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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/Kconfig')
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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/Kconfig index 5d2878a73732..ab17903ba9f8 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/Kconfig @@ -13,37 +13,37 @@ config IPW2100 select LIB80211 select LIBIPW ---help--- - A driver for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network + A driver for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection 802.11b wireless network adapter. - See <file:Documentation/networking/device_drivers/intel/ipw2100.txt> + See <file:Documentation/networking/device_drivers/intel/ipw2100.txt> for information on the capabilities currently enabled in this driver and for tips for debugging issues and problems. In order to use this driver, you will need a firmware image for it. - You can obtain the firmware from - <http://ipw2100.sf.net/>. Once you have the firmware image, you + You can obtain the firmware from + <http://ipw2100.sf.net/>. Once you have the firmware image, you will need to place it in /lib/firmware. - You will also very likely need the Wireless Tools in order to - configure your card: + You will also very likely need the Wireless Tools in order to + configure your card: - <http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html>. + <http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html>. + + It is recommended that you compile this driver as a module (M) + rather than built-in (Y). This driver requires firmware at device + initialization time, and when built-in this typically happens + before the filesystem is accessible (hence firmware will be + unavailable and initialization will fail). If you do choose to build + this driver into your kernel image, you can avoid this problem by + including the firmware and a firmware loader in an initramfs. - It is recommended that you compile this driver as a module (M) - rather than built-in (Y). This driver requires firmware at device - initialization time, and when built-in this typically happens - before the filesystem is accessible (hence firmware will be - unavailable and initialization will fail). If you do choose to build - this driver into your kernel image, you can avoid this problem by - including the firmware and a firmware loader in an initramfs. - config IPW2100_MONITOR - bool "Enable promiscuous mode" - depends on IPW2100 - ---help--- + bool "Enable promiscuous mode" + depends on IPW2100 + ---help--- Enables promiscuous/monitor mode support for the ipw2100 driver. - With this feature compiled into the driver, you can switch to + With this feature compiled into the driver, you can switch to promiscuous mode via the Wireless Tool's Monitor mode. While in this mode, no packets can be sent. @@ -51,17 +51,17 @@ config IPW2100_DEBUG bool "Enable full debugging output in IPW2100 module." depends on IPW2100 ---help--- - This option will enable debug tracing output for the IPW2100. + This option will enable debug tracing output for the IPW2100. - This will result in the kernel module being ~60k larger. You can - control which debug output is sent to the kernel log by setting the - value in + This will result in the kernel module being ~60k larger. You can + control which debug output is sent to the kernel log by setting the + value in /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2100/debug_level This entry will only exist if this option is enabled. - If you are not trying to debug or develop the IPW2100 driver, you + If you are not trying to debug or develop the IPW2100 driver, you most likely want to say N here. config IPW2200 @@ -75,37 +75,37 @@ config IPW2200 select LIB80211 select LIBIPW ---help--- - A driver for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG and 2915ABG Network - Connection adapters. + A driver for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG and 2915ABG Network + Connection adapters. - See <file:Documentation/networking/device_drivers/intel/ipw2200.txt> + See <file:Documentation/networking/device_drivers/intel/ipw2200.txt> for information on the capabilities currently enabled in this driver and for tips for debugging issues and problems. In order to use this driver, you will need a firmware image for it. - You can obtain the firmware from - <http://ipw2200.sf.net/>. See the above referenced README.ipw2200 + You can obtain the firmware from + <http://ipw2200.sf.net/>. See the above referenced README.ipw2200 for information on where to install the firmware images. - You will also very likely need the Wireless Tools in order to - configure your card: + You will also very likely need the Wireless Tools in order to + configure your card: - <http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html>. + <http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html>. - It is recommended that you compile this driver as a module (M) - rather than built-in (Y). This driver requires firmware at device - initialization time, and when built-in this typically happens - before the filesystem is accessible (hence firmware will be - unavailable and initialization will fail). If you do choose to build - this driver into your kernel image, you can avoid this problem by - including the firmware and a firmware loader in an initramfs. + It is recommended that you compile this driver as a module (M) + rather than built-in (Y). This driver requires firmware at device + initialization time, and when built-in this typically happens + before the filesystem is accessible (hence firmware will be + unavailable and initialization will fail). If you do choose to build + this driver into your kernel image, you can avoid this problem by + including the firmware and a firmware loader in an initramfs. config IPW2200_MONITOR - bool "Enable promiscuous mode" - depends on IPW2200 - ---help--- + bool "Enable promiscuous mode" + depends on IPW2200 + ---help--- Enables promiscuous/monitor mode support for the ipw2200 driver. - With this feature compiled into the driver, you can switch to + With this feature compiled into the driver, you can switch to promiscuous mode via the Wireless Tool's Monitor mode. While in this mode, no packets can be sent. @@ -118,28 +118,28 @@ config IPW2200_PROMISCUOUS depends on IPW2200_MONITOR select IPW2200_RADIOTAP ---help--- - Enables the creation of a second interface prefixed 'rtap'. - This second interface will provide every received in radiotap + Enables the creation of a second interface prefixed 'rtap'. + This second interface will provide every received in radiotap format. - This is useful for performing wireless network analysis while - maintaining an active association. + This is useful for performing wireless network analysis while + maintaining an active association. + + Example usage: - Example usage: + % modprobe ipw2200 rtap_iface=1 + % ifconfig rtap0 up + % tethereal -i rtap0 - % modprobe ipw2200 rtap_iface=1 - % ifconfig rtap0 up - % tethereal -i rtap0 + If you do not specify 'rtap_iface=1' as a module parameter then + the rtap interface will not be created and you will need to turn + it on via sysfs: - If you do not specify 'rtap_iface=1' as a module parameter then - the rtap interface will not be created and you will need to turn - it on via sysfs: - - % echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/*/rtap_iface + % echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/*/rtap_iface config IPW2200_QOS - bool "Enable QoS support" - depends on IPW2200 + bool "Enable QoS support" + depends on IPW2200 config IPW2200_DEBUG bool "Enable full debugging output in IPW2200 module." |