.I " iwconfig eth0 mode Managed"
.TP
.B ap
-Register to the Access Point given by the address, if it is
-possible. When the quality of the connection goes too low, the driver
-may revert back to automatic mode.
+Force the card to register to the Access Point given by the address,
+if it is possible. When the quality of the connection goes too low,
+the driver may revert back to automatic mode (the card finds the best
+Access Point in range).
+.br
+You may also use
+.I off
+to re-enable automatic mode without changing the current Access Point,
+or you may use
+.I any
+or
+.I auto
+to force the card to reassociate with the current best Access Point.
.br
.B Example :
.br
.I " iwconfig eth0 ap 00:60:1D:01:23:45"
+.br
+.I " iwconfig eth0 ap any"
+.br
+.I " iwconfig eth0 ap off"
.TP
.BR nick [name]
Set the nickname, or the station name. Most 802.11 products do define
.I " iwconfig eth0 rate 11M"
.br
.I " iwconfig eth0 rate auto"
+.br
+.I " iwconfig eth0 rate 5.5M auto"
.TP
.BR rts [_threshold]
RTS/CTS adds a handshake before each packet transmission to make sure
.BR commit
Some cards may not apply changes done through Wireless Extensions
immediately (they may wait to agregate the changes or apply it only
-when the card is brought up). This command (when available) force
-the card to apply all pending changes.
+when the card is brought up via ifconfig). This command (when
+available) force the card to apply all pending changes.
.br
This is normally not needed, because the card will eventually apply
the changes, but can be usefull for debugging.