Index:
CPU_ELAN(4)CPU_SOEKRIS(4)
aac(4)
acd(4)
acpi(4)
acpi_asus(4)
acpi_panasonic(4)
acpi_thermal(4)
acpi_toshiba(4)
acpi_video(4)
ad(4)
adv(4)
adw(4)
afd(4)
agp(4)
agpgart(4)
aha(4)
ahb(4)
ahc(4)
ahd(4)
aic(4)
aio(4)
alpm(4)
altq(4)
amd(4)
amdpm(4)
amr(4)
an(4)
apm(4)
ar(4)
arcmsr(4)
arl(4)
arp(4)
asr(4)
ast(4)
ata(4)
atapicam(4)
ath(4)
ath_hal(4)
atkbd(4)
atkbdc(4)
aue(4)
awi(4)
axe(4)
bfe(4)
bge(4)
bktr(4)
blackhole(4)
bpf(4)
bridge(4)
brooktree(4)
bt(4)
cam(4)
card(4)
cardbus(4)
carp(4)
cbb(4)
ccd(4)
cd(4)
cdce(4)
ch(4)
ciss(4)
cm(4)
cnw(4)
cp(4)
cpufreq(4)
crypto(4)
cryptodev(4)
cs(4)
ct(4)
ctau(4)
cue(4)
cx(4)
cy(4)
da(4)
dc(4)
dcons(4)
dcons_crom(4)
ddb(4)
de(4)
devctl(4)
digi(4)
disc(4)
divert(4)
dpt(4)
dummynet(4)
ed(4)
ef(4)
ehci(4)
el(4)
em(4)
en(4)
ep(4)
esp(4)
ex(4)
exca(4)
faith(4)
fast_ipsec(4)
fatm(4)
fd(4)
fdc(4)
fe(4)
fea(4)
firewire(4)
fla(4)
fpa(4)
fwe(4)
fwip(4)
fwohci(4)
fxp(4)
gbde(4)
gdb(4)
gem(4)
geom(4)
gif(4)
gre(4)
gx(4)
harp(4)
hatm(4)
hfa(4)
hifn(4)
hme(4)
hptmv(4)
i4b(4)
i4bcapi(4)
i4bctl(4)
i4bing(4)
i4bipr(4)
i4bisppp(4)
i4bq921(4)
i4bq931(4)
i4brbch(4)
i4btel(4)
i4btrc(4)
iavc(4)
ichsmb(4)
ichwd(4)
icmp(4)
icmp6(4)
ida(4)
idt(4)
ie(4)
ieee80211(4)
if_an(4)
if_aue(4)
if_awi(4)
if_axe(4)
if_bfe(4)
if_bge(4)
if_cue(4)
if_dc(4)
if_de(4)
if_disc(4)
if_ed(4)
if_ef(4)
if_em(4)
if_en(4)
if_faith(4)
if_fatm(4)
if_fwe(4)
if_fwip(4)
if_fxp(4)
if_gem(4)
if_gif(4)
if_gre(4)
if_gx(4)
if_hatm(4)
if_hme(4)
if_idt(4)
if_kue(4)
if_lge(4)
if_my(4)
if_ndis(4)
if_nge(4)
if_oltr(4)
if_patm(4)
if_pcn(4)
if_ppp(4)
if_re(4)
if_rl(4)
if_rue(4)
if_sbni(4)
if_sbsh(4)
if_sf(4)
if_sis(4)
if_sk(4)
if_sl(4)
if_sn(4)
if_ste(4)
if_stf(4)
if_tap(4)
if_ti(4)
if_tl(4)
if_tun(4)
if_tx(4)
if_txp(4)
if_udav(4)
if_vge(4)
if_vlan(4)
if_vr(4)
if_wb(4)
if_wi(4)
if_xe(4)
if_xl(4)
ifmib(4)
ifpi(4)
ifpi2(4)
ifpnp(4)
ihfc(4)
iic(4)
iicbb(4)
iicbus(4)
iicsmb(4)
iir(4)
imm(4)
inet(4)
inet6(4)
intpm(4)
intro(4)
io(4)
ip(4)
ip6(4)
ipaccounting(4)
ipacct(4)
ipf(4)
ipfirewall(4)
ipfw(4)
ipl(4)
ipnat(4)
ips(4)
ipsec(4)
isic(4)
isp(4)
ispfw(4)
itjc(4)
iwic(4)
ixgb(4)
joy(4)
kame(4)
keyboard(4)
kld(4)
kmem(4)
ktr(4)
kue(4)
led(4)
lge(4)
linux(4)
lnc(4)
lo(4)
longrun(4)
loop(4)
lp(4)
lpbb(4)
lpt(4)
mac(4)
mac_biba(4)
mac_bsdextended(4)
mac_ifoff(4)
mac_lomac(4)
mac_mls(4)
mac_none(4)
mac_partition(4)
mac_portacl(4)
mac_seeotheruids(4)
mac_stub(4)
mac_test(4)
mcd(4)
md(4)
mem(4)
meteor(4)
miibus(4)
mlx(4)
mly(4)
mouse(4)
mpt(4)
mse(4)
mtio(4)
multicast(4)
my(4)
natm(4)
natmip(4)
ncr(4)
ncv(4)
ndis(4)
net(4)
netgraph(4)
netintro(4)
networking(4)
ng_UI(4)
ng_async(4)
ng_atm(4)
ng_atmllc(4)
ng_atmpif(4)
ng_bluetooth(4)
ng_bpf(4)
ng_bridge(4)
ng_bt3c(4)
ng_btsocket(4)
ng_ccatm(4)
