v25

[android-x86/external-wireless-tools.git] / wireless_tools / iwconfig.8

diff --git a/wireless_tools/iwconfig.8 b/wireless_tools/iwconfig.8
index 1e8f323..377a3f2 100644 (file)
--- a/wireless_tools/iwconfig.8
+++ b/wireless_tools/iwconfig.8
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ iwconfig \- configure a wireless network interface
 .BI "                   [enc " E "] [key " K "] [power " P "] [retry " R ]
 .br
 .BI "                   [commit]
 .BI "                   [enc " E "] [key " K "] [power " P "] [retry " R ]
 .br
 .BI "                   [commit]

+.br
+.BI "iwconfig --help"
+.br
+.BI "iwconfig --version"

 .\"
 .\" DESCRIPTION part
 .\"
 .\"
 .\" DESCRIPTION part
 .\"


@@ -121,18 +125,22 @@ topology. The mode can be
 .I Ad-hoc
 (network composed of only one cell and without Access Point),
 .I Managed
 .I Ad-hoc
 (network composed of only one cell and without Access Point),
 .I Managed

-(network composed of many cells, with roaming or with an Access Point),
+(node connects to a network composed of many Access Points, with roaming),

 .I Master
 (the node is the synchronisation master or act as an Access Point),
 .I Repeater
 .I Master
 (the node is the synchronisation master or act as an Access Point),
 .I Repeater

-(the node forward packets on the air),
+(the node forward packets between other wireless nodes),

 .I Secondary
 .I Secondary

-(the node act as a backup master/repeater) or
+(the node act as a backup master/repeater),
+.I Monitor
+(the node act as a passive monitor and only receives packets) or

 .IR Auto .
 .br
 .B Example :
 .br
 .I "   iwconfig eth0 mode Managed"
 .IR Auto .
 .br
 .B Example :
 .br
 .I "   iwconfig eth0 mode Managed"

+.br
+.I "   iwconfig eth0 mode Ad-Hoc"

 .TP
 .B ap
 Force the card to register to the Access Point given by the address,
 .TP
 .B ap
 Force the card to register to the Access Point given by the address,


@@ -226,12 +234,12 @@ Used to manipulate encryption or scrambling keys and encryption mode.
 .br
 To set the current encryption key, just enter the key in hex digits as
 .IR XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX " or " XXXXXXXX .
 .br
 To set the current encryption key, just enter the key in hex digits as
 .IR XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX " or " XXXXXXXX .

-To set a key other than the current key, append
+To set a key other than the current key, prepend or append

 .I [index]
 .I [index]

-to the key itself. You can also enter the key as an ASCII string by
-using the
+to the key itself (this won't change which is the active key). You can
+also enter the key as an ASCII string by using the

 .I s:
 .I s:

-prefix.
+prefix. Passphrase is currently not supported.

 .br
 To change which key is the current active key, just enter
 .I [index]
 .br
 To change which key is the current active key, just enter
 .I [index]


@@ -244,6 +252,12 @@ set the system in open mode (accept non-encrypted packets) and
 .I restricted
 discard non-encrypted packets.
 .br
 .I restricted
 discard non-encrypted packets.
 .br

+If you need to set multiple keys, or set a key and change the active
+key, you need to use multiple
+.B key
+directives. Arguments can be put in any order, the last one will take
+precendence.
+.br

 .B Examples :
 .br
 .I "   iwconfig eth0 key 0123-4567-89"
 .B Examples :
 .br
 .I "   iwconfig eth0 key 0123-4567-89"


@@ -253,6 +267,10 @@ discard non-encrypted packets.
 .I "   iwconfig eth0 key [2] open"
 .br
 .I "   iwconfig eth0 key off"
 .I "   iwconfig eth0 key [2] open"
 .br
 .I "   iwconfig eth0 key off"

+.br
+.I "   iwconfig eth0 key restricted [3] 0123456789"
+.br
+.I "   iwconfig eth0 key 01-23 key 45-67 [4] key [4]"

 .TP
 .BR power
 Used to manipulate power management scheme parameters and mode.
 .TP
 .BR power
 Used to manipulate power management scheme parameters and mode.