From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 10 04:20:22 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAE6437B404 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 04:20:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFD2543FBD for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 04:20:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7ABKHUp043053 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 04:20:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h7ABKHUC043052; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 04:20:17 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 04:20:17 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200308101120.h7ABKHUC043052@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Lukas Ertl Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9396E37B401 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 04:17:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailbox.univie.ac.at (mail.univie.ac.at [131.130.1.27]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 589B343F3F for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 04:17:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from le@univie.ac.at) Received: from korben.in.tern (dialin202.cc.univie.ac.at [131.130.202.202]) by mailbox.univie.ac.at (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h7ABGlO6114890 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:16:51 +0200 Received: from korben.in.tern (korben.in.tern [127.0.0.1]) by korben.in.tern (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7ABGbfF004455 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:16:38 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from le@korben.in.tern) Received: (from le@localhost) by korben.in.tern (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h7ABGbQh004454; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:16:37 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from le) Message-Id: <200308101116.h7ABGbQh004454@korben.in.tern> Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:16:37 +0200 (CEST) From: Lukas Ertl To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/55442: [PATCH] correction of awi(4) X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Lukas Ertl List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 11:20:22 -0000 >Number: 55442 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [PATCH] correction of awi(4) >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Aug 10 04:20:17 PDT 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Lukas Ertl >Release: FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT i386 >Organization: Vienna University Computer Center >Environment: System: FreeBSD korben 5.1-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT #24: Sat Aug 9 13:17:00 CEST 2003 le@korben:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/KORBEN i386 >Description: >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- awi.4.diff begins here --- Index: share/man/man4/awi.4 =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/bsdcvs/src/share/man/man4/awi.4,v retrieving revision 1.13 diff -u -r1.13 awi.4 --- share/man/man4/awi.4 28 Jun 2003 23:53:37 -0000 1.13 +++ share/man/man4/awi.4 10 Aug 2003 10:47:47 -0000 @@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ which serves as a link-layer bridge between an Ethernet and the wireless network. An access point also provides roaming capability -which allows wireless node to move between access points. +which allows wireless nodes to move between access points. .Pp In adhoc mode, it communicates peer to peer. Though it is more efficient to communicate between wireless nodes, the coverage is limited spatially due to lack of roaming capability. .Pp -In addition to these two mode in IEEE 802.11 specification, the +In addition to these two modes in the IEEE 802.11 specification, the .Nm driver also supports a variant of adhoc mode out of spec for DS radio cards, -which makes possible to communicate with adhoc mode of +which makes it possible to communicate with adhoc mode of .Xr wi 8 driver. The NWID doesn't affect in this mode. @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ (slightly slower) i/o-space only access methods to read and write to the shared memory. Since by default, -.Nx , +.Nx only allocates 16kb of address space per PCMCIA controller, this message is in some sense to be expected and should not be a cause for alarm. @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ .It "awi0: association failed (reason %d)" The access point refuses the association request from the device. .It "awi0: no recent beacons from %s; rescanning" -The device has not heard a beacon from its currently associated Access +The device has not seen a beacon from its currently associated Access Point recently, and is looking for a new access point. .It "awi0: transmit timeout" The device failed to generate an interrupt to acknowledge a @@ -157,6 +157,6 @@ .An Bill Sommerfeld Aq sommerfeld@netbsd.org . Then the .Nm -driver module completely rewritten to support cards with DS phy and +driver module was completely rewritten to support cards with DS phy and to support adhoc mode by .An Atsushi Onoe Aq onoe@netbsd.org . --- awi.4.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: