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IWPRIV(8)						     Linux Programmer's Manual							 IWPRIV(8)

NAME

       iwpriv - configure optionals (private) parameters of a wireless network interface

SYNOPSIS

       iwpriv [interface]
       iwpriv interface private-command [private-parameters]
       iwpriv interface private-command [I] [private-parameters]
       iwpriv interface --all

DESCRIPTION

       Iwpriv  is  the	companion  tool  to iwconfig(8).  Iwpriv deals with parameters and setting specific to each driver (as opposed to iwconfig
       which deals with generic ones).

       Without any argument, iwpriv list the available private commands available on each interface, and the parameters that they  require.  Using
       this information, the user may apply those interface specific commands on the specified interface.

       In theory, the documentation of each device driver should indicate how to use those interface specific commands and their effect.

PARAMETERS

       private-command [private-parameters]
	      Execute the specified private-command on the interface.
	      The command may optionally take or require arguments, and may display information. Therefore, the command line parameters may or may
	      not be needed and should match the command expectations. The list of commands that iwpriv displays (when	called	without  argument)
	      should give you some hints about those parameters.
	      However you should refer to the device driver documentation for information on how to properly use the command and the effect.

       private-command [I] [private-parameters]
	      Idem,  except  that I (an integer) is passed to the command as a Token Index.  Only some command will use the Token Index (most will
	      ignore it), and the driver documentation should tell you when it's needed.

       -a/--all
	      Execute and display all the private commands that don't take any arguments (i.e.	read only).

DISPLAY

       For each device which support private commands, iwpriv will display the list of private commands available.

       This include the name of the private command, the number or arguments that may be set and their type, and the number or arguments that  may
       be display and their type.

       For example, you may have the following display :
       eth0	 Available private ioctl :
		 setqualthr (89F0) : set   1 byte & get   0
		 gethisto (89F7) : set	 0	& get  16 int

       This indicate that you may set the quality threshold and display an histogram of up to 16 values with the following commands :
	 iwpriv eth0 setqualthr 20
	 iwpriv eth0 gethisto

AUTHOR

       Jean Tourrilhes - jt@hpl.hp.com

FILES

       /proc/net/wireless

SEE ALSO

       iwconfig(8), iwlist(8), iwevent(8), iwspy(8), wireless(7).

net-tools							  31 October 1996							 IWPRIV(8)

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IWEVENT(8)						     Linux Programmer's Manual							IWEVENT(8)

NAME

       iwevent - Display Wireless Events generated by drivers and setting changes

SYNOPSIS

       iwevent

DESCRIPTION

       iwevent	display  Wireless  Events received through the RTNetlink socket. Each line display the specific Wireless Event which describe what
       has happened on the specified wireless interface.
       This command doesn't take any arguments.

DISPLAY

       There is two classes of Wireless Events.

       The first class is events related to a change of wireless settings on the interface (typically done through iwconfig or	a  script  calling
       iwconfig).  Only settings that could result in a disruption of connectivity are reported. The events currently reported are changing one of
       the following setting :
	    Network ID
	    ESSID
	    Frequency
	    Mode
	    Encryption
       All those events will be generated on all wireless interfaces by the kernel wireless subsystem (but only if the driver has  been  converted
       to the new driver API).

       The second class of events are events generated by the hardware, when something happens or a task has been finished. Those events include :

       New Access Point/Cell address
	      The  interface  has  joined a new Access Point or Ad-Hoc Cell, or lost its association with it. This is the same MAC address that is
	      reported by iwconfig.

       Scan request completed
	      A scanning request has been completed, results of the scan are available (see iwlist).

       Tx packet dropped
	      A packet directed at this address has been dropped because the interface believes this node doesn't answer anymore. An early indica-
	      tion that the node may have left the cell or gone out of range.

       Custom driver event
	      Event specific to the driver. Please check the driver documentation.

       Registered node
	      The  interface  has successfully registered a new wireless client/peer. Will be generated mostly when the interface act as an Access
	      Point (mode master).

       Expired node
	      The registration of the client/peer on this interface has expired. Will be generated mostly when the  interface  act  as	an  Access
	      Point (mode master).

       Only  some  of  those events will be generated on some wireless interfaces by the wireless driver, and their support depend on the specific
       hardware/driver combination. Please refer to driver documentation for details.

AUTHOR

       Jean Tourrilhes - jt@hpl.hp.com

SEE ALSO

       iwconfig(8), ifconfig(8), iwspy(8), iwpriv(8).

net-tools							  25 January 2002							IWEVENT(8)

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