Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:32:33 +0000 (UTC) From: Benedict Reuschling <bcr@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r50044 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking Message-ID: <201703101232.v2ACWX7U035905@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: bcr Date: Fri Mar 10 12:32:33 2017 New Revision: 50044 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/50044 Log: Add a section for FreeBSD 11 and higher as this one uses a different method of detecting the wireless devices in the system (using sysctl). Additionally, change the wlandebug example to wlan0. PR: 214586 Submitted by: woodsb02@freebsd.org Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml Thu Mar 9 13:04:23 2017 (r50043) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml Fri Mar 10 12:32:33 2017 (r50044) @@ -743,6 +743,11 @@ route_net2="-net 192.168.1.0/24 192.168. <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>ifconfig | grep -B3 -i wireless</userinput></screen> + <para>On &os; 11 or higher, use this command + instead:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>sysctl net.wlan.devices</userinput></screen> + <para>If a wireless adapter is not listed, an additional kernel module might be required, or it might be a model not supported by &os;.</para> @@ -2222,7 +2227,7 @@ freebsdap 00:11:95:c3:0d:ac 1 scanning for access points and the 802.11 protocol handshakes required to arrange communication:</para> - <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>wlandebug -i <replaceable>ath0</replaceable> +scan+auth+debug+assoc</userinput> + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>wlandebug -i <replaceable>wlan0</replaceable> +scan+auth+debug+assoc</userinput> net.wlan.0.debug: 0 => 0xc80000<assoc,auth,scan></screen> <para>Many useful statistics are maintained by the 802.11
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