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a couple of small fixes in the Wireless documentation

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Florian Fainelli 2009-05-22 13:45:22 +00:00
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@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ commented. This prevents unsecured sharing of the network over the wireless inte
Each wireless driver has its own configuration script in \texttt{/lib/wifi/driver\_name.sh} which handles
driver specific options and configurations. This script is also calling driver specific binaries like wlc for
Broadcom, or hostapd and wpa\_supplicant for atheros.
Broadcom, or hostapd and wpa\_supplicant for atheros and mac80211.
The reason for using such architecture, is that it abstracts the driver configuration.
@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ config wifi-device wifi device name
option country us, uk, fr, de, etc.
option channel 1-14
option maxassoc 1-128 (broadcom only)
option distance 1-n
option distance 1-n (meters)
option hwmode 11b, 11g, 11a, 11bg (atheros, mac80211)
option rxantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
option txantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ config wifi-iface
option server ip address
option port port
option hidden 0,1
option isolate 0,1
option isolate 0,1 (broadcom)
\end{Verbatim}
\paragraph{Options for the \texttt{wifi-device}:}
@ -136,22 +136,22 @@ config wifi-iface
The wifi channel (e.g. 1-14, depending on your country setting).
\item \texttt{maxassoc} \\
Optional: Maximum number of associated clients. This feature is supported only on the broadcom chipset.
Optional: Maximum number of associated clients. This feature is supported only on the Broadcom chipsets.
\item \texttt{distance} \\
Optional: Distance between the ap and the furthest client in meters. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset.
Optional: Distance between the ap and the furthest client in meters. This feature is supported only on the Atheros chipsets.
\item \texttt{mode} \\
The frequency band (\texttt{b}, \texttt{g}, \texttt{bg}, \texttt{a}). This feature is only supported on the atheros chipset.
The frequency band (\texttt{b}, \texttt{g}, \texttt{bg}, \texttt{a}). This feature is only supported on the Atheros chipsets.
\item \texttt{diversity} \\
Optional: Enable diversity for the Wi-Fi device. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset.
Optional: Enable diversity for the Wi-Fi device. This feature is supported only on the Atheros chipsets.
\item \texttt{rxantenna} \\
Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for reception. This feature is supported by atheros and some broadcom chipsets.
Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for reception. This feature is supported by Atheros and some Broadcom chipsets.
\item \texttt{txantenna} \\
Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported by atheros and some broadcom chipsets.
Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported by Atheros and some Broadcom chipsets.
\item \texttt{txpower}
Set the transmission power to be used. The amount is specified in dBm.
@ -235,7 +235,20 @@ config wifi-iface
\paragraph{Mesh Point}
Mesh Point (802.11s) is only supported by some mac80211 drivers. It requires the iw package
to be installed to setup mesh links. OpenWrt creates mshN mesh point interfaces.
to be installed to setup mesh links. OpenWrt creates mshN mesh point interfaces. A sample
configuration looks like this:
\begin{Verbatim}
config wifi-device "wlan0"
option type "mac80211"
option channel "5"
config wifi-iface
option device "wlan0"
option network lan
option mode "mesh"
option mesh_id "OpenWrt"
\end{Verbatim}
\paragraph{Wireless Distribution System}
@ -302,8 +315,8 @@ config wifi-iface
OpenWrt supports both 802.1x client and Access Point
configurations. 802.1x client is only working with
Atheros or mac80211 drivers. Configuration only
supports EAP types TLS, TTLS or PEAP.
drivers supported by wpa-supplicant. Configuration
only supports EAP types TLS, TTLS or PEAP.
\subparagraph{EAP-TLS}