update wireless documentation to reflect broadcom config changes

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Jo-Philipp Wich 2008-11-16 19:57:49 +00:00
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@ -93,18 +93,21 @@ of that (if supported by the driver).
A full outline of the wireless configuration file with description of each field:
\begin{Verbatim}
config wifi-device wifi device name
option type broadcom, atheros, mac80211
option country us, uk, fr, de, etc.
option channel 1-14
option maxassoc 1-128 (broadcom only)
option distance 1-n
config wifi-device wifi device name
option type broadcom, atheros, mac80211
option country us, uk, fr, de, etc.
option channel 1-14
option maxassoc 1-128 (broadcom only)
option distance 1-n
option agmode 11b, 11g, 11a, 11bg (atheros only)
option rxantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
option txantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
config wifi-iface
option network the interface you want wifi to bridge with
option device wifi0, wifi1, wifi2, wifiN
option mode ap, sta, adhoc, monitor, or wds
option txpower transmission power in dBm
option ssid ssid name
option bssid bssid address
option encryption none, wep, psk, psk2, wpa, wpa2
@ -143,11 +146,11 @@ config wifi-iface
\item \texttt{diversity} \\
Optional: Enable diversity for the Wi-Fi device. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset.
\item \texttt{rxanteanna} \\
Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for reception. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset.
\item \texttt{rxantenna} \\
Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for reception. This feature is supported by atheros and some broadcom chipsets.
\item \texttt{txanteanna} \\
Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset.
\item \texttt{txantenna} \\
Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported by atheros and some broadcom chipsets.
\end{itemize}
@ -188,6 +191,9 @@ config wifi-iface
\item \texttt{bssid}
Set the BSSID address to be used for wds to set the mac address of the other wds unit.
\item \texttt{txpower}
Set the transmission power to be used. The amount is specified in dBm.
\item \texttt{encryption} \\
Encryption setting. Accepts the following values: