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NAME

      iwi - Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG IEEE 802.11 driver

SYNOPSIS

      To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your
      kernel configuration file:
 
            device iwi
            device pci
            device wlan
            device firmware
 
      Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
      following lines in loader.conf(5):
 
            if_iwi_load="YES"
            wlan_load="YES"
            firmware_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

      The iwi driver provides support for Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2915ABG
      MiniPCI and 2225BG PCI network adapters.
 
      By default, the iwi driver configures the adapter for BSS operation (aka
      infrastructure mode).  This mode requires the use of an access point.
 
      For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).
 
      This driver requires firmware to be loaded before it will work.  You need
      to install the ports/net/iwi-firmware-kmod port before ifconfig(8) will
      work.

EXAMPLES

      Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
 
            ifconfig iwi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00
 
      Join a specific BSS network with network name “my_net”:
 
            ifconfig iwi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net
 
      Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
 
            ifconfig iwi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \
                wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1
 
      Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:
 
            ifconfig iwi0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \
                wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1

DIAGNOSTICS

      iwi%d: device timeout  The driver will reset the hardware.  This should
      not happen.
 
      iwi%d: firmware error  The onboard microcontroller crashes for some rea‐
      son.  The driver will reset the hardware.  This should not happen.
 
      iwi%d: timeout waiting for firmware initialization to complete  The
      onboard microcontroller failed to initialize in time.  This should not
      happen.
 
      iwi%d: could not load firmware image      %s       The driver failed to load the
      firmware image using the firmware(9) subsystem.  Verify that the
      ports/net/iwi-firmware-kmod port is installed correctly.
 
      iwi%d: could not load boot firmware  An attempt to upload the boot
      firmware image to the onboard microcontroller failed.  This should not
      happen.
 
      iwi%d: could not load microcode  An attempt to upload the microcode image
      to the onboard microcontroller failed.  This should not happen.
 
      iwi%d: could not load main firmware  An attempt to upload the main
      firmware image to the onboard microcontroller failed.  This should not
      happen.
      an(4), ath(4), ipw(4), pci(4), wi(4), wlan(4), ifconfig(8)
 
      The IWI Web Page, http://damien.bergamini.free.fr/ipw/.

AUTHORS

      The iwi driver was written by Damien Bergamini 〈damien@FreeBSD.org〉.