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4 .TH IWPRIV 8 "31 October 1996" "net-tools" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
9 iwpriv \- configure optionals (private) parameters of a wireless
15 .BI "iwpriv [" interface ]
17 .BI "iwpriv " interface " " private-command " [" private-parameters ]
19 .BI "iwpriv " interface " roam " {on,off}
21 .BI "iwpriv " interface " port " {ad-hoc,managed,N}
27 is the companion tool to
30 deals with parameters and setting specific to each driver (as opposed to
32 which deals with generic ones) and a few commands that doesn't fit well in
34 (like listing the available frequencies).
38 list the available private commands available on each interface, and
39 the parameters that they require. Using this information, the user may
40 apply those interface specific commands on the specified interface.
42 In theory, the documentation of each device driver should indicate how
43 to use those interface specific commands and their effect.
50 Enable or disable roaming, if supported. Call the private command
57 Read or configure the port type. Call the private commands
58 .IR gport_type ", " sport_type ", " get_port " or " set_port
60 .IR wavelan2_cs " and " wvlan_cs " drivers."
65 on the interface. The command may take or require arguments, and may
66 display information. Refer to the device driver documentation for
67 information on how to use and the effect.
72 For each device which support private commands,
74 will display the list of private commands available.
76 This include the name of the private command, the number or arguments
77 that may be set and their type, and the number or arguments that may
78 be display and their type.
80 For example, you may have the following display :
82 .B "eth0 Available private ioctl :"
84 .B " setqualthr (89F0) : set 1 byte & get 0"
86 .B " gethisto (89F7) : set 0 & get 16 int"
88 This indicate that you may set the quality threshold and display an
89 histogram of up to 16 values with the following commands :
91 .I " iwpriv eth0 setqualthr 20"
93 .I " iwpriv eth0 gethisto"
98 Jean Tourrilhes \- jt@hplb.hpl.hp.com
103 .I /proc/net/wireless