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1	
2	Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Driver for Linux in support of:
3	
4	Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
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6	Copyright (C) 2003-2006, Intel Corporation
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8	README.ipw2100
9	
10	Version: git-1.1.5
11	Date   : January 25, 2006
12	
13	Index
14	-----------------------------------------------
15	0. IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE USING THIS DRIVER
16	1. Introduction
17	2. Release git-1.1.5 Current Features
18	3. Command Line Parameters
19	4. Sysfs Helper Files
20	5. Radio Kill Switch
21	6. Dynamic Firmware
22	7. Power Management
23	8. Support
24	9. License
25	
26	
27	0.   IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE USING THIS DRIVER
28	-----------------------------------------------
29	
30	Important Notice FOR ALL USERS OR DISTRIBUTORS!!!!
31	
32	Intel wireless LAN adapters are engineered, manufactured, tested, and
33	quality checked to ensure that they meet all necessary local and
34	governmental regulatory agency requirements for the regions that they
35	are designated and/or marked to ship into. Since wireless LANs are
36	generally unlicensed devices that share spectrum with radars,
37	satellites, and other licensed and unlicensed devices, it is sometimes
38	necessary to dynamically detect, avoid, and limit usage to avoid
39	interference with these devices. In many instances Intel is required to
40	provide test data to prove regional and local compliance to regional and
41	governmental regulations before certification or approval to use the
42	product is granted. Intel's wireless LAN's EEPROM, firmware, and
43	software driver are designed to carefully control parameters that affect
44	radio operation and to ensure electromagnetic compliance (EMC). These
45	parameters include, without limitation, RF power, spectrum usage,
46	channel scanning, and human exposure.
47	
48	For these reasons Intel cannot permit any manipulation by third parties
49	of the software provided in binary format with the wireless WLAN
50	adapters (e.g., the EEPROM and firmware). Furthermore, if you use any
51	patches, utilities, or code with the Intel wireless LAN adapters that
52	have been manipulated by an unauthorized party (i.e., patches,
53	utilities, or code (including open source code modifications) which have
54	not been validated by Intel), (i) you will be solely responsible for
55	ensuring the regulatory compliance of the products, (ii) Intel will bear
56	no liability, under any theory of liability for any issues associated
57	with the modified products, including without limitation, claims under
58	the warranty and/or issues arising from regulatory non-compliance, and
59	(iii) Intel will not provide or be required to assist in providing
60	support to any third parties for such modified products.
61	
62	Note: Many regulatory agencies consider Wireless LAN adapters to be
63	modules, and accordingly, condition system-level regulatory approval
64	upon receipt and review of test data documenting that the antennas and
65	system configuration do not cause the EMC and radio operation to be
66	non-compliant.
67	
68	The drivers available for download from SourceForge are provided as a
69	part of a development project.  Conformance to local regulatory
70	requirements is the responsibility of the individual developer.  As
71	such, if you are interested in deploying or shipping a driver as part of
72	solution intended to be used for purposes other than development, please
73	obtain a tested driver from Intel Customer Support at:
74	
75	http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/sb/CS-006408.htm
76	
77	1. Introduction
78	-----------------------------------------------
79	
80	This document provides a brief overview of the features supported by the 
81	IPW2100 driver project.  The main project website, where the latest 
82	development version of the driver can be found, is:
83	
84		http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net
85	
86	There you can find the not only the latest releases, but also information about
87	potential fixes and patches, as well as links to the development mailing list
88	for the driver project.
89	
90	
91	2. Release git-1.1.5 Current Supported Features
92	-----------------------------------------------
93	- Managed (BSS) and Ad-Hoc (IBSS)
94	- WEP (shared key and open)
95	- Wireless Tools support 
96	- 802.1x (tested with XSupplicant 1.0.1)
97	
98	Enabled (but not supported) features:
99	- Monitor/RFMon mode
100	- WPA/WPA2
101	
102	The distinction between officially supported and enabled is a reflection
103	on the amount of validation and interoperability testing that has been
104	performed on a given feature.
105	
106	
107	3. Command Line Parameters
108	-----------------------------------------------
109	
110	If the driver is built as a module, the following optional parameters are used
111	by entering them on the command line with the modprobe command using this
112	syntax:
113	
114		modprobe ipw2100 [<option>=<VAL1><,VAL2>...]
115	
116	For example, to disable the radio on driver loading, enter:
117	
118		modprobe ipw2100 disable=1
119	
120	The ipw2100 driver supports the following module parameters:
121	
122	Name		Value		Example:
123	debug		0x0-0xffffffff	debug=1024
124	mode		0,1,2		mode=1   /* AdHoc */
125	channel		int		channel=3 /* Only valid in AdHoc or Monitor */
126	associate	boolean		associate=0 /* Do NOT auto associate */
127	disable		boolean		disable=1 /* Do not power the HW */
128	
129	
130	4. Sysfs Helper Files
131	---------------------------     
132	-----------------------------------------------
133	
134	There are several ways to control the behavior of the driver.  Many of the 
135	general capabilities are exposed through the Wireless Tools (iwconfig).  There
136	are a few capabilities that are exposed through entries in the Linux Sysfs.
