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en:users:documentation [2017/09/22 12:55]
Md Rayhan [Documentation]
en:users:documentation [2017/10/06 11:06]
Johannes Berg old revision restored (2017/01/03 07:51)
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 +===== Documentation =====
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 +Here we start documentation for users for all new wireless utilities. The list is short, but we'll try to add more as we go. 
 +  * [[en/​users/​Documentation/​modes|Wireless modes]] - modes you can set your wireless card to operate in 
 +  * [[en/​users/​Documentation/​FAQ|FAQ]] Frequently asked questions ​
 +  * [[en/​users/​Documentation/​iw|iw]] - new nl80211 based command line interface ([[en/​developers/​Documentation/​Glossary|CLI]]) configuration utility ​
 +  * [[en/​users/​Documentation/​module-parameters|wireless module parameters]] - documents the different 802.11 module parameters available ​
 +  * [[en/​users/​Documentation/​rfkill|rfkill]] - simple tool for rfkill debugging/​settings ​
 +  * [[en/​developers/​Regulatory/​CRDA|crda]] - new central regulatory domain agent, nl80211 based userspace regulatory db agent 
 +  * [[en/​users/​Documentation/​hostapd|hostapd]] - hostapd is a //IEEE 802.11 AP, IEEE 802.1X/​WPA/​WPA2/​EAP/​RADIUS Authenticator// ​
 +  * [[en/​users/​Documentation/​wpa_supplicant|wpa_supplicant]] - wpa_supplicant is a WPA Supplicant and SME (initiates MLME commands) ​
 +  * [[en/​users/​Documentation/​WoWLAN|WoWLAN]] - Wake on Wireless LAN support ​
 +  * [[en/​users/​Documentation/​Power-consumption|Power consumption]] - details of power consumption with 802.11 devices on Linux, covers IEEE 802.11 power savings, ASPM, and driver tweaks for ASPM, Dynamic power save, and pm-qos. ​
 +  * [[en/​developers/​WAPI|WAPI]] - China'​s alternative to 802.11i (now part of 802.11-2007),​ ISO voted yes. However, as of 2012, the standard has been withdrawn by China[[https://​mentor.ieee.org/​802.11/​dcn/​12/​11-12-0199-00-0jtc-jacksonville-minutes-jan-2012.doc]]. ​
 +  * [[en/​developers/​DFS|DFS]] - Design documentation for future DFS implementation in mac80211 ​
 +  * [[en/​users/​Documentation/​acs|ACS]] - Automatic Channel Selection support for Linux 
 +  * [[en/​developers/​OpenWirelessMovement|Solutions on Linux for the Open Wireless Movement]] ​
 +  * [[http://​linuxwimax.org/​|WiMAX on Linux]] ​
  
  
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 +===== To the very curious user =====
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 +In case you want to read up on what things are being advanced within Linux wireless. This should help users become familiar with our latest developments. ​
 +            * [[en/​developers/​Documentation/​Wireless-Extensions|Wireless-Extensions]] - what are they? 
 +            * [[en/​developers/​Documentation/​mac80211|mac80211]] - New wireless driver API for [[en/​developers/​Documentation/​Glossary|SoftMAC]] devices ​
 +            * [[en/​developers/​Documentation/​cfg80211|cfg80211]] - new driver configuration API 
 +            * [[en/​developers/​Documentation/​nl80211|nl80211]] - new userspace <–> kernelspace wireless driver communication transport ​
  
en/users/documentation.txt · Last modified: 2019/03/06 00:42 by Andrew Zaborowski