IWPRIV(8)

NAME
iwpriv - configure optionals (private) parameters of a wireless network interface

SYNOPSIS
iwpriv [interface]
iwpriv interface private-command [private-parameters]
iwpriv interface roam {on,off}
iwpriv interface port {ad-hoc,managed,N}

DESCRIPTION
Iwpriv is the companion tool to iwconfig(8). Iwpriv deals with parameters and setting specific to each driver (as opposed to iwconfig which deals with generic ones) and a few commands that doesn't fit well in iwconfig (like listing the available frequencies).

Without any argument, iwpriv list the available private commands available on each interface, and the parameters that they require. Using this information, the user may apply those interface specific commands on the specified interface.

In theory, the documentation of each device driver should indicate how to use those interface specific commands and their effect.

PARAMETERS

roam
    Enable or disable roaming, if supported. Call the private command setroam. Found in the wavelan_cs driver.

port
    Read or configure the port type. Call the private commands gport_type, sport_type, get_port or set_port found in the wavelan2_cs and wvlan_cs drivers.

private-command
    Execute the specified private-command on the interface. The command may take or require arguments, and may display information. Refer to the device driver documentation for information on how to use and the effect.

DISPLAY
For each device which support private commands, iwpriv will display the list of private commands available.

This include the name of the private command, the number or arguments that may be set and their type, and the number or arguments that may be display and their type.

For example, you may have the following display :
eth0 Available private ioctl :
setqualthr (89F0) : set 1 byte & get 0
gethisto (89F7) : set 0 & get 16 int

This indicate that you may set the quality threshold and display an histogram of up to 16 values with the following commands :
iwpriv eth0 setqualthr 20
iwpriv eth0 gethisto

AUTHOR
Jean Tourrilhes - jt@hpl.hp.com

FILES
/proc/net/wireless

SEE ALSO
ifconfig(8), iwconfig(8), iwlist(8), iwspy(8), wavelