-.\" Jean Tourrilhes - HPL - 2002
+.\" Jean Tourrilhes - HPL - 2002 - 2004
.\" iwevent.8
.\"
-.TH IWEVENT 8 "25 January 2002" "net-tools" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH IWEVENT 8 "23 June 2004" "net-tools" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.\"
.\" NAME part
.\"
.B Tx packet dropped
A packet directed at this address has been dropped because the
interface believes this node doesn't answer anymore (usually maximum
-of MAC level retry exceeded). An early indication that the node may
-have left the cell or gone out of range, but may be due to fading or
-excessive contention.
+of MAC level retry exceeded). This is usually an early indication that
+the node may have left the cell or gone out of range, but it may be
+due to fading or excessive contention.
.TP
.B Custom driver event
Event specific to the driver. Please check the driver documentation.
The signal strength for one of the address in the spy list went under
the low threshold or went above than the high threshold.
.PP
-Only some of those events will be generated on some wireless
-interfaces by the wireless driver, and their support depend on the
-specific hardware/driver combination. Please refer to driver
-documentation for details.
+Most wireless drivers generate only a subset of those events, not all
+of them, the exact list depends on the specific hardware/driver
+combination. Please refer to driver documentation for details on when
+they are generated, and use
+.IR iwlist (8)
+to check what the driver supports.
.\"
.\" AUTHOR part
.\"
.BR iwconfig (8),
.BR iwlist (8),
.BR iwspy (8),
-.BR iwpriv (8).
+.BR iwpriv (8),
+.BR wireless (7).