proxcfg

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: Jan 3, 2000
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Copyright (c) 1999, Dave Koberstein.
You may distribute under the terms of the GNU General Public License as specified in the README file that comes with the man 1.0 distribution.

Dave Koberstein
davek@komacke.com

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NAME

proxcfg - Configure paraameters at run time for Proxim's RangeLAN2 and Symphony drivers.  

SYNOPSIS

proxcfg [dev ifname] info

proxcfg

[dev ifname] roam

proxcfg

[dev ifname] secid <security ID>

proxcfg

[dev ifname] [sta|alt|msta] [domain domain] [channel channel] [sub subchannel] [name <master name>] [roamconfig slow|norm|fast] [MAC vlite|lite|norm] [debug on|off]

 

DESCRIPTION

Proxcfg is used to configure MAC parameters in rlmod.o. This man page is distributed with the RangeLAN2 and Symphony driver library.

Dev is optional. It defaults to eth0. Don't combine info, roam, or secid with any other parameters.

dev ifname

Configure RangeLAN2 or Symphony device with interface ifname

info

Prints some info about the driver to the system log.

roam

Not currently implemented.

secid <security ID>

Set the security ID into the card. This only needs to be run when changing the security ID. The value is saved in the card's firmware.

sta, alt, msta

Configure the radio as a station, alternate master or master respectively.

domain domain

Set the domain of the wireless network. Symphony uses domain 0 by default.

channel channel

Set the channel of the master. Stations don't use this parameter. Be sure that adjacent masters don't use the same channel

subchannel subchannel

Set the subchannel of the master. Stations don't use this parameter.

name <master name>

Set the master name of the master. Stations don't use this parameter.

roamconfig slow, norm, fast

Configure the roam setting. Masters don't use this parameter.

MAC vlite, lite, norm

Optimize the MAC layer of the master. Stations don't use this parameter.

debug on, off

Turn debugging on or off in the driver. Activates RL2DEBUG functions.

 

SEE ALSO

isapnp(1), modprobe(1).

Proxim's web site for the manuals and further documentation on radio parameters: http://www.proxim.com

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