man.bsd.lv manual page server

NAME

iwn — Intel IEEE 802.11n wireless network driver

SYNOPSIS

To compile this driver into the kernel, include the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

Or you can use

to include them all.

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following lines in loader.conf(5):

if_iwn_load="YES"
iwn1000fw_load="YES"
iwn100fw_load="YES"
iwn105fw_load="YES"
iwn135fw_load="YES"
iwn2000fw_load="YES"
iwn2030fw_load="YES"
iwn4965fw_load="YES"
iwn5000fw_load="YES"
iwn5150fw_load="YES"
iwn6000fw_load="YES"
iwn6000g2afw_load="YES"
iwn6000g2bfw_load="YES"
iwn6050fw_load="YES"

EXAMPLES

Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):

ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 inet 192.168.0.20 \
    netmask 0xffffff00

Join a specific BSS network with network name “my_net”:

Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:

ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net \
	wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up

Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:

ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \
    wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1

DIAGNOSTICS

iwn%d: device timeout

The driver will reset the hardware. This should not happen.

iwn%d: firmware error

The onboard microcontroller crashed for some reason. The driver will reset the hardware. This should not happen.

iwn%d: timeout waiting for firmware initialization to complete

The onboard microcontroller failed to initialize in time. This should not happen.

iwn%d: could not load firmware image '%s'

The driver failed to load the firmware image using the firmware(9) subsystem. Verify the iwnfw(4) firmware module is present.

iwn%d: could not load boot firmware

An attempt to upload the boot firmware image to the onboard microcontroller failed. This should not happen.

iwn%d: could not load microcode

An attempt to upload the microcode image to the onboard microcontroller failed. This should not happen.

iwn%d: could not load main firmware

An attempt to upload the main firmware image to the onboard microcontroller failed. This should not happen.

SEE ALSO

ifmedia(4), iwnfw(4), pci(4), wlan(4), wlan_ccmp(4), wlan_tkip(4), wlan_wep(4), ifconfig(8), wpa_supplicant(8)

AUTHORS

The original iwn driver was written by Damien Bergamini <damien.bergamini@free.fr>.