Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2016 19:14:51 +0000 (UTC) From: Andriy Voskoboinyk <avos@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r309826 - head/share/man/man4 Message-ID: <201612101914.uBAJEpUK007114@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: avos Date: Sat Dec 10 19:14:51 2016 New Revision: 309826 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/309826 Log: rsu(4): refresh the manpage. - Add monitor mode into the list of supported modes. - Describe promiscuous mode limitations in CAVEATS section. Reported by: adrian Modified: head/share/man/man4/rsu.4 Modified: head/share/man/man4/rsu.4 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man4/rsu.4 Sat Dec 10 18:47:13 2016 (r309825) +++ head/share/man/man4/rsu.4 Sat Dec 10 19:14:51 2016 (r309826) @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. .\" -.Dd December 5, 2016 +.Dd December 10, 2016 .Dt RSU 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ Also known as mode, this is used when associating with an access point, through which all traffic passes. This mode is the default. +.It monitor mode +In this mode the driver is able to receive packets without +associating with an access point. +This disables the internal receive filter and enables the card to +capture packets from networks which it wouldn't normally have access to, +or to scan for access points. .El .Pp The @@ -183,3 +189,9 @@ The .Nm driver currently does not support 802.11n transmit aggregation, either A-MSDU or A-MPDU. +.Pp +The +.Nm +driver does not capture management frames in non-monitor modes; +without this limitation some firmware functions (e.g., 'join bss') +will not work properly.
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