ieee80211_ioctl(9) [netbsd man page]

IEEE80211_IOCTL(9)					   BSD Kernel Developer's Manual					IEEE80211_IOCTL(9)

NAME

     ieee80211_cfgget, ieee80211_cfgset, ieee80211_ioctl -- 802.11 interface ioctl commands

SYNOPSIS

     #include <net80211/ieee80211_var.h>
     #include <net80211/ieee80211_proto.h>
     #include <net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h>

     int
     ieee80211_cfgget(struct ieee80211com *ic, u_long cmd, void *data);

     int
     ieee80211_cfgset(struct ieee80211com *ic, u_long cmd, void *data);

     int
     ieee80211_ioctl(struct ieee80211com *ic, u_long cmd, void *data);

DESCRIPTION

     These functions are typically invoked by drivers in response to requests for information or to change settings from the userland.

     The ieee80211_cfgget() and ieee80211_cfgset() functions implement a legacy interface for getting and setting 802.11 interface attributes
     respectively.  The interface is compatible with the RIDs implemented by the wi(4) driver and used by the wiconfig(8) utility.

     The ieee80211_ioctl() function implements ioctls such as key management for wireless devices.  Ioctls related to the Ethernet layer also pass
     through here, but are handed off to ether_ioctl() when no match for cmd is found.

SEE ALSO

     wi(4), ifconfig(8), wiconfig(8), ieee80211(9)

HISTORY

     The ieee80211 series of functions first appeared in NetBSD 1.5, and were later ported to FreeBSD 4.6.

AUTHORS

     This man page was written by Bruce M. Simpson <bms@FreeBSD.org> and Darron Broad <darron@kewl.org>.

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IEEE80211_INPUT(9)					   BSD Kernel Developer's Manual					IEEE80211_INPUT(9)

NAME

     ieee80211_input, ieee80211_decap, ieee80211_recv_mgmt -- software 802.11 stack input functions

SYNOPSIS

     #include <net80211/ieee80211_var.h>
     #include <net80211/ieee80211_proto.h>

     void
     ieee80211_input(struct ieee80211com *ic, struct mbuf *m, struct ieee80211_node *ni, int rssi, u_int32_t rstamp);

     struct mbuf *
     ieee80211_decap(struct ieee80211com *ic, struct mbuf *m);

     void
     ieee80211_recv_mgmt(struct ieee80211com *ic, struct mbuf *m0, struct ieee80211_node *ni, int subtype, int rssi, u_int32_t rstamp);

DESCRIPTION

     These functions process received 802.11 frames.

     The ieee80211_input() function takes an mbuf chain m containing a complete 802.11 frame from the driver ic and passes it to the software
     802.11 stack for input processing.  The ni argument specifies an instance of struct ieee80211_node (which may be driver-specific) represent-
     ing the node from which the frame was received.  The arguments rssi and stamp are typically derived from on-card data structures; they are
     used for recording the signal strength and time received of the frame respectively.

     The ieee80211_decap() function performs decapsulation of the 802.11 frame in the mbuf chain m received by the device ic, taking the form of
     the 802.11 address fields into account; the structure of 802.11 addresses vary according to the intended source and destination of the frame.
     It is typically called from within ieee80211_input().

     The ieee80211_recv_mgmt() performs input processing for 802.11 management frames.	It is typically called from within ieee80211_input().

SEE ALSO

     ieee80211(9)

HISTORY

     The ieee80211 series of functions first appeared in NetBSD 1.5, and were later ported to FreeBSD 4.6.

AUTHORS

     This man page was written by Bruce M. Simpson <bms@FreeBSD.org> and Darron Broad <darron@kewl.org>.

BUGS

     There is no netisr queue specifically for the software 802.11 stack yet.

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