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IPW(4)			     Kernel Interfaces Manual			  IPW(4)

NAME
     ipw -- Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 IEEE 802.11a/b driver

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

	   device ipw
	   device ipwfw
	   device pci
	   device wlan
	   device firmware

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

	   if_ipw_load="YES"

     In both cases, place the following line in loader.conf(5) to acknowledge
     the firmware license (see below):

	   legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1

DESCRIPTION
     The ipw driver provides support for Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 802.11a/b wire-
     less  network  devices in station, adhoc, and monitor mode operation.  Only
     one virtual interface may be configured at any time.

     This driver requires the firmware built with the ipwfw module to work.  For
     the  loaded   firmware   to   be	enabled   for	use   the   license   at
     /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw.LICENSE must be agreed by adding the follow-
     ing line to loader.conf(5):

	   legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1

     For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).

HARDWARE
     The  ipw driver provides support for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100a/b MiniPCI
     network adapter.

FILES
     /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw.LICENSE  ipw firmware license

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

	   ifconfig wlan create wlandev ipw0 inet 192.0.2.20/24

     Join a specific BSS network with network name my_net:

	   ifconfig wlan create wlandev ipw0 ssid my_net up

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

	   ifconfig wlan create wlandev ipw0 ssid my_net \
	       wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up

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

	   ifconfig wlan create wlandev ipw0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \
	       wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1

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

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

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

     ipw%d: could not load firmware image '%s'	The driver failed  to  load  the
     firmware  image  using  the  firmware(9)  subsystem.   Verify  the ipwfw(4)
     firmware module is installed and the license  agreement  loader(8)  tunable
     has been set.

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

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

SEE ALSO
     ipwfw(4),	pci(4),  wlan(4),  wlan_ccmp(4), wlan_tkip(4), wlan_wep(4), net-
     working(7), ifconfig(8), wpa_supplicant(8)

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

FreeBSD ports 15.1		November 10, 2024			  IPW(4)

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