Configure WaveLAN/IEEE devices
Syntax:
wiconfig interface [-Dho] [-A 1|2] [-a access_point_density]
[-d max_data_length] [-g fragmentation_threshold] [-M 0|1]
[-m MAC_address] [-R 1|3] [-r RTS_threshold] [-s station_name]
Options:
- -A 1|2
- Set the authentication type for a specified interface.
Permitted values are 1 (Open System Authentication) or 2 (Shared Key Authentication). The default is 1.
- -a access_point_density
- Specify the access point density for a given interface.
Legal values are 1 (low), 2 (medium), and 3 (high).
This setting influences some of the radio modem threshold settings.
- -D
- This forces the driver to initiate one round of access point scanning.
All of the access points found are displayed.
- -d max_data_length
- Set the maximum receive and transmit frame size for a specified interface.
The maximum data length can be any number from 256 to 2346. The default is 2304.
- -g fragmentation_threshold
- Set the fragmentation threshold.
- -h
- Display a short help message.
- -M 0|1
- Enable or disable "microwave oven robustness" on a given interface. This should be used only if needed.
In cases of slow performance where there is a good quality
signal but also high levels of noise (i.e., the signal-to-noise ratio
is bad, but the signal strength is good), and
there is an operating microwave oven in or near the signal
path, this option may be of use.
In bad signal-to-noise conditions, the link layer will switch
to lower transmit rates. However at lower transmit rates,
individual frames take longer to transmit, making them more
vulnerable to bursty noise. The option works by enabling
data fragmentation in the link layer as the transmit speed
lowers in an attempt to shorten the transmit time of each
frame so that individual frames are more likely to be transmitted without error.
Note that this doesn't impact the visible MTU of the link.
- -m MAC_address
- Set the station address for the specified interface. The MAC
address is specified as a series of six hexadecimal values
separated by colons, e.g., 00:60:1d:12:34:56. This programs
the new address into the card and updates the interface as well.
- -o
- Print out the statistics counters instead of the card settings.
Note that, however, the statistics are updated only every minute or so.
- -R 1|3
- Enable or disable roaming function on a given interface. The
legal values are 1 (roaming handled by firmware) and 3 (roaming disabled).
The default is 1.
- -r RTS_threshold
- Set the RTS/CTS threshold for a given interface.
This controls the number of bytes used for the RTS/CTS handshake boundary.
The RTS_threshold can be any value between 0 and 2347.
The default is 2347, which indicates that the RTS/CTS mechanism is never to be used.
- -s station_name
- Sets the station name, which is used for diagnostic purposes, for the specified interface.
The Lucent WaveMANAGER software can poll the names of remote hosts.
Description:
The wiconfig command controls the operation of WaveLAN/IEEE
wireless networking devices via the wi and awi drivers.
The wiconfig command can also be used to view the current settings of these parameters and to
dump out the values of the card's statistics counters.
Note:
You aren't likely to need this utility;
ifconfig
can handle the device configuration required without needing this utility.
With no extra options, wiconfig displays the current settings of the
specified WaveLAN/IEEE interface.
Most of the parameters that can be changed relate to the IEEE 802.11 protocol that the WaveLAN implements.
This includes the station name, whether the station is operating in ad-hoc (point to point) or
BSS (service set) mode, and the network name of a service set to join (IBSS) if BSS mode is enabled.
The interface argument given to wiconfig should be the logical
interface name associated with the WaveLAN/IEEE device (e.g., wi0, wi1, etc.).