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Date:      Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:42:16 +0000
From:      Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
To:        doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        Garrett Neugent <garrett@gneugent.com>
Subject:   git: 837f3c38a3 - main - hanbook/network: Use consistent wireless interface
Message-ID:  <69a0e868.45dfc.47bc3a6b@gitrepo.freebsd.org>

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The branch main has been updated by ziaee:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=837f3c38a393e6d5902583b12020da7f00961f07

commit 837f3c38a393e6d5902583b12020da7f00961f07
Author:     Garrett Neugent <garrett@gneugent.com>
AuthorDate: 2026-02-22 02:21:05 +0000
Commit:     Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-02-27 00:41:37 +0000

    hanbook/network: Use consistent wireless interface
    
    This chapter alternated between `iwn0` and `iwm0` for the interface.
    
    Reviewed by:    carlavilla, ziaee
    Closes:         https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/613
---
 documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc
index 2dc5de6c38..b95dcf732c 100644
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ em0@pci0:0:25:0:        class=0x020000 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x
     class      = network
     subclass   = ethernet
 --
-iwn0@pci0:3:0:0:        class=0x028000 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x4237 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x1211
+iwm0@pci0:3:0:0:        class=0x028000 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x4237 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x1211
     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation' <1>
     device     = 'PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection' <2>
     class      = network
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ Replace it with the password of the wireless network.
 
 The third step is to add the network interface entry to configure the network on startup.
 Obtain the network device interface by using the sysctl `net.wlan.devices`.
-In the listing below, the output of this sysctl shows the network device interface is "iwn0".
+In the listing below, the output of this sysctl shows the network device interface is "iwm0".
 
 [source,shell]
 ....
@@ -621,11 +621,11 @@ The output should be similar to the following:
 net.wlan.devices: iwm0
 ....
 
-In the sysrc line that follows, replace "iwn0" with the output of the sysctl command if needed.
+In the sysrc line that follows, replace "iwm0" with the output of the sysctl command if needed.
 
 [source,shell]
 ....
-# sysrc wlans_iwn0="wlan0"
+# sysrc wlans_iwm0="wlan0"
 # sysrc ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"
 ....
 


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