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Each wireless driver has its own configuration script in \texttt{/lib/wifi/driver\_name.sh} which handles |
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driver specific options and configurations. This script is also calling driver specific binaries like wlc for |
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Broadcom, or hostapd and wpa\_supplicant for atheros. |
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Broadcom, or hostapd and wpa\_supplicant for atheros and mac80211. |
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The reason for using such architecture, is that it abstracts the driver configuration. |
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option country us, uk, fr, de, etc. |
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option channel 1-14 |
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option maxassoc 1-128 (broadcom only) |
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option distance 1-n |
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option distance 1-n (meters) |
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option hwmode 11b, 11g, 11a, 11bg (atheros, mac80211) |
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option rxantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom) |
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option txantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom) |
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option server ip address |
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option port port |
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option hidden 0,1 |
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option isolate 0,1 |
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option isolate 0,1 (broadcom) |
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\end{Verbatim} |
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\paragraph{Options for the \texttt{wifi-device}:} |
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The wifi channel (e.g. 1-14, depending on your country setting). |
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\item \texttt{maxassoc} \\ |
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Optional: Maximum number of associated clients. This feature is supported only on the broadcom chipset. |
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Optional: Maximum number of associated clients. This feature is supported only on the Broadcom chipsets. |
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\item \texttt{distance} \\ |
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Optional: Distance between the ap and the furthest client in meters. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset. |
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Optional: Distance between the ap and the furthest client in meters. This feature is supported only on the Atheros chipsets. |
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\item \texttt{mode} \\ |
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The frequency band (\texttt{b}, \texttt{g}, \texttt{bg}, \texttt{a}). This feature is only supported on the atheros chipset. |
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The frequency band (\texttt{b}, \texttt{g}, \texttt{bg}, \texttt{a}). This feature is only supported on the Atheros chipsets. |
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\item \texttt{diversity} \\ |
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Optional: Enable diversity for the Wi-Fi device. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset. |
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Optional: Enable diversity for the Wi-Fi device. This feature is supported only on the Atheros chipsets. |
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\item \texttt{rxantenna} \\ |
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Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for reception. This feature is supported by atheros and some broadcom chipsets. |
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Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for reception. This feature is supported by Atheros and some Broadcom chipsets. |
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\item \texttt{txantenna} \\ |
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Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported by atheros and some broadcom chipsets. |
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Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported by Atheros and some Broadcom chipsets. |
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\item \texttt{txpower} |
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Set the transmission power to be used. The amount is specified in dBm. |
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\paragraph{Mesh Point} |
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Mesh Point (802.11s) is only supported by some mac80211 drivers. It requires the iw package |
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to be installed to setup mesh links. OpenWrt creates mshN mesh point interfaces. |
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to be installed to setup mesh links. OpenWrt creates mshN mesh point interfaces. A sample |
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configuration looks like this: |
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\begin{Verbatim} |
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config wifi-device "wlan0" |
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option type "mac80211" |
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option channel "5" |
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config wifi-iface |
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option device "wlan0" |
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option network lan |
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option mode "mesh" |
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option mesh_id "OpenWrt" |
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\end{Verbatim} |
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\paragraph{Wireless Distribution System} |
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OpenWrt supports both 802.1x client and Access Point |
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configurations. 802.1x client is only working with |
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Atheros or mac80211 drivers. Configuration only |
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supports EAP types TLS, TTLS or PEAP. |
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drivers supported by wpa-supplicant. Configuration |
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only supports EAP types TLS, TTLS or PEAP. |
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\subparagraph{EAP-TLS} |
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