ng_cisco(4)
ng_device(4)
ng_echo(4)
ng_eiface(4)
ng_etf(4)
ng_ether(4)
ng_fec(4)
ng_frame_relay(4)
ng_gif(4)
ng_gif_demux(4)
ng_h4(4)
ng_hci(4)
ng_hole(4)
ng_hub(4)
ng_iface(4)
ng_ip_input(4)
ng_ksocket(4)
ng_l2cap(4)
ng_l2tp(4)
ng_lmi(4)
ng_mppc(4)
ng_netflow(4)
ng_one2many(4)
ng_ppp(4)
ng_pppoe(4)
ng_pptpgre(4)
ng_rfc1490(4)
ng_socket(4)
ng_split(4)
ng_sppp(4)
ng_sscfu(4)
ng_sscop(4)
ng_tee(4)
ng_tty(4)
ng_ubt(4)
ng_uni(4)
ng_vjc(4)
ng_vlan(4)
nge(4)
nmdm(4)
npx(4)
nsp(4)
null(4)
ohci(4)
oldcard(4)
oltr(4)
opie(4)
orm(4)
pae(4)
pass(4)
patm(4)
pccard(4)
pccbb(4)
pcf(4)
pci(4)
pcic(4)
pcm(4)
pcn(4)
pcvt(4)
perfmon(4)
pf(4)
pflog(4)
pfsync(4)
pim(4)
plip(4)
pnp(4)
pnpbios(4)
polling(4)
ppbus(4)
ppc(4)
ppi(4)
ppp(4)
psm(4)
pst(4)
pt(4)
pty(4)
puc(4)
random(4)
rawip(4)
ray(4)
rc(4)
re(4)
rl(4)
rndtest(4)
route(4)
rp(4)
rue(4)
sa(4)
sab(4)
safe(4)
sbni(4)
sbp(4)
sbp_targ(4)
sbsh(4)
sc(4)
scbus(4)
scd(4)
sched_4bsd(4)
sched_ule(4)
screen(4)
screensaver(4)
scsi(4)
sem(4)
ses(4)
sf(4)
si(4)
sio(4)
sis(4)
sk(4)
skey(4)
sl(4)
smapi(4)
smb(4)
smbus(4)
smp(4)
sn(4)
snc(4)
snd(4)
snd_ad1816(4)
snd_als4000(4)
snd_cmi(4)
snd_cs4281(4)
snd_csa(4)
snd_ds1(4)
snd_emu10k1(4)
snd_es137x(4)
snd_ess(4)
snd_fm801(4)
snd_gusc(4)
snd_ich(4)
snd_maestro(4)
snd_maestro3(4)
snd_neomagic(4)
snd_sbc(4)
snd_solo(4)
snd_uaudio(4)
snd_via8233(4)
snd_via82c686(4)
snd_vibes(4)
snp(4)
sound(4)
speaker(4)
spic(4)
spkr(4)
splash(4)
sppp(4)
sr(4)
stderr(4)
stdin(4)
stdout(4)
ste(4)
stf(4)
stg(4)
streams(4)
svr4(4)
sym(4)
syncache(4)
syncer(4)
syncookies(4)
syscons(4)
sysmouse(4)
tap(4)
targ(4)
tcp(4)
tdfx(4)
termios(4)
ti(4)
tl(4)
trm(4)
ttcp(4)
tty(4)
tun(4)
twa(4)
twe(4)
tx(4)
txp(4)
uart(4)
ubsa(4)
ubsec(4)
ubser(4)
ubtbcmfw(4)
ucom(4)
udav(4)
udbp(4)
udp(4)
ufm(4)
uftdi(4)
ugen(4)
uhci(4)
uhid(4)
uhidev(4)
ukbd(4)
ulpt(4)
umass(4)
umct(4)
umodem(4)
ums(4)
unix(4)
uplcom(4)
urio(4)
usb(4)
uscanner(4)
utopia(4)
uvisor(4)
uvscom(4)
vga(4)
vge(4)
viapm(4)
vinum(4)
vinumdebug(4)
vlan(4)
vn(4)
vpd(4)
vpo(4)
vr(4)
vt(4)
vx(4)
watchdog(4)
wb(4)
wd(4)
wdc(4)
wi(4)
witness(4)
wl(4)
wlan(4)
worm(4)
xe(4)
xl(4)
xpt(4)
zero(4)
if_awi(4)
NAME
awi -- AMD PCnetMobile IEEE 802.11 PCMCIA wireless network driver
SYNOPSIS
device awi device wlan
DESCRIPTION
The awi driver supports various IEEE 802.11 wireless cards which run AMD PCnetMobile firmware based on AMD 79c930 controller with Intersil (for- merly Harris) PRISM radio chipset. It provides access to 32kb of memory shared between the controller and the host. All host/device interaction is via this shared memory, which can be accessed either via PCMCIA memory space or I/O space. The awi driver encapsulates all IP and ARP traffic as 802.11 frames. The driver