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authorFlorian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>2009-05-22 13:45:22 +0000
committerFlorian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>2009-05-22 13:45:22 +0000
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a couple of small fixes in the Wireless documentation
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ commented. This prevents unsecured sharing of the network over the wireless inte
Each wireless driver has its own configuration script in \texttt{/lib/wifi/driver\_name.sh} which handles
driver specific options and configurations. This script is also calling driver specific binaries like wlc for
-Broadcom, or hostapd and wpa\_supplicant for atheros.
+Broadcom, or hostapd and wpa\_supplicant for atheros and mac80211.
The reason for using such architecture, is that it abstracts the driver configuration.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ config wifi-device wifi device name
option country us, uk, fr, de, etc.
option channel 1-14
option maxassoc 1-128 (broadcom only)
- option distance 1-n
+ option distance 1-n (meters)
option hwmode 11b, 11g, 11a, 11bg (atheros, mac80211)
option rxantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
option txantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ config wifi-iface
option server ip address
option port port
option hidden 0,1
- option isolate 0,1
+ option isolate 0,1 (broadcom)
\end{Verbatim}
\paragraph{Options for the \texttt{wifi-device}:}
@@ -136,22 +136,22 @@ config wifi-iface
The wifi channel (e.g. 1-14, depending on your country setting).
\item \texttt{maxassoc} \\
- Optional: Maximum number of associated clients. This feature is supported only on the broadcom chipset.
+ Optional: Maximum number of associated clients. This feature is supported only on the Broadcom chipsets.
\item \texttt{distance} \\
- Optional: Distance between the ap and the furthest client in meters. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset.
+ Optional: Distance between the ap and the furthest client in meters. This feature is supported only on the Atheros chipsets.
\item \texttt{mode} \\
- The frequency band (\texttt{b}, \texttt{g}, \texttt{bg}, \texttt{a}). This feature is only supported on the atheros chipset.
+ The frequency band (\texttt{b}, \texttt{g}, \texttt{bg}, \texttt{a}). This feature is only supported on the Atheros chipsets.
\item \texttt{diversity} \\
- Optional: Enable diversity for the Wi-Fi device. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset.
+ Optional: Enable diversity for the Wi-Fi device. This feature is supported only on the Atheros chipsets.
\item \texttt{rxantenna} \\
- Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for reception. This feature is supported by atheros and some broadcom chipsets.
+ Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for reception. This feature is supported by Atheros and some Broadcom chipsets.
\item \texttt{txantenna} \\
- Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported by atheros and some broadcom chipsets.
+ Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported by Atheros and some Broadcom chipsets.
\item \texttt{txpower}
Set the transmission power to be used. The amount is specified in dBm.
@@ -235,7 +235,20 @@ config wifi-iface
\paragraph{Mesh Point}
Mesh Point (802.11s) is only supported by some mac80211 drivers. It requires the iw package
-to be installed to setup mesh links. OpenWrt creates mshN mesh point interfaces.
+to be installed to setup mesh links. OpenWrt creates mshN mesh point interfaces. A sample
+configuration looks like this:
+
+\begin{Verbatim}
+config wifi-device "wlan0"
+ option type "mac80211"
+ option channel "5"
+
+config wifi-iface
+ option device "wlan0"
+ option network lan
+ option mode "mesh"
+ option mesh_id "OpenWrt"
+\end{Verbatim}
\paragraph{Wireless Distribution System}
@@ -302,8 +315,8 @@ config wifi-iface
OpenWrt supports both 802.1x client and Access Point
configurations. 802.1x client is only working with
-Atheros or mac80211 drivers. Configuration only
-supports EAP types TLS, TTLS or PEAP.
+drivers supported by wpa-supplicant. Configuration
+only supports EAP types TLS, TTLS or PEAP.
\subparagraph{EAP-TLS}