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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt b/Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt index a4a1f7921..82006e55d 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt @@ -1,41 +1,73 @@ -Sun Jul 2 01:38:33 EST 1995 - - As the date above certify, this ``readme'' is mostly -obsolete. Please read release notes and change list in -driver/net/wavelan.p.h, and consult my web page at : - http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wavelan.html - - Jean <jt@hpl.hp.com> - -1. At present the driver autoprobes for a WaveLAN card only at I/O address - 0x390. The version of the card that I use (NCR) supports four I/O addresses - (selectable via a pair of DIP switches). If you want the driver to - autoprobe a different subset of the four valid addresses then you will need - to edit .../drivers/net/wavelan.c (near line 714) and change the - initialisation of the `iobase[]' array. Normally, I use a LILO - configuration file directive to obviate the need for autoprobing entirely, - a course of action I heartily recommend. - -2. By default, the driver uses the Network ID (NWID) stored in the card's - Parameter Storage Area (PSA). However, the PSA NWID can be overridden by a - value passed explicitly as the third numeric argument to LILO's "ether=" - directive, either at the LILO prompt at boot time or within LILO's - configuration file. - For example, the following line from such a LILO configuration file would - auto-configure the IRQ value, set the I/O base to 0x390 and set the NWID to - 0x4321, all on a WaveLAN card labelled "eth0": - - .. - append ="ether=0,0x390,0x4321,eth0" - .. - -3. The driver uses the IRQ stored in the card's PSA. - To change this you will need to use the configuration/setup software that - accompanies each WaveLAN device. Yes, the driver should use the value passed - in via LILO and it will, just as soon as I can work out why that part of the - code doesn't work :-(. - -4. If you encounter any problems send me some email. - -Good luck, -Bruce Janson (bruce@cs.usyd.edu.au) + The Wavelan drivers saga + ------------------------ + + By Jean Tourrilhes <jt@hpl.hp.com> + + The Wavelan is a Radio network adapter designed by +Lucent. Under this generic name is hidden quite a variety of hardware, +and many Linux driver to support it. + The get the full story on Wireless LANs, please consult : + http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/ + +"wavelan" driver (old ISA Wavelan) +---------------- + o Config : Network device -> Wireless LAN -> AT&T WaveLAN + o Location : .../drivers/net/wavelan* + o in-line doc : .../drivers/net/wavelan.p.h + o on-line doc : + http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wavelan.html + + This is the driver for the ISA version of the first generation +of the Wavelan, now discontinued. The device is 2 Mb/s, composed of a +Intel 82586 controler and a Lucent Modem, and is NOT 802.11 compliant. + The driver has been tested with the following hardware : + o Wavelan ISA 915 MHz (full length ISA card) + o Wavelan ISA 915 MHz 2.0 (half length ISA card) + o Wavelan ISA 2.4 GHz (full length ISA card, fixed frequency) + o Wavelan ISA 2.4 GHz 2.0 (half length ISA card, frequency selectable) + o Above cards with the optional DES encryption feature + +"wavelan_cs" driver (old Pcmcia Wavelan) +------------------- + o Config : Network device -> PCMCIA network -> + Pcmcia Wireless LAN -> AT&T/Lucent WaveLAN + o Location : .../drivers/net/pcmcia/wavelan* + o in-line doc : .../drivers/net/pcmcia/wavelan_cs.h + o on-line doc : + http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wavelan.html + + This is the driver for the PCMCIA version of the first +generation of the Wavelan, now discontinued. The device is 2 Mb/s, +composed of a Intel 82593 controler (totally different from the 82586) +and a Lucent Modem, and NOT 802.11 compatible. + The driver has been tested with the following hardware : + o Wavelan Pcmcia 915 MHz 2.0 (Pcmcia card + separate + modem/antenna block) + o Wavelan Pcmcia 2.4 GHz 2.0 (Pcmcia card + separate + modem/antenna block) + +"wvlan_cs" driver (Wavelan IEEE, GPL) +----------------- + o Config : Not yet in kernel + o Location : Pcmcia package 3.1.10+ + o on-line doc : http://www.fasta.fh-dortmund.de/users/andy/wvlan/ + + This is the driver for the current generation of Wavelan IEEE, +which is 802.11 compatible. Depending on version, it is 2 Mb/s or 11 +Mb/s, with or without encryption, all implemented in Lucent specific +DSP (the Hermes). + This is a GPL full source PCMCIA driver (ISA is just a Pcmcia +card with ISA-Pcmcia bridge). + +"wavelan2_cs" driver (Wavelan IEEE, binary) +-------------------- + o Config : Not yet in kernel + o Location : ftp://sourceforge.org/pcmcia/contrib/ + + This driver support exactly the same hardware as the previous +driver, the main difference is that it is based on a binary library +and supported by Lucent. + + I hope it clears the confusion ;-) + + Jean |