home | help 
IWN(4)			     Kernel Interfaces Manual			  IWN(4)

NAME
     iwn -- Intel IEEE 802.11n wireless network driver

SYNOPSIS
     To compile this driver into the kernel, include the following lines in your
     kernel configuration file:

	   device iwn
	   device pci
	   device wlan
	   device firmware

     You also need to select a firmware for your device.  Choose one from:

	   device iwn4965fw
	   device iwn1000fw
	   device iwn5000fw
	   device iwn5150fw
	   device iwn6000fw
	   device iwn6000g2afw
	   device iwn6000g2bfw
	   device iwn6050fw

     Or you can use

	   device iwnfw

     to include them all.

     Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
     following lines in loader.conf(5):

	   if_iwn_load="YES"
	   iwn4965fw_load="YES"
	   iwn1000fw_load="YES"
	   iwn5000fw_load="YES"
	   iwn5150fw_load="YES"
	   iwn6000fw_load="YES"
	   iwn6000g2afw_load="YES"
	   iwn6000g2bfw_load="YES"
	   iwn6050fw_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
     The iwn driver provides support for:

	   Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200
	   Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
	   Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230
	   Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
	   Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
	   Intel Centrino Wireless-N 130
	   Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
	   Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030
	   Intel Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150
	   Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300
	   Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965
	   Intel WiFi Link 5100
	   Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150
	   Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350

     iwn  supports station, adhoc, and monitor mode operation.	Only one virtual
     interface may be configured at any time.  For more information on configur-
     ing this device, see ifconfig(8).

     This driver requires the firmware built with the iwnfw module to work.

EXAMPLES
     Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):

	   ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 inet 192.168.0.20 \
	       netmask 0xffffff00

     Join a specific BSS network with network name "my_net":

	   ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net up

     Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:

	   ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net \
		   wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up

     Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:

	   ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \
	       wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1

DIAGNOSTICS
     iwn%d: device timeout  The driver will reset the hardware.  This should not
     happen.

     iwn%d: firmware error  The onboard microcontroller crashed for some reason.
     The driver will reset the hardware.  This should not happen.

     iwn%d: timeout waiting for firmware initialization to complete  The onboard
     microcontroller failed to initialize in time.  This should not happen.

     iwn%d: could not load firmware image '%s'	The driver failed  to  load  the
     firmware  image  using  the  firmware(9)  subsystem.   Verify  the iwnfw(4)
     firmware module is present.

     iwn%d: could not load boot firmware  An attempt to upload the boot firmware
     image to the onboard microcontroller failed.  This should not happen.

     iwn%d: could not load microcode  An attempt to upload the	microcode  image
     to the onboard microcontroller failed.  This should not happen.

     iwn%d: could not load main firmware  An attempt to upload the main firmware
     image to the onboard microcontroller failed.  This should not happen.

SEE ALSO
     iwnfw(4),	pci(4), wlan(4), wlan_ccmp(4), wlan_tkip(4), wlan_wep(4), ifcon-
     fig(8), wpa_supplicant(8)

AUTHORS
     The   original   iwn   driver   was    written    by    Damien    Bergamini
     <damien.bergamini@free.fr>.

FreeBSD 9.1			 March 27, 2012 			  IWN(4)
home | help