137	
138	
139	----- Driver Level ------
140	For the driver level files, look in /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2100/
141	
142	  debug_level  
143		
144		This controls the same global as the 'debug' module parameter.  For 
145	        information on the various debugging levels available, run the 'dvals'
146		script found in the driver source directory.
147	
148		NOTE:  'debug_level' is only enabled if CONFIG_IPW2100_DEBUG is turn
149		       on.
150	
151	----- Device Level ------
152	For the device level files look in
153		
154		/sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2100/{PCI-ID}/
155	
156	For example:
157		/sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2100/0000:02:01.0
158	
159	For the device level files, see /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2100:
160	
161	  rf_kill
162		read - 
163		0 = RF kill not enabled (radio on)
164		1 = SW based RF kill active (radio off)
165		2 = HW based RF kill active (radio off)
166		3 = Both HW and SW RF kill active (radio off)
167		write -
168		0 = If SW based RF kill active, turn the radio back on
169		1 = If radio is on, activate SW based RF kill
170	
171		NOTE: If you enable the SW based RF kill and then toggle the HW
172	  	based RF kill from ON -> OFF -> ON, the radio will NOT come back on
173	
174	
175	5. Radio Kill Switch
176	-----------------------------------------------
177	Most laptops provide the ability for the user to physically disable the radio.
178	Some vendors have implemented this as a physical switch that requires no
179	software to turn the radio off and on.  On other laptops, however, the switch
180	is controlled through a button being pressed and a software driver then making
181	calls to turn the radio off and on.  This is referred to as a "software based
182	RF kill switch"
183	
184	See the Sysfs helper file 'rf_kill' for determining the state of the RF switch
185	on your system.
186	
187	
188	6. Dynamic Firmware
189	-----------------------------------------------
190	As the firmware is licensed under a restricted use license, it can not be 
191	included within the kernel sources.  To enable the IPW2100 you will need a 
192	firmware image to load into the wireless NIC's processors.
193	
194	You can obtain these images from <http://ipw2100.sf.net/firmware.php>.
195	
196	See INSTALL for instructions on installing the firmware.
197	
198	
199	7. Power Management
200	-----------------------------------------------
201	The IPW2100 supports the configuration of the Power Save Protocol 
202	through a private wireless extension interface.  The IPW2100 supports 
203	the following different modes:
204	
205		off	No power management.  Radio is always on.
206		on	Automatic power management
207		1-5	Different levels of power management.  The higher the 
208			number the greater the power savings, but with an impact to 
209			packet latencies. 
210	
211	Power management works by powering down the radio after a certain 
212	interval of time has passed where no packets are passed through the 
213	radio.  Once powered down, the radio remains in that state for a given 
214	period of time.  For higher power savings, the interval between last 
215	packet processed to sleep is shorter and the sleep period is longer.
216	
217	When the radio is asleep, the access point sending data to the station 
218	must buffer packets at the AP until the station wakes up and requests 
219	any buffered packets.  If you have an AP that does not correctly support 
220	the PSP protocol you may experience packet loss or very poor performance 
221	while power management is enabled.  If this is the case, you will need 
222	to try and find a firmware update for your AP, or disable power 
223	management (via `iwconfig eth1 power off`)
224	
225	To configure the power level on the IPW2100 you use a combination of 
226	iwconfig and iwpriv.  iwconfig is used to turn power management on, off, 
227	and set it to auto.
228	
229		iwconfig eth1 power off    Disables radio power down
230		iwconfig eth1 power on     Enables radio power management to 
231					   last set level (defaults to AUTO)
232		iwpriv eth1 set_power 0    Sets power level to AUTO and enables 
233					   power management if not previously 
234					   enabled.
235		iwpriv eth1 set_power 1-5  Set the power level as specified, 
236					   enabling power management if not 
237					   previously enabled.
238	
239	You can view the current power level setting via:
240		
241		iwpriv eth1 get_power
242	
243	It will return the current period or timeout that is configured as a string
244	in the form of xxxx/yyyy (z) where xxxx is the timeout interval (amount of
245	time after packet processing), yyyy is the period to sleep (amount of time to 
246	wait before powering the radio and querying the access point for buffered
247	packets), and z is the 'power level'.  If power management is turned off the
248	xxxx/yyyy will be replaced with 'off' -- the level reported will be the active
249	level if `iwconfig eth1 power on` is invoked.
250	
251	
252	8. Support
253	-----------------------------------------------
254	
255	For general development information and support,
256	go to:
257		
258	    http://ipw2100.sf.net/
259	
260	The ipw2100 1.1.0 driver and firmware can be downloaded from:  
261	
262	    http://support.intel.com
263	
264	For installation support on the ipw2100 1.1.0 driver on Linux kernels 
265	2.6.8 or greater, email support is available from:  
266	
267	    http://supportmail.intel.com
268	
269	9. License
270	-----------------------------------------------
271	
272	  Copyright(c) 2003 - 2006 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
273	
274	  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
275	  under the terms of the GNU General Public License (version 2) as 
276	  published by the Free Software Foundation.
277	  
278	  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT 
279	  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 
280	  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for 
281	  more details.
282	  
283	  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
284	  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 
285	  Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
286	  
287	  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in the
288	  file called LICENSE.
289	  
290	  License Contact Information:
291	  James P. Ketrenos <ipw2100-admin@linux.intel.com>
292	  Intel Corporation, 5200 N.E. Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124-6497
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