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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 acknowl-
       edge 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
       wireless	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
       following 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 on-
       board 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 im-
       age 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),
       networking(7), ifconfig(8), wpa_supplicant(8)

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

FreeBSD	13.2		       November	10, 2024			IPW(4)
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | HARDWARE | FILES | EXAMPLES | DIAGNOSTICS | SEE ALSO | AUTHORS

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