also
support 802.11b. Extended from a diff by dlg, stsp agrees.

jmc notes that the previous commit made for some funny wording.
WPA is the current standard, but not the only one. ok krw

WPA is a real standard, not only a de facto one.
(these man pages do like their copy and paste.)

Mention the Wireless-N 2200 and Wireless-N 135/105 adapters.

pci.4: update iwn(4) description
iwn.4: new sentence, new line

Fix typo in previous commit.

Mention the Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230.

Update Damien Bergamini's email address, as requested.

no longer any need to quote macro lines with >9 args;
From: Jan Stary

use .Mt for email addresses; from Jan Stary <hans at stare dot cz>; ok jmc@

change format strings in error messages to reasonable values more likely
to be understood by people who don't program in C.
ok everyone

rework EXAMPLES somewhat, and remove the obsolete NONE NONE NONE dhcp
stuff; ok krw

Update wording for device firmware to talk update fw_update(1).
Noticed by jcs, discussed with jmc, ok jmc ajacoutot dcoppa deraadt

use Lk for links;

firmwares move to a new url, backed by many addresses

radio temperature sensor is gone.

new firmware package with updated image for the 6250.

- switch from wpapsk to wpakey
- remove the "return device to default settings" example, which theo says
is rubbish

ok deraadt

new iwn-firmware-5.5 package that contains an update for
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300 adapters.

see the release notes here:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=127690155503943&w=2

new iwn-firmware-5.4 package that includes the firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 adapters.

firmware images for other adapters do not change.

crikey! all our wireless pages had the Os macro out of place;

- tweak the way firmware links are displayed

with and ok jmc@

The iwn-firmware-5.3 package contains a new iwn-6000 firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300.

See http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=126697113419549&w=2
for a list of changes.

The marketing people at Intel found some overhyped names for their
latest generation of 802.11 chips (Calpella platform):
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 and Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300.

Document those and add some indications about which chipset can be
found on which Centrino platform.

specifies that intel wifi link 1000 is a single-chip solution.
sync 4965 description with others.

s/Draft-N/n/
remove 'b' if 'g' is supported since 'g' => 'b'.

add codenames

huge diff introducing many of the recent changes made by intel to iwlwifi:
- ICT interrupts for >=5000 series (avoids reading IWN_INT which is slow)
- support v2 firmware header (including build number)
- switch to v2 firmware api (requires a firmware package upgrade)
- initial support for 1000 series and initial bits for upcoming 6000
series (untested as hardware is not available to the general public)
- many bug fixes, including workarounds for hardware bugs

make sure to update your iwn-firmware package to iwn-firmware-5.2.

the `W' in WEP apparently stands for wired, not wireless;
from Scott Radvan

new firmware package containing image for Intel Wifi Link 5150.
images for 4965, 5000, 5100 and 5350 are not modified.

use `` instead of $(), since the former works for both csh and ksh; as
pointed out by claudio

note that 802.11n is not currently supported, as we do for other
similar devices; ok damien

new firmware for 4965AGN adapters (firmware for 5000 Series does not change.)
see http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=122902161516579&w=2

package contains:
iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.2.23.tgz
iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz

from: http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads

remove links to the ipw web page, as damien no longer maintains it;
ok damien

s/5GHZ/5GHz/ for consistency.

HW CCMP + use plural for firmware files.

oops, and a word to make the text make sense again;

- shorten the name description for this device
(new description from damien)
- format the text in the man page a little, to avoid line wrap

ok damien for the Nd bit

document 5000 Series support and new firmware url.

- beef up the text on wep/wpa
- simplify wpa example

help/ok damien

document WPA-PSK support.

