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.Dd April 17, 2006 .Dt IPWCTL 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm ipwctl .Nd configure Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 network adapter .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl i .Ar iface .Nm .Op Fl i .Ar iface Fl r .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm utility controls the operation of Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 networking devices via .Xr ipw 4 driver.
p You should not use this program to configure IEEE 802.11 parameters. Use .Xr ifconfig 8 instead. .Sh OPTIONS The options are as follows: l -tag -width indent t Fl i Ar iface Display adapter's internal statistics. t Fl i Ar iface Fl r Display the radio switch state (on or off). .El .Sh FILES The firmware, loaded automatically, is not shipped with .Nx ; install the
a pkgsrc/sysutils/ipw-firmware package. The original archive is available from Intel at:
a http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=3 .
p l -tag -width ipw2100-1.2-i.fw -compact t Pa ipw2100-1.2.fw BSS mode (connection to an access point) firmware t Pa ipw2100-1.2-i.fw IBSS mode (point-to-point connection) firmware t Pa ipw2100-1.2-p.fw Monitor mode firmware .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ipw 4 , .Xr ifconfig 8 ,
a pkgsrc/sysutils/ipw-firmware .Sh AUTHORS The .Nm utility and this man page were written by .An Damien Bergamini Aq damien.bergamini@free.fr .