works both in infrastructure mode and in adhoc (independent BSS) mode. In infrastructure mode, it communicates with an Access Point which serves as a link-layer bridge between an Ethernet and the wireless network. An access point also provides roaming capability which allows wireless nodes to move between access points. In adhoc mode, it communicates peer to peer. Though it is more efficient to communicate between wireless nodes, the coverage is limited spatially due to lack of roaming capability. In addition to these two modes in the IEEE 802.11 specification, the awi driver also supports a variant of adhoc mode out of spec for DS radio cards, which makes it possible to communicate with adhoc mode of wi(8) driver. The NWID doesn't affect in this mode. For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).
HARDWARE
Cards supported by the awi driver include: BayStack 650 1Mbps Frequency Hopping PCCARD adapter BayStack 660 2Mbps Direct Sequence PCCARD adapter Icom SL-200 2Mbps Direct Sequence PCCARD adapter Melco WLI-PCM 2Mbps Direct Sequence PCCARD adapter NEL SSMagic 2Mbps Direct Sequence PCCARD adapter Netwave AirSurfer Plus 1Mbps Frequency Hopping PCCARD adapter Netwave AirSurfer Pro 2Mbps Direct Sequence PCCARD adapter Nokia C020 WLAN 2Mbps Direct Sequence PCCARD adapter cate the driver to operate in adhoc mode. For DS radio cards, adhoc,flag0 mediaopt can be used for wi(4) compatible adhoc mode. In addition to these station modes, hostap mediaopt can be used to create a host-based access point.
DIAGNOSTICS
awi0: awi_pccard_probe: bad banner: The device failed to initialize its firmware. awi0: failed to complete selftest (%s) The device failed to complete its self test. In some circumstances, resetting device after power on fails. Re-inserting the card or down-then-up interface may be helpful. awi0: transmit timeout The device failed to generate an interrupt to acknowledge a transmitted packet. awi0: failed to lock interrupt The system was unable to obtain the lock to access shared memory. awi0: command %d failed %x The device failed to complete the request from the system.
SEE ALSO
arp(4), card(4), cnw(4), miibus(4), netintro(4), pccard(4), wi(4), wlan(4), ifconfig(8) Am79C930 PCnet Mobile Single-Chip Wireless LAN Media Access Controller, http://www.amd.com.
HISTORY
The awi device driver first appeared in NetBSD 1.5.
AUTHORS
The initial version of the awi driver was written by Bill Sommerfeld <sommerfeld@netbsd.org>. Then the awi driver module was completely rewritten to support cards with DS phy and to support adhoc mode by Atsushi Onoe <onoe@netbsd.org>. FreeBSD 5.4 October 31, 1999 FreeBSD 5.4
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