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diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.8 b/wpa_supplicant/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.8 index 3334d0cec5ea..7941dcf7b40e 100644 --- a/wpa_supplicant/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.8 +++ b/wpa_supplicant/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.8 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ .\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/comp/docbook2X/> .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>. -.TH "WPA_SUPPLICANT" "8" "07 September 2010" "" "" +.TH "WPA_SUPPLICANT" "8" "12 January 2013" "" "" .SH NAME wpa_supplicant \- Wi-Fi Protected Access client and IEEE 802.1X supplicant @@ -217,31 +217,9 @@ list of supported driver backends that may be used with the -D option on your system, refer to the help output of wpa_supplicant (\fBwpa_supplicant -h\fR). .TP -\fBhostap\fR -(default) Host AP driver (Intersil Prism2/2.5/3). -(this can also be used with Linuxant DriverLoader). -.TP -\fBhermes\fR -Agere Systems Inc. driver (Hermes-I/Hermes-II). -.TP -\fBmadwifi\fR -MADWIFI 802.11 support (Atheros, etc.). -.TP -\fBatmel\fR -ATMEL AT76C5XXx (USB, PCMCIA). -.TP \fBwext\fR Linux wireless extensions (generic). .TP -\fBndiswrapper\fR -Linux ndiswrapper. -.TP -\fBbroadcom\fR -Broadcom wl.o driver. -.TP -\fBipw\fR -Intel ipw2100/2200 driver. -.TP \fBwired\fR wpa_supplicant wired Ethernet driver .TP @@ -303,7 +281,7 @@ Include timestamp in debug messages. Help. Show a usage message. .TP \fB-L\fR -Show license (GPL and BSD). +Show license (BSD). .TP \fB-p\fR Driver parameters. (Per interface) @@ -375,8 +353,8 @@ wpa_supplicant for two interfaces: .nf wpa_supplicant \\ - -c wpa1.conf -i wlan0 -D hostap -N \\ - -c wpa2.conf -i ath0 -D madwifi + -c wpa1.conf -i wlan0 -D nl80211 -N \\ + -c wpa2.conf -i ath0 -D wext .fi .RE .SH "OS REQUIREMENTS" @@ -395,56 +373,6 @@ Microsoft Windows with WinPcap (at least WinXP, may work with other versions) .SH "SUPPORTED DRIVERS" .TP -\fBHost AP driver for Prism2/2.5/3 (development snapshot/v0.2.x)\fR -(http://hostap.epitest.fi/) Driver needs to be set in -Managed mode (\fBiwconfig wlan0 mode managed\fR). -Please note that station firmware version needs to be 1.7.0 or -newer to work in WPA mode. -.TP -\fBLinuxant DriverLoader\fR -(http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/) -with Windows NDIS driver for your wlan card supporting WPA. -.TP -\fBAgere Systems Inc. Linux Driver\fR -(http://www.agere.com/support/drivers/) Please note -that the driver interface file (driver_hermes.c) and hardware -specific include files are not included in the wpa_supplicant -distribution. You will need to copy these from the source -package of the Agere driver. -.TP -\fBmadwifi driver for cards based on Atheros chip set (ar521x)\fR -(http://sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi/) Please -note that you will need to modify the wpa_supplicant .config -file to use the correct path for the madwifi driver root -directory (CFLAGS += -I../madwifi/wpa line in example -defconfig). -.TP -\fBATMEL AT76C5XXx driver for USB and PCMCIA cards\fR -(http://atmelwlandriver.sourceforge.net/). -.TP -\fBLinux ndiswrapper\fR -(http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/) with Windows -NDIS driver. -.TP -\fBBroadcom wl.o driver\fR -This is a generic Linux driver for Broadcom IEEE -802.11a/g cards. However, it is proprietary driver that is -not publicly available except for couple of exceptions, mainly -Broadcom-based APs/wireless routers that use Linux. The driver -binary can be downloaded, e.g., from Linksys support site -(http://www.linksys.com/support/gpl.asp) for Linksys -WRT54G. The GPL tarball includes cross-compiler and the needed -header file, wlioctl.h, for compiling wpa_supplicant. This -driver support in wpa_supplicant is expected to work also with -other devices based on Broadcom driver (assuming the driver -includes client mode support). -.TP -\fB Intel ipw2100 driver\fR -(http://sourceforge.net/projects/ipw2100/) -.TP -\fBIntel ipw2200 driver\fR -(http://sourceforge.net/projects/ipw2200/) -.TP \fBLinux wireless extensions\fR In theory, any driver that supports Linux wireless extensions can be used with IEEE 802.1X (i.e., not WPA) when @@ -574,10 +502,10 @@ in. \fBwpa_passphrase\fR(8) .SH "LEGAL" .PP -wpa_supplicant is copyright (c) 2003-2007, +wpa_supplicant is copyright (c) 2003-2012, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and contributors. All Rights Reserved. .PP -This program is dual-licensed under both the GPL version 2 -and BSD license. Either license may be used at your option. +This program is licensed under the BSD license (the one with +advertisement clause removed). |