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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> | 2005-04-16 18:20:36 -0400 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> | 2005-04-16 18:20:36 -0400 |
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1 | September 21, 1999 | ||
2 | |||
3 | Copyright (c) 1998 Corey Thomas (corey@world.std.com) | ||
4 | |||
5 | This file is the documentation for the Raylink Wireless LAN card driver for | ||
6 | Linux. The Raylink wireless LAN card is a PCMCIA card which provides IEEE | ||
7 | 802.11 compatible wireless network connectivity at 1 and 2 megabits/second. | ||
8 | See http://www.raytheon.com/micro/raylink/ for more information on the Raylink | ||
9 | card. This driver is in early development and does have bugs. See the known | ||
10 | bugs and limitations at the end of this document for more information. | ||
11 | This driver also works with WebGear's Aviator 2.4 and Aviator Pro | ||
12 | wireless LAN cards. | ||
13 | |||
14 | As of kernel 2.3.18, the ray_cs driver is part of the Linux kernel | ||
15 | source. My web page for the development of ray_cs is at | ||
16 | http://world.std.com/~corey/raylink.html and I can be emailed at | ||
17 | corey@world.std.com | ||
18 | |||
19 | The kernel driver is based on ray_cs-1.62.tgz | ||
20 | |||
21 | The driver at my web page is intended to be used as an add on to | ||
22 | David Hinds pcmcia package. All the command line parameters are | ||
23 | available when compiled as a module. When built into the kernel, only | ||
24 | the essid= string parameter is available via the kernel command line. | ||
25 | This will change after the method of sorting out parameters for all | ||
26 | the PCMCIA drivers is agreed upon. If you must have a built in driver | ||
27 | with nondefault parameters, they can be edited in | ||
28 | /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/pcmcia/ray_cs.c. Searching for MODULE_PARM | ||
29 | will find them all. | ||
30 | |||
31 | Information on card services is available at: | ||
32 | ftp://hyper.stanford.edu/pub/pcmcia/doc | ||
33 | http://hyper.stanford.edu/HyperNews/get/pcmcia/home.html | ||
34 | |||
35 | |||
36 | Card services user programs are still required for PCMCIA devices. | ||
37 | pcmcia-cs-3.1.1 or greater is required for the kernel version of | ||
38 | the driver. | ||
39 | |||
40 | Currently, ray_cs is not part of David Hinds card services package, | ||
41 | so the following magic is required. | ||
42 | |||
43 | At the end of the /etc/pcmcia/config.opts file, add the line: | ||
44 | source ./ray_cs.opts | ||
45 | This will make card services read the ray_cs.opts file | ||
46 | when starting. Create the file /etc/pcmcia/ray_cs.opts containing the | ||
47 | following: | ||
48 | |||
49 | #### start of /etc/pcmcia/ray_cs.opts ################### | ||
50 | # Configuration options for Raylink Wireless LAN PCMCIA card | ||
51 | device "ray_cs" | ||
52 | class "network" module "misc/ray_cs" | ||
53 | |||
54 | card "RayLink PC Card WLAN Adapter" | ||
55 | manfid 0x01a6, 0x0000 | ||
56 | bind "ray_cs" | ||
57 | |||
58 | module "misc/ray_cs" opts "" | ||
59 | #### end of /etc/pcmcia/ray_cs.opts ##################### | ||
60 | |||
61 | |||
62 | To join an existing network with | ||
63 | different parameters, contact the network administrator for the | ||
64 | configuration information, and edit /etc/pcmcia/ray_cs.opts. | ||
65 | Add the parameters below between the empty quotes. | ||
66 | |||
67 | Parameters for ray_cs driver which may be specified in ray_cs.opts: | ||
68 | |||
69 | bc integer 0 = normal mode (802.11 timing) | ||
70 | 1 = slow down inter frame timing to allow | ||
71 | operation with older breezecom access | ||
72 | points. | ||
73 | |||
74 | beacon_period integer beacon period in Kilo-microseconds | ||
75 | legal values = must be integer multiple | ||
76 | of hop dwell | ||
77 | default = 256 | ||
78 | |||
79 | country integer 1 = USA (default) | ||
80 | 2 = Europe | ||
81 | 3 = Japan | ||
82 | 4 = Korea | ||
83 | 5 = Spain | ||
84 | 6 = France | ||
85 | 7 = Israel | ||
86 | 8 = Australia | ||
87 | |||
88 | essid string ESS ID - network name to join | ||
89 | string with maximum length of 32 chars | ||
90 | default value = "ADHOC_ESSID" | ||
91 | |||
92 | hop_dwell integer hop dwell time in Kilo-microseconds | ||
93 | legal values = 16,32,64,128(default),256 | ||
94 | |||
95 | irq_mask integer linux standard 16 bit value 1bit/IRQ | ||
96 | lsb is IRQ 0, bit 1 is IRQ 1 etc. | ||
97 | Used to restrict choice of IRQ's to use. | ||
98 | Recommended method for controlling | ||
99 | interrupts is in /etc/pcmcia/config.opts | ||
100 | |||
101 | net_type integer 0 (default) = adhoc network, | ||
102 | 1 = infrastructure | ||
103 | |||
104 | phy_addr string string containing new MAC address in | ||
105 | hex, must start with x eg | ||
106 | x00008f123456 | ||
107 | |||
108 | psm integer 0 = continuously active | ||
109 | 1 = power save mode (not useful yet) | ||
110 | |||
111 | pc_debug integer (0-5) larger values for more verbose | ||
112 | logging. Replaces ray_debug. | ||
113 | |||
114 | ray_debug integer Replaced with pc_debug | ||
115 | |||
116 | ray_mem_speed integer defaults to 500 | ||
117 | |||
118 | sniffer integer 0 = not sniffer (default) | ||
119 | 1 = sniffer which can be used to record all | ||
120 | network traffic using tcpdump or similar, | ||
121 | but no normal network use is allowed. | ||
122 | |||
123 | translate integer 0 = no translation (encapsulate frames) | ||
124 | 1 = translation (RFC1042/802.1) | ||
125 | |||
126 | |||
127 | More on sniffer mode: | ||
128 | |||
129 | tcpdump does not understand 802.11 headers, so it can't | ||
130 | interpret the contents, but it can record to a file. This is only | ||
131 | useful for debugging 802.11 lowlevel protocols that are not visible to | ||
132 | linux. If you want to watch ftp xfers, or do similar things, you | ||
133 | don't need to use sniffer mode. Also, some packet types are never | ||
134 | sent up by the card, so you will never see them (ack, rts, cts, probe | ||
135 | etc.) There is a simple program (showcap) included in the ray_cs | ||
136 | package which parses the 802.11 headers. | ||
137 | |||
138 | Known Problems and missing features | ||
139 | |||
140 | Does not work with non x86 | ||
141 | |||
142 | Does not work with SMP | ||
143 | |||
144 | Support for defragmenting frames is not yet debugged, and in | ||
145 | fact is known to not work. I have never encountered a net set | ||
146 | up to fragment, but still, it should be fixed. | ||
147 | |||
148 | The ioctl support is incomplete. The hardware address cannot be set | ||
149 | using ifconfig yet. If a different hardware address is needed, it may | ||
150 | be set using the phy_addr parameter in ray_cs.opts. This requires | ||
151 | a card insertion to take effect. | ||