* [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-net-wireless.xml
@ 2005-12-23 21:28 Xavier Neys
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neysx 05/12/23 21:28:18
Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook hb-net-wireless.xml
Log:
Rephrased a <p>
Revision Changes Path
1.8 +4 -4 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml
file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml?rev=1.8&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo
plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml?rev=1.8&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo
diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml.diff?r1=1.7&r2=1.8&cvsroot=gentoo
Index: hb-net-wireless.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.7
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8
--- hb-net-wireless.xml 22 Dec 2005 19:55:49 -0000 1.7
+++ hb-net-wireless.xml 23 Dec 2005 21:28:18 -0000 1.8
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.7 2005/12/22 19:55:49 jkt Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.8 2005/12/23 21:28:18 neysx Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -439,9 +439,9 @@
<body>
<p>
-Someones when you connect to <e>ESSID1</e> you need a static IP and when you
-connect to <e>ESSID2</e> you need DHCP. Infact most module variables we can
-change per ESSID. Here's how we do this.
+Sometimes, you need a static IP when you connect to <e>ESSID1</e> and you need
+DHCP when you connect to <e>ESSID2</e>. In fact, most module variables can be
+defined per ESSID. Here's how we do this.
</p>
<note>
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* [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-net-wireless.xml
@ 2007-03-20 10:14 Josh Saddler
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nightmorph 07/03/20 10:14:04
Modified: hb-net-wireless.xml
Log:
updated wpa_supplicant config file and example file locations per bug 171537. note that i went ahead and made the major version number bump slightly ahead of the actual handbook release date, so 7.0 to 8.0, as the rest of the docs will be -- because this was something that should be fixed right away, rather than wait. thanks to UberLord on IRC for confirming
Revision Changes Path
1.14 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml?rev=1.14&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml?rev=1.14&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml?r1=1.13&r2=1.14
Index: hb-net-wireless.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.13
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -r1.13 -r1.14
--- hb-net-wireless.xml 28 Oct 2006 09:17:55 -0000 1.13
+++ hb-net-wireless.xml 20 Mar 2007 10:14:04 -0000 1.14
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.13 2006/10/28 09:17:55 neysx Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.14 2007/03/20 10:14:04 nightmorph Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
Wireless isn't straight-forward. Hopefully we'll get you working!
</abstract>
-<version>7.0</version>
-<date>2006-08-30</date>
+<version>8.0</version>
+<date>2007-03-20</date>
<section>
<title>Introduction</title>
@@ -94,11 +94,12 @@
That was simple, wasn't it? However, we still have to configure
<c>wpa_supplicant</c> itself which is a bit more tricky depending on how secure
the Access Points are that you are trying to connect to. The below example is
-taken and simplified from <path>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf.example</path> which
-ships with <c>wpa_supplicant</c>.
+taken and simplified from
+<path>/usr/share/doc/wpa_supplicant-<version>/wpa_supplicant.conf.gz</path>
+which ships with <c>wpa_supplicant</c>.
</p>
-<pre caption="an example /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf">
+<pre caption="an example /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf">
<comment># The below line not be changed otherwise we refuse to work</comment>
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
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* [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-net-wireless.xml
@ 2006-01-27 16:56 Marcelo Goes
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From: Marcelo Goes @ 2006-01-27 16:56 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-doc-cvs
vanquirius 06/01/27 16:56:12
Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook hb-net-wireless.xml
Log:
*no content change*, devs->developers, loose->lose, with to->with
Revision Changes Path
1.11 +5 -5 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml
file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml?rev=1.11&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo
plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml?rev=1.11&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo
diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml.diff?r1=1.10&r2=1.11&cvsroot=gentoo
Index: hb-net-wireless.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.10
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -r1.10 -r1.11
--- hb-net-wireless.xml 9 Jan 2006 14:59:33 -0000 1.10
+++ hb-net-wireless.xml 27 Jan 2006 16:56:12 -0000 1.11
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.10 2006/01/09 14:59:33 jkt Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.11 2006/01/27 16:56:12 vanquirius Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
The <c>linux-wlan-ng</c> driver is not supported by baselayout at this
time. This is because <c>linux-wlan-ng</c> have their own setup and
configuration which is completely different to everyone else's. The
-<c>linux-wlan-ng</c> devs are rumoured to be changing their setup over to
+<c>linux-wlan-ng</c> developers are rumoured to be changing their setup over to
<c>wireless-tools</c> - when this happens you may use <c>linux-wlan-ng</c>
with baselayout.
