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Date:      Fri, 17 Jul 2020 21:47:06 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Gordon Bergling <gbe@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r363287 - head/share/man/man4
Message-ID:  <202007172147.06HLl6e9013561@repo.freebsd.org>

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Author: gbe (doc committer)
Date: Fri Jul 17 21:47:06 2020
New Revision: 363287
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/363287

Log:
  iwm(4): Document limitations of the driver
  
  Document that iwm(4) currently doesn't support 802.11n and 802.11ac.
  
  PR:		247874
  Submitted by:	Charles Ross <cwr at sdf dot org>
  Reviewed by:	brueffer, markj
  Approved by:	brueffer
  MFC after:	1 week
  Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D25666

Modified:
  head/share/man/man4/iwm.4

Modified: head/share/man/man4/iwm.4
==============================================================================
--- head/share/man/man4/iwm.4	Fri Jul 17 20:43:00 2020	(r363286)
+++ head/share/man/man4/iwm.4	Fri Jul 17 21:47:06 2020	(r363287)
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ For more information on configuring this device, see
 This driver requires the firmware built with the
 .Nm iwmfw
 module to work.
+.Pp
+Currently,
+.Nm
+only supports 802.11b and 802.11g modes.
+It will not associate to access points that are configured to operate only
+in 802.11n or 802.11ac modes.
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
 .Bd -literal -offset indent



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