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Freifunk Luebeck
openwrt
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adfcd8d4
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15 years ago
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Florian Fainelli
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a couple of small fixes in the Wireless documentation
SVN-Revision: 15990
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ commented. This prevents unsecured sharing of the network over the wireless inte
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ commented. This prevents unsecured sharing of the network over the wireless inte
Each wireless driver has its own configuration script in
\texttt
{
/lib/wifi/driver
\_
name.sh
}
which handles
Each wireless driver has its own configuration script in
\texttt
{
/lib/wifi/driver
\_
name.sh
}
which handles
driver specific options and configurations. This script is also calling driver specific binaries like wlc for
driver specific options and configurations. This script is also calling driver specific binaries like wlc for
Broadcom, or hostapd and wpa
\_
supplicant for atheros.
Broadcom, or hostapd and wpa
\_
supplicant for atheros
and mac80211
.
The reason for using such architecture, is that it abstracts the driver configuration.
The reason for using such architecture, is that it abstracts the driver configuration.
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@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ config wifi-device wifi device name
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@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ config wifi-device wifi device name
option country us, uk, fr, de, etc.
option country us, uk, fr, de, etc.
option channel 1-14
option channel 1-14
option maxassoc 1-128 (broadcom only)
option maxassoc 1-128 (broadcom only)
option distance 1-n
option distance 1-n
(meters)
option hwmode 11b, 11g, 11a, 11bg (atheros, mac80211)
option hwmode 11b, 11g, 11a, 11bg (atheros, mac80211)
option rxantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
option rxantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
option txantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
option txantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
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@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ config wifi-iface
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@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ config wifi-iface
option server ip address
option server ip address
option port port
option port port
option hidden 0,1
option hidden 0,1
option isolate 0,1
option isolate 0,1
(broadcom)
\end{Verbatim}
\end{Verbatim}
\paragraph
{
Options for the
\texttt
{
wifi-device
}
:
}
\paragraph
{
Options for the
\texttt
{
wifi-device
}
:
}
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@@ -136,22 +136,22 @@ config wifi-iface
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@@ -136,22 +136,22 @@ config wifi-iface
The wifi channel (e.g. 1-14, depending on your country setting).
The wifi channel (e.g. 1-14, depending on your country setting).
\item
\texttt
{
maxassoc
}
\\
\item
\texttt
{
maxassoc
}
\\
Optional: Maximum number of associated clients. This feature is supported only on the
b
roadcom chipset.
Optional: Maximum number of associated clients. This feature is supported only on the
B
roadcom chipset
s
.
\item
\texttt
{
distance
}
\\
\item
\texttt
{
distance
}
\\
Optional: Distance between the ap and the furthest client in meters. This feature is supported only on the
a
theros chipset.
Optional: Distance between the ap and the furthest client in meters. This feature is supported only on the
A
theros chipset
s
.
\item
\texttt
{
mode
}
\\
\item
\texttt
{
mode
}
\\
The frequency band (
\texttt
{
b
}
,
\texttt
{
g
}
,
\texttt
{
bg
}
,
\texttt
{
a
}
). This feature is only supported on the
a
theros chipset.
The frequency band (
\texttt
{
b
}
,
\texttt
{
g
}
,
\texttt
{
bg
}
,
\texttt
{
a
}
). This feature is only supported on the
A
theros chipset
s
.
\item
\texttt
{
diversity
}
\\
\item
\texttt
{
diversity
}
\\
Optional: Enable diversity for the Wi-Fi device. This feature is supported only on the
a
theros chipset.
Optional: Enable diversity for the Wi-Fi device. This feature is supported only on the
A
theros chipset
s
.
\item
\texttt
{
rxantenna
}
\\
\item
\texttt
{
rxantenna
}
\\
Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for reception. This feature is supported by
a
theros and some
b
roadcom chipsets.
Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for reception. This feature is supported by
A
theros and some
B
roadcom chipsets.
\item
\texttt
{
txantenna
}
\\
\item
\texttt
{
txantenna
}
\\
Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported by
a
theros and some
b
roadcom chipsets.
Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported by
A
theros and some
B
roadcom chipsets.
\item
\texttt
{
txpower
}
\item
\texttt
{
txpower
}
Set the transmission power to be used. The amount is specified in dBm.
Set the transmission power to be used. The amount is specified in dBm.
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@@ -235,7 +235,20 @@ config wifi-iface
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@@ -235,7 +235,20 @@ config wifi-iface
\paragraph
{
Mesh Point
}
\paragraph
{
Mesh Point
}
Mesh Point (802.11s) is only supported by some mac80211 drivers. It requires the iw package
Mesh Point (802.11s) is only supported by some mac80211 drivers. It requires the iw package
to be installed to setup mesh links. OpenWrt creates mshN mesh point interfaces.
to be installed to setup mesh links. OpenWrt creates mshN mesh point interfaces. A sample
configuration looks like this:
\begin{Verbatim}
config wifi-device "wlan0"
option type "mac80211"
option channel "5"
config wifi-iface
option device "wlan0"
option network lan
option mode "mesh"
option mesh
_
id "OpenWrt"
\end{Verbatim}
\paragraph
{
Wireless Distribution System
}
\paragraph
{
Wireless Distribution System
}
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@@ -302,8 +315,8 @@ config wifi-iface
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@@ -302,8 +315,8 @@ config wifi-iface
OpenWrt supports both 802.1x client and Access Point
OpenWrt supports both 802.1x client and Access Point
configurations. 802.1x client is only working with
configurations. 802.1x client is only working with
Ath
er
o
s
or mac80211 drivers
. Configuration
only
driv
ers
supported by wpa-supplicant
. Configuration
supports EAP types TLS, TTLS or PEAP.
only
supports EAP types TLS, TTLS or PEAP.
\subparagraph
{
EAP-TLS
}
\subparagraph
{
EAP-TLS
}
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