</warn>
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@
<ti><c>associate_test_eth0</c></ti>
<ti><c>MAC</c></ti>
<ti>
- Some drivers do not reset the MAC address associated with to an invalid one
- when they loose or attempt to associate. Some drivers do not reset the
- quality level when they loose or attempt assocciation. Valid settings are
+ Some drivers do not reset the MAC address associated with an invalid one
+ when they lose or attempt association. Some drivers do not reset the
+ quality level when they lose or attempt association. Valid settings are
<c>MAC</c>, <c>quality</c> and <c>all</c>.
</ti>
</tr>
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@ 2006-01-09 14:59 Jan Kundrat
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From: Jan Kundrat @ 2006-01-09 14:59 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-doc-cvs
jkt 06/01/09 14:59:33
Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook hb-net-wireless.xml
Log:
missing comma, *no content change*
Revision Changes Path
1.10 +2 -2 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml
file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml?rev=1.10&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo
plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml?rev=1.10&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo
diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml.diff?r1=1.9&r2=1.10&cvsroot=gentoo
Index: hb-net-wireless.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.9
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -r1.9 -r1.10
--- hb-net-wireless.xml 9 Jan 2006 14:57:04 -0000 1.9
+++ hb-net-wireless.xml 9 Jan 2006 14:59:33 -0000 1.10
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.9 2006/01/09 14:57:04 jkt Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.10 2006/01/09 14:59:33 jkt Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
</note>
<p>
-That was simple wasn't it? However, we still have to configure
+That was simple, wasn't it? However, we still have to configure
<c>wpa_supplicant</c> itself which is a bit more tricky depending on how secure
the Access Points are that you are trying to connect to. The below example is
taken and simplified from <path>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf.example</path> which
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* [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-net-wireless.xml
@ 2006-01-09 14:57 Jan Kundrat
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From: Jan Kundrat @ 2006-01-09 14:57 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-doc-cvs
jkt 06/01/09 14:57:04
Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook hb-net-wireless.xml
Log:
#116267:
- s/wpa_suppliant/wpa_supplicant/
- some <c> magic :)
Revision Changes Path
1.9 +12 -10 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml
file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml?rev=1.9&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo
plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml?rev=1.9&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo
diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml.diff?r1=1.8&r2=1.9&cvsroot=gentoo
Index: hb-net-wireless.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.8
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- hb-net-wireless.xml 23 Dec 2005 21:28:18 -0000 1.8
+++ hb-net-wireless.xml 9 Jan 2006 14:57:04 -0000 1.9
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.8 2005/12/23 21:28:18 neysx Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.9 2006/01/09 14:57:04 jkt Exp $ -->
<sections>
-<version>1.3</version>
+<version>1.4</version>
<date>2005-12-22</date>
<section>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
</p>
<p>
-<c>wpa_suppliant</c> is the best choice, but it does not support all drivers.
+<c>wpa_supplicant</c> is the best choice, but it does not support all drivers.
For a list of supported drivers, <uri
link="http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant">read the wpa_supplicant
site</uri>. Also, <c>wpa_supplicant</c> can currently only connect to SSID's
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
</p>
<warn>
-The <c>linux-wlan-ng</c> driver is not supported by <c>baselayout</c> at this
+The <c>linux-wlan-ng</c> driver is not supported by baselayout at this
time. This is because <c>linux-wlan-ng</c> have their own setup and
configuration which is completely different to everyone else's. The
<c>linux-wlan-ng</c> devs are rumoured to be changing their setup over to
<c>wireless-tools</c> - when this happens you may use <c>linux-wlan-ng</c>
-with <c>baselayout</c>.
+with baselayout.
</warn>
</body>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
<note>
If you're using the host-ap driver you will need to put the card in <e>Managed
mode</e> before it can be used with <c>wpa_supplicant</c> correctly. You can use
-<e>iwconfig_eth0="mode managed"</e> to achieve this in
+<c>iwconfig_eth0="mode managed"</c> to achieve this in
<path>/etc/conf.d/net</path>.
