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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 iwn1000fw
	     device iwn100fw
	     device iwn105fw
	     device iwn135fw
	     device iwn2000fw
	     device iwn2030fw
	     device iwn4965fw
	     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"
	     iwn1000fw_load="YES"
	     iwn100fw_load="YES"
	     iwn105fw_load="YES"
	     iwn135fw_load="YES"
	     iwn2000fw_load="YES"
	     iwn2030fw_load="YES"
	     iwn4965fw_load="YES"
	     iwn5000fw_load="YES"
	     iwn5150fw_load="YES"
	     iwn6000fw_load="YES"
	     iwn6000g2afw_load="YES"
	     iwn6000g2bfw_load="YES"
	     iwn6050fw_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
       The  iwn	 driver	supports station and monitor mode operation.  Only one
       virtual interface may be	configured at any time.	 For more  information
       on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).

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

HARDWARE
       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 6235
          Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
          Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
          Intel Centrino Wireless-N 100
          Intel Centrino Wireless-N 105
          Intel Centrino Wireless-N 130
          Intel Centrino Wireless-N 135
          Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
          Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030
          Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200
          Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230
          Intel Centrino Wireless-N 4965
          Intel Centrino Wireless-N 5100
          Intel Centrino Wireless-N 6150
          Intel Centrino Wireless-N 6200
          Intel Centrino Wireless-N 6250
          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

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 on-
       board 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 im-
       age 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),
       networking(7), ifconfig(8), wpa_supplicant(8)

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

FreeBSD	13.2		       October 17, 2024				IWN(4)

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