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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
       iwpriv interface roam {on,off}
       iwpriv interface port {ad-hoc,managed,N}

DESCRIPTION
       Iwpriv is the companion tool to iwconfig(8).  Iwpriv deals with parameters and set-
       ting 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 infor-
              mation.  Therefore, the command line parameters may or may not be needed and
              should match the command expectations. The list of commands that iwpriv dis-
              plays  (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).

       roam   Enable or disable roaming, if supported. Call the private  command  setroam.
              Found in the wavelan_cs driver.

       port   Read  or  configure  the  port  type.  Call the private commands gport_type,
              sport_type, get_port or set_port  found  in  the  wavelan2_cs  and  wvlan_cs
              drivers.

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 AT hpl.com

FILES
       /proc/net/wireless

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



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