wireless_tools.readme

MAPI: API for wireless cards under Linux 提供wireless的API函数。大家可以通过这个程序

	This package contain the Wireless tools, used to manipulate
the Wireless Extensions. The Wireless Extension is an interface
allowing you to set Wireless LAN specific parameters and get the
specific stats.

INSTALL
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	Installation instruction and requirements.

man pages (iwconfig.8, iwpriv.8, iwspy.8)
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	As far as I know, the man pages are the most complete, up to
date and accurate documentation of the wireless tools, and you really
should read them.
	They can either be copied in a location where the command
"man" will find them, or can be read with the command :
		nroff -man xxx.8 | more

web page
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	You'll find a lot of useful info on :
		http://web.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/

iwconfig.c
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	The main wireless tool. Used for device configuration and to see
	the most common parameters.

iwspy.c
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	Mobile IP support test and allow get get stats per MAC address
	(instead of globally). Also display available bit rates and
	frequencies.

iwpriv.c
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	Manipulate driver private ioctls (all that is not available in
	iwconfig). These are device specific parameters.

xwireless.c
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	Graphical tool for the Netwave created by Dag Brattli <[e-mail]>


	The list of changes, credits and errata notes are in
iwcommon.h. Compilation might be tricky, see iwcommon.h for header
problems...

	Jean <[e-mail]>