patch-2.3.20 linux/Documentation/networking/ray_cs.txt

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+September 21, 1999
+
+Copyright (c) 1998  Corey Thomas (corey@world.std.com)
+
+This file is the documentation for the Raylink Wireless LAN card driver for
+Linux.  The Raylink wireless LAN card is a PCMCIA card which provides IEEE
+802.11 compatible wireless network connectivity at 1 and 2 megabits/second.
+See http://www.raytheon.com/micro/raylink/ for more information on the Raylink
+card.  This driver is in early development and does have bugs.  See the known
+bugs and limitations at the end of this document for more information.
+This driver also works with WebGear's Aviator 2.4 and Aviator Pro
+wireless LAN cards.
+
+As of kernel 2.3.18, the ray_cs driver is part of the Linux kernel
+source.  My web page for the development of ray_cs is at
+http://world.std.com/~corey/raylink.html and I can be emailed at
+corey@world.std.com
+
+The kernel driver is based on ray_cs-1.62.tgz
+
+The driver at my web page is intended to be used as an add on to
+David Hinds pcmcia package.  All the command line parameters are
+available when compiled as a module.  When built into the kernel, only
+the essid= string parameter is available via the kernel command line.
+This will change after the method of sorting out parameters for all
+the PCMCIA drivers is agreed upon.  If you must have a built in driver
+with nondefault parameters, they can be edited in
+/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/pcmcia/ray_cs.c.  Searching for MODULE_PARM
+will find them all.
+
+Information on card services is available at:
+	ftp://hyper.stanford.edu/pub/pcmcia/doc
+        http://hyper.stanford.edu/HyperNews/get/pcmcia/home.html
+
+
+Card services user programs are still required for PCMCIA devices.
+pcmcia-cs-3.1.1 or greater is required for the kernel version of
+the driver.
+
+Currently, ray_cs is not part of David Hinds card services package,
+so the following magic is required.
+
+At the end of the /etc/pcmcia/config.opts file, add the line: 
+source ./ray_cs.opts 
+This will make card services read the ray_cs.opts file
+when starting.  Create the file /etc/pcmcia/ray_cs.opts containing the
+following:
+
+#### start of /etc/pcmcia/ray_cs.opts ###################
+# Configuration options for Raylink Wireless LAN PCMCIA card
+device "ray_cs"
+  class "network" module "misc/ray_cs"
+
+card "RayLink PC Card WLAN Adapter"
+  manfid 0x01a6, 0x0000
+  bind "ray_cs"
+
+module "misc/ray_cs" opts ""
+#### end of /etc/pcmcia/ray_cs.opts #####################
+
+
+To join an existing network with
+different parameters, contact the network administrator for the 
+configuration information, and edit /etc/pcmcia/ray_cs.opts.
+Add the parameters below between the empty quotes.
+
+Parameters for ray_cs driver which may be specified in ray_cs.opts:
+
+bc              integer         0 = normal mode (802.11 timing)
+                                1 = slow down inter frame timing to allow
+                                    operation with older breezecom access
+                                    points.
+
+beacon_period	integer         beacon period in Kilo-microseconds
+				legal values = must be integer multiple 
+                                               of hop dwell
+                                default = 256
+
+country         integer         1 = USA (default)
+                                2 = Europe
+                                3 = Japan
+                                4 = Korea
+                                5 = Spain
+                                6 = France
+                                7 = Israel
+                                8 = Australia
+
+essid		string		ESS ID - network name to join
+				string with maximum length of 32 chars
+				default value = "ADHOC_ESSID"
+
+hop_dwell	integer         hop dwell time in Kilo-microseconds 
+				legal values = 16,32,64,128(default),256
+
+irq_mask	integer         linux standard 16 bit value 1bit/IRQ
+				lsb is IRQ 0, bit 1 is IRQ 1 etc.
+				Used to restrict choice of IRQ's to use.
+                                Recommended method for controlling
+                                interrupts is in /etc/pcmcia/config.opts
+
+net_type	integer		0 (default) = adhoc network, 
+				1 = infrastructure
+
+phy_addr	string          string containing new MAC address in
+				hex, must start with x eg
+				x00008f123456
+
+psm		integer         0 = continuously active
+				1 = power save mode (not useful yet)
+
+pc_debug	integer		(0-5) larger values for more verbose
+				logging.  Replaces ray_debug.
+
+ray_debug	integer		Replaced with pc_debug
+
+ray_mem_speed   integer         defaults to 500
+
+sniffer         integer         0 = not sniffer (default)
+                                1 = sniffer which can be used to record all
+                                    network traffic using tcpdump or similar, 
+                                    but no normal network use is allowed.
+
+translate	integer		0 = no translation (encapsulate frames)
+				1 = translation    (RFC1042/802.1)
+
+
+More on sniffer mode:
+
+tcpdump does not understand 802.11 headers, so it can't
+interpret the contents, but it can record to a file.  This is only
+useful for debugging 802.11 lowlevel protocols that are not visible to
+linux.  If you want to watch ftp xfers, or do similar things, you
+don't need to use sniffer mode.  Also, some packet types are never
+sent up by the card, so you will never see them (ack, rts, cts, probe
+etc.)  There is a simple program (showcap) included in the ray_cs
+package which parses the 802.11 headers.
+
+Known Problems and missing features
+
+        Does not work with non x86
+
+	Does not work with SMP
+
+	Support for defragmenting frames is not yet debugged, and in
+	fact is known to not work.  I have never encountered a net set
+	up to fragment, but still, it should be fixed.
+
+	The ioctl support is incomplete.  The hardware address cannot be set
+	using ifconfig yet.  If a different hardware address is needed, it may
+	be set using the phy_addr parameter in ray_cs.opts.  This requires
+	a card insertion to take effect.