# wavelan

## NAME



           wavelan - AT&T GIS WaveLAN ISA device driver
    


## SYNOPSIS



           **insmod wavelan_cs.o [io=**_B,B.._**] [ irq=**_I,I.._**] [name=**_N,N.._**]**
    


## DESCRIPTION



           _This driver is obsolete:_ it was removed in Linux 2.6.35.
    
           **wavelan** is the low-level device driver for the NCR / AT&T / Lucent
           **WaveLAN ISA** and Digital (DEC) **RoamAbout DS** wireless ethernet
           adapter.  This driver is available as a module or might be
           compiled in the kernel.  This driver supports multiple cards in
           both forms (up to 4) and allocates the next available ethernet
           device (eth0..eth#) for each card found, unless a device name is
           explicitly specified (see below).  This device name will be
           reported in the kernel log file with the MAC address, NWID, and
           frequency used by the card.
    
       **Parameters**
           This section applies to the module form (parameters passed on the
           insmod(8) command line).  If the driver is included in the kernel,
           use the _ether=IRQ,IO,NAME_ syntax on the kernel command line.
    
           **io** Specify the list of base addresses where to search for
                  wavelan cards (setting by dip switch on the card).  If you
                  don't specify any io address, the driver will scan 0x390
                  and 0x3E0 addresses, which might conflict with other
                  hardware...
    
           **irq** Set the list of IRQs that each wavelan card should use (the
                  value is saved in permanent storage for future use).
    
           **name** Set the list of names to be used for each wavelan card
                  device (name used by ifconfig(8)).
    
       **Wireless extensions**
           Use **iwconfig**(8) to manipulate wireless extensions.
    
       **NWID (or domain)**
           Set the network ID [_0_ to _FFFF_] or disable it [_off_].  As the NWID
           is stored in the card Permanent Storage Area, it will be reused at
           any further invocation of the driver.
    
       **Frequency & channels**
           For the 2.4 GHz 2.00 Hardware, you are able to set the frequency
           by specifying one of the 10 defined channels (_2.412, 2.422, 2.425,_
           _2.4305, 2.432, 2.442, 2.452, 2.460, 2.462_ or _2.484_) or directly as
           a numeric value.  The frequency is changed immediately and
           permanently.  Frequency availability depends on the regulations...
    
       **Statistics spy**
           Set a list of MAC addresses in the driver (up to 8) and get the
           last quality of link for each of those (see **iwspy**(8)).
    
       **/proc/net/wireless**
           _status_ is the status reported by the modem.  _Link quality_ reports
           the quality of the modulation on the air (direct sequence spread
           spectrum) [max = 16].  _Level_ and _Noise_ refer to the signal level
           and noise level [max = 64].  The _crypt discarded packet_ and _misc_
           _discarded packet_ counters are not implemented.
    
       **Private ioctl**
           You may use **iwpriv**(8) to manipulate private ioctls.
    
       **Quality and level threshold**
           Enables you to define the quality and level threshold used by the
           modem (packet below that level are discarded).
    
       **Histogram**
           This functionality makes it possible to set a number of signal
           level intervals and to count the number of packets received in
           each of those defined intervals.  This distribution might be used
           to calculate the mean value and standard deviation of the signal
           level.
    
       **Specific notes**
           This driver fails to detect some **non-NCR/AT &T/Lucent **Wavelan
           cards.  If this happens for you, you must look in the source code
           on how to add your card to the detection routine.
    
           Some of the mentioned features are optional.  You may enable or
           disable them by changing flags in the driver header and recompile.
    


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