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authorcinap_lenrek <cinap_lenrek@gmx.de>2013-06-23 23:54:15 +0200
committercinap_lenrek <cinap_lenrek@gmx.de>2013-06-23 23:54:15 +0200
commita8cc5cff0eb4ed57164045e53cb6773ba9258e65 (patch)
tree4f10c5981e0f7e4c8f15122129a1daeadc6907d3 /sys/man/8
parent43323512f08b671e391685c601e78645b15ee681 (diff)
wifi: allow selecting specific access point with bssid= parameter and wifictl command
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diff --git a/sys/man/8/plan9.ini b/sys/man/8/plan9.ini
index 61115f7fd..9e82444f6 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/plan9.ini
+++ b/sys/man/8/plan9.ini
@@ -392,18 +392,28 @@ or
.B /boot.
To select the access point, the
.B essid=
-parameter can be specified at boot or set during runtime
+and
+.B bssid=
+parameters can be specified at boot or set during runtime
like:
.EX
echo essid left-armpit >/net/ether1/clone
.EE
+If both
+.B essid=
+and
+.B bssid=
+are spcified, both must match.
Scan results appear in the
.B ifstats
file and can be read out like:
.EX
cat /net/ether1/ifstats
.EE
-Ad-hoc mode or encryption is currently not supported.
+Ad-hoc mode or WEP encryption is currently not supported.
+To enable WPA/WPA2 encryption, see
+.IR wpa (8)
+for details.
.SS DISKS, TAPES
(S)ATA controllers are autodetected.
.SS \fL*nodma=\fP