# wavelan - AT&T GIS WaveLAN ISA device driver - man(4) - [phpMan]

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## NAME
       wavelan - AT&T GIS WaveLAN ISA device driver

## SYNOPSIS
       **insmod wavelan_cs.o [io=_**B,B.._**] [ irq=_**I,I.._**] [name=_**N,N.._**]**

## DESCRIPTION
       _This_ _driver_ _is_ _obsolete:_ it was removed in Linux 2.6.35.

       **wavelan  **is  the  low-level device driver for the NCR / AT&T / Lucent **WaveLAN ISA **and Digital
       (DEC) **RoamAbout DS **wireless ethernet adapter.  This driver is available as a module or  might
       be  compiled  in the kernel.  This driver supports multiple cards in both forms (up to 4) and
       allocates the next available ethernet device (eth0..eth#) for each card found, unless  a  de‐
       vice name is explicitly specified (see below).  This device name will be reported in the ker‐
       nel log file with the MAC address, NWID, and frequency used by the card.

### Parameters
       This  section  applies  to the module form (parameters passed on the [**insmod**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/insmod/8/markdown) command line).
       If the driver is included in the kernel, use the _ether=IRQ,IO,NAME_ syntax on the kernel  com‐
       mand line.

       **io     **Specify  the  list of base addresses where to search for wavelan cards (setting by dip
              switch on the card).  If you don't specify any io address, the driver will scan  0x390
              and 0x3E0 addresses, which might conflict with other hardware...

       **irq    **Set  the  list of IRQs that each wavelan card should use (the value is saved in perma‐
              nent storage for future use).

       **name   **Set the list of names to be used for each wavelan card device  (name  used  by  **ifcon‐**
              [**fig**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fig/8/markdown)).

### Wireless extensions
       Use [**iwconfig**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/iwconfig/8/markdown) to manipulate wireless extensions.

### NWID (or domain)
       Set the network ID [_0_ to _FFFF_] or disable it [_off_].  As the NWID is stored in the card Perma‐
       nent Storage Area, it will be reused at any further invocation of the driver.

### Frequency & channels
       For  the 2.4 GHz 2.00 Hardware, you are able to set the frequency by specifying one of the 10
       defined channels (_2.412,_ _2.422,_ _2.425,_ _2.4305,_ _2.432,_ _2.442,_ _2.452,_ _2.460,_ _2.462_ or _2.484_) or
       directly as a numeric value.  The frequency is changed  immediately  and  permanently.   Fre‐
       quency availability depends on the regulations...

### Statistics spy
       Set a list of MAC addresses in the driver (up to 8) and get the last quality of link for each
       of those (see [**iwspy**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/iwspy/8/markdown)).

### /proc/net/wireless
       _status_  is the status reported by the modem.  _Link_ _quality_ reports the quality of the modula‐
       tion on the air (direct sequence spread spectrum) [max = 16].  _Level_ and _Noise_ refer  to  the
       signal  level  and  noise  level  [max  = 64].  The _crypt_ _discarded_ _packet_ and _misc_ _discarded_
       _packet_ counters are not implemented.

### Private ioctl
       You may use [**iwpriv**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/iwpriv/8/markdown) to manipulate private ioctls.

### Quality and level threshold
       Enables you to define the quality and level threshold used by the modem  (packet  below  that
       level are discarded).

### Histogram
       This  functionality  makes it possible to set a number of signal level intervals and to count
       the number of packets received in each of those defined intervals.  This  distribution  might
       be used to calculate the mean value and standard deviation of the signal level.

### Specific notes
       This driver fails to detect some **non-NCR/AT&T/Lucent **Wavelan cards.  If this happens for you,
       you must look in the source code on how to add your card to the detection routine.

       Some  of  the  mentioned  features  are optional.  You may enable or disable them by changing
       flags in the driver header and recompile.

## SEE ALSO
       [**wavelan_cs**(4)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/wavelancs/4/markdown), [**ifconfig**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ifconfig/8/markdown), [**insmod**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/insmod/8/markdown), [**iwconfig**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/iwconfig/8/markdown), [**iwpriv**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/iwpriv/8/markdown), [**iwspy**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/iwspy/8/markdown)

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