</note>
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
<note>
Although you can store your wireless settings in
<path>/etc/conf.d/wireless</path> this guide recommends you store them in
-<path>/etc/conf.d/net</path>
+<path>/etc/conf.d/net</path>.
</note>
<impo>
@@ -222,7 +222,9 @@
# any time so we supply a default index of [1] to set key [1] and then
# again afterwards to change the active key to [1]
# We do this incase you define other ESSID's to use WEP keys other than 1
+#
# Prefixing the key with s: means it's an ASCII key, otherwise a HEX key
+#
# enc open specified open security (most secure)
# enc restricted specified restricted security (least secure)</comment>
key_ESSID1="[1] s:yourkeyhere key [1] enc open"
@@ -281,15 +283,15 @@
</tr>
<tr>
<ti><c>forceany</c></ti>
- <ti>Same as forcepreferred + connect to any other available AP</ti>
+ <ti>Same as <c>forcepreferred</c> + connect to any other available AP</ti>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
Finally we have some <c>blacklist_aps</c> and <c>unique_ap</c> selection.
<c>blacklist_aps</c> works in a similar way to <c>preferred_aps</c>.
-<c>unique_ap</c> is a yes or no value that says if a second wireless interface
-can connect to the same Access Point as the first interface.
+<c>unique_ap</c> is a <c>yes</c> or <c>no</c> value that says if a second
+wireless interface can connect to the same Access Point as the first interface.
</p>
<pre caption="blacklist_aps and unique_ap example">
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* [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-net-wireless.xml
@ 2005-12-21 13:16 Jan Kundrat
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From: Jan Kundrat @ 2005-12-21 13:16 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-doc-cvs
jkt 05/12/21 13:16:02
Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook hb-net-wireless.xml
Log:
coding style fixes, *no content change*
Revision Changes Path
1.6 +66 -69 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml
file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml?rev=1.6&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo
plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml?rev=1.6&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo
diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6&cvsroot=gentoo
Index: hb-net-wireless.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- hb-net-wireless.xml 2 Aug 2005 07:41:26 -0000 1.5
+++ hb-net-wireless.xml 21 Dec 2005 13:16:02 -0000 1.6
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.5 2005/08/02 07:41:26 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.6 2005/12/21 13:16:02 jkt Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -16,30 +16,30 @@
<body>
<p>
-Currently we support wireless setup either by wireless-tools or
-wpa_supplicant. The important thing to remember is that you configure for
-wireless networks on a global basis and not an interface basis.
+Currently we support wireless setup either by wireless-tools or wpa_supplicant.
+The important thing to remember is that you configure for wireless networks on a
+global basis and not an interface basis.
</p>
<p>
-wpa_suppliant is the best choice, but it does not support all drivers.
-For a list of supported drivers,
-<uri link="http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant">read the wpa_supplicant
+wpa_suppliant is the best choice, but it does not support all drivers. For a
+list of supported drivers, <uri
+link="http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant">read the wpa_supplicant
site</uri>. Also, wpa_supplicant can currently only connect to SSID's that
you have configured for.
</p>
<p>
-wireless-tools supports nearly all cards and drivers, but it cannot connect
-to WPA only Access Points.
+wireless-tools supports nearly all cards and drivers, but it cannot connect to
+WPA only Access Points.
</p>
<warn>
-The linux-wlan-ng driver is not supported by baselayout at this time.
-This is because linux-wlan-ng have their own setup and configuration
-which is completely different to everyone else's. The linux-wlan-ng devs
-are rumoured to be changing their setup over to wireless-tools - when this
-happens you may use linux-wlan-ng with baselayout.
+The linux-wlan-ng driver is not supported by baselayout at this time. This is
+because linux-wlan-ng have their own setup and configuration which is completely
+different to everyone else's. The linux-wlan-ng devs are rumoured to be changing
+their setup over to wireless-tools - when this happens you may use linux-wlan-ng
+with baselayout.
