Subject: Re: latest ath/net80211 from freebsd (9 June 2005 update)
To: None <tech-net@NetBSD.org, current-users@NetBSD.org>
From: Jukka Salmi <j+nbsd@2005.salmi.ch>
List: tech-net
Date: 06/12/2005 11:07:03
Jonathan Stone --> tech-net (2005-06-11 10:55:57 -0700):
> It was, once upon a time. But then the underlying kernel machinery got
> replaced with the 802.11 framework, the ioctls got revamped, and now
> wiconfig works with other devices like ath(4), too.
> 
> laptop# wiconfig ath0 -D
> scanning ......
> AP Information
> ap[0]:
>         netname (SSID):                 [ NETGEAR ]
>         BSSID:                          [ 00:09:5b:st:uv:wx:yz ]
>         Channel:                        [ 11 ]
>         Quality/Signal/Noise [signal]:  [ 0 / 10 / 0 ]
>                                 [dBm]:  [ 0 / -139 / -149 ]
>         BSS Beacon Interval [msec]:     [ 100 ]
>         Capinfo:                        [ ESS ]
>         DataRate [Mbps]:                [ 11 ]

According to the [1]NetBSd WiFi documentation the use of `wiconfig' is
deprecated. Which tool is considered to be its successor?


Cheers, Jukka

[1] http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/network/wavelan.html#using-the-network

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