"i would really appreciate just something going in" jmc@

remove the CONFIGURATION section from the wireless pages:
the addition of the wpa options have shown just how unwieldy it had
become, it's already in ifconfig(8) anyway, and "ifconfig -m" will
get the relevant ones.

ok dlg jsg

new 4965AGN firmware: 4.44.1.20.

two reasons to put the ultra long URL in a display instead of (the usual) .Pa:

(1) it will stop newer versions of groff complaining
(2) it avoids line split so you can cut/paste it more easily

fix .Nd

s/Wi-Fi/WiFi/ since it is how Intel spell it.

new iwn(4) driver for Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN.
no support for 802.11n functions yet (need work in net80211(9) first).
committed over my 4965AGN, with only 2 of 3 antennas plugged :-)

needs a firmware that is not freely redistributable (see man page).

ok deraadt@

for the net80211 drivers supporting WPA, update to a new unified text showing
that WPA1 is disabled by default, and provide a couple of extra pointers about
configuration. direction of change proposed by stsp, ok jmc stsp

add notes for drivers which support powersave; help/ok stsp
while here i knocked out a Tn from iwn and tidied it a little...

adjust hostname.if examples to show "wpakey" on the same line as "nwid"

OK jmc@

add missing HISTORY section to iwm and iwn man pages; ok jmc

adjust CAVEATS for 802.11n; ok stsp

iwn(4) error says 'firmware too short', not 'firmware file too short'.
Fix the man page.

The error message on firmware load failure in iwn(4) changed, sync man page.

Make it obvious that wireless ethernet adapters supporting 802.11g also
support 802.11b. Extended from a diff by dlg, stsp agrees.

jmc notes that the previous commit made for some funny wording.
WPA is the current standard, but not the only one. ok krw

WPA is a real standard, not only a de facto one.
(these man pages do like their copy and paste.)

Mention the Wireless-N 2200 and Wireless-N 135/105 adapters.

pci.4: update iwn(4) description
iwn.4: new sentence, new line

Fix typo in previous commit.

Mention the Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230.

Update Damien Bergamini's email address, as requested.

no longer any need to quote macro lines with >9 args;
From: Jan Stary

use .Mt for email addresses; from Jan Stary <hans at stare dot cz>; ok jmc@

change format strings in error messages to reasonable values more likely
to be understood by people who don't program in C.
ok everyone

rework EXAMPLES somewhat, and remove the obsolete NONE NONE NONE dhcp
stuff; ok krw

Update wording for device firmware to talk update fw_update(1).
Noticed by jcs, discussed with jmc, ok jmc ajacoutot dcoppa deraadt

use Lk for links;

firmwares move to a new url, backed by many addresses

radio temperature sensor is gone.

new firmware package with updated image for the 6250.

- switch from wpapsk to wpakey
- remove the "return device to default settings" example, which theo says
is rubbish

ok deraadt

new iwn-firmware-5.5 package that contains an update for
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300 adapters.

see the release notes here:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=127690155503943&w=2

new iwn-firmware-5.4 package that includes the firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 adapters.

firmware images for other adapters do not change.

crikey! all our wireless pages had the Os macro out of place;

- tweak the way firmware links are displayed

with and ok jmc@

The iwn-firmware-5.3 package contains a new iwn-6000 firmware image
for Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/Ultimate-N 6300.

See http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=126697113419549&w=2
for a list of changes.

The marketing people at Intel found some overhyped names for their
latest generation of 802.11 chips (Calpella platform):
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 and Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300.

Document those and add some indications about which chipset can be
found on which Centrino platform.

specifies that intel wifi link 1000 is a single-chip solution.
sync 4965 description with others.

s/Draft-N/n/
remove 'b' if 'g' is supported since 'g' => 'b'.

add codenames

huge diff introducing many of the recent changes made by intel to iwlwifi:
- ICT interrupts for >=5000 series (avoids reading IWN_INT which is slow)
- support v2 firmware header (including build number)
- switch to v2 firmware api (requires a firmware package upgrade)
- initial support for 1000 series and initial bits for upcoming 6000
series (untested as hardware is not available to the general public)
- many bug fixes, including workarounds for hardware bugs

make sure to update your iwn-firmware package to iwn-firmware-5.2.

the `W' in WEP apparently stands for wired, not wireless;
from Scott Radvan