</warn>
</body>
@@ -49,10 +49,9 @@
<body>
<p>
-<uri link="http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant">WPA Supplicant</uri> is
-a package that allows you to connect to WPA enabled access points. It's setup
-is fairly fluid as it is still in beta - however it works fine for the most
-part.
+<uri link="http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant">WPA Supplicant</uri> is a
+package that allows you to connect to WPA enabled access points. It's setup is
+fairly fluid as it is still in beta - however it works fine for the most part.
</p>
<pre caption="Install wpa_supplicant">
@@ -66,8 +65,8 @@
<p>
Now we have to configure <path>/etc/conf.d/net</path> to so that we prefer
-wpa_supplicant over wireless-tools (if both are installed, wireless-tools
-is the default).
+wpa_supplicant over wireless-tools (if both are installed, wireless-tools is the
+default).
</p>
<pre caption="configure /etc/conf.d/net for wpa_supplicant">
@@ -80,18 +79,18 @@
</pre>
<note>
-If you're using the host-ap driver you will need to put the card in Managed
-mode before it can be used with wpa_supplicant correctly. You can use
+If you're using the host-ap driver you will need to put the card in Managed mode
+before it can be used with wpa_supplicant correctly. You can use
<e>iwconfig_eth0="mode managed"</e> to achieve this in
<path>/etc/conf.d/net</path>.
</note>
<p>
That was simple wasn't it? However, we still have to configure wpa_supplicant
-itself which is a bit more tricky depending on how secure the Access Points
-are that you are trying to connect to. The below example is taken and
-simplified from <path>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf.example</path> which ships
-with wpa_supplicant.
+itself which is a bit more tricky depending on how secure the Access Points are
+that you are trying to connect to. The below example is taken and simplified
+from <path>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf.example</path> which ships with
+wpa_supplicant.
</p>
<pre caption="an example /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf">
@@ -184,17 +183,18 @@
<body>
<p>
-<uri link="http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html">
-Wireless Tools</uri> provide a generic way to configure basic wireless
-interfaces up to the WEP security level. While WEP is a weak security method
-it's also the most prevalent.
+<uri
+link="http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html">Wireless
+Tools</uri> provide a generic way to configure basic wireless interfaces up to
+the WEP security level. While WEP is a weak security method it's also the most
+prevalent.
</p>
<p>
-Wireless Tools configuration is controlled by a few main variables. The
-sample configuration file below should describe all you need. One thing to
-bear in mind is that no configuration means "connect to the strongest
-unencrypted Access Point" - we will always try and connect you to something.
+Wireless Tools configuration is controlled by a few main variables. The sample
+configuration file below should describe all you need. One thing to bear in mind
+is that no configuration means "connect to the strongest unencrypted Access
+Point" - we will always try and connect you to something.
</p>
<pre caption="Install wireless-tools">
@@ -208,9 +208,8 @@
</note>
<impo>
-You <e>will</e> need to consult the
-<uri link="?part=4&chap=2#variable_name">variable name</uri>
-documentation.
+You <e>will</e> need to consult the <uri
+link="?part=4&chap=2#variable_name">variable name</uri> documentation.
</impo>
<pre caption="sample iwconfig setup in /etc/conf.d/net">
@@ -242,16 +241,15 @@
<body>
<p>
-You can add some extra options to fine-tune your Access Point selection,
-but these are not normally required.
+You can add some extra options to fine-tune your Access Point selection, but
+these are not normally required.
</p>
<p>
-You can decide whether we only connect to preferred Access Points or not.
-By default if everything configured has failed and we can connect to an
-unencrypted Access Point then we will. This can be controlled by the
-<c>associate_order</c> variable. Here's a table of values and how they
-control this.
+You can decide whether we only connect to preferred Access Points or not. By
+default if everything configured has failed and we can connect to an unencrypted
+Access Point then we will. This can be controlled by the <c>associate_order</c>
+variable. Here's a table of values and how they control this.
</p>
<table>
@@ -287,10 +285,10 @@
</table>
<p>
-Finally we have some blacklist_aps and unique_ap selection. blacklist_aps
-works in a similar way to preferred_aps. unique_ap is a yes or no value
-that says if a second wireless interface can connect to the same Access
-Point as the first interface.
+Finally we have some blacklist_aps and unique_ap selection. blacklist_aps works
+in a similar way to preferred_aps. unique_ap is a yes or no value that says if a
+second wireless interface can connect to the same Access Point as the first
+interface.
</p>
<pre caption="blacklist_aps and unique_ap example">
@@ -311,8 +309,8 @@
<body>
<p>
-If you want to set yourself up as an Ad-Hoc node if you fail to connect to
-any Access Point in managed mode, you can do that too.
+If you want to set yourself up as an Ad-Hoc node if you fail to connect to any
+Access Point in managed mode, you can do that too.
</p>
<pre caption="fallback to ad-hoc mode">
@@ -320,9 +318,9 @@
</pre>
<p>
-What about connecting to Ad-Hoc networks or running in Master mode to become
-an Access Point? Here's a configuration just for that! You may need to
-specify WEP keys as shown above.
+What about connecting to Ad-Hoc networks or running in Master mode to become an
+Access Point? Here's a configuration just for that! You may need to specify WEP
+keys as shown above.
</p>
<pre caption="sample ad-hoc/master configuration">
@@ -340,16 +338,15 @@
</pre>
<impo>
-The below is taken verbatim from the BSD wavelan documentation found at
-<uri link="http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/network/wavelan.html">
-the NetBSD documentation</uri>.
-There are 14 channels possible; We are told that channels 1-11 are legal for
-North America, channels 1-13 for most of Europe, channels 10-13 for France,
-and only channel 14 for Japan. If in doubt, please refer to the documentation
-that came with your card or access point. Make sure that the channel you
-select is the same channel your access point (or the other card in an ad-hoc
-network) is on. The default for cards sold in North America and most of
-Europe is 3; the default for cards sold in France is 11, and the default for
+The below is taken verbatim from the BSD wavelan documentation found at <uri
+link="http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/network/wavelan.html">the NetBSD
+documentation</uri>. There are 14 channels possible; We are told that channels
+1-11 are legal for North America, channels 1-13 for most of Europe, channels
+10-13 for France, and only channel 14 for Japan. If in doubt, please refer to
+the documentation that came with your card or access point. Make sure that the
+channel you select is the same channel your access point (or the other card in
+an ad-hoc network) is on. The default for cards sold in North America and most
+of Europe is 3; the default for cards sold in France is 11, and the default for
cards sold in Japan is 14.
</impo>
@@ -360,9 +357,9 @@
<body>
<p>
-There are some more variables you can use to help get your wireless up
-and running due to driver or environment problems. Here's a table of other
-things you can try.
+There are some more variables you can use to help get your wireless up and
+running due to driver or environment problems. Here's a table of other things
+you can try.
</p>
<table>
@@ -442,9 +439,9 @@
<body>
<p>
-Someones when you connect to ESSID1 you need a static IP and when you
-connect to ESSID2 you need DHCP. Infact most module variables we can
-change per ESSID. Here's how we do this.
+Someones when you connect to ESSID1 you need a static IP and when you connect to
+ESSID2 you need DHCP. Infact most module variables we can change per ESSID.
+Here's how we do this.
</p>
<note>
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Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook hb-net-wireless.xml
Log:
#101042 - Fix variable name link to correct part of the Gentoo Handbook
Revision Changes Path
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diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml.diff?r1=1.4&r2=1.5&cvsroot=gentoo
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- hb-net-wireless.xml 14 Jun 2005 18:34:32 -0000 1.4
+++ hb-net-wireless.xml 2 Aug 2005 07:41:26 -0000 1.5
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.4 2005/06/14 18:34:32 neysx Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-wireless.xml,v 1.5 2005/08/02 07:41:26 swift Exp $ -->
<sections>
-<version>1.1</version>
-<date>2005-06-14</date>
+<version>1.2</version>
+<date>2005-08-02</date>
<section>
<title>Introduction</title>
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
<impo>
You <e>will</e> need to consult the
-<uri link="?part=3&chap=2#variable_name">variable name</uri>
+<uri link="?part=4&chap=2#variable_name">variable name</uri>
documentation.
</impo>
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
<impo>
You <e>will</e> need to consult the
-<uri link="?part=3&chap=2#variable_name">variable name</uri>
+<uri link="?part=4&chap=2#variable_name">variable name</uri>
documentation.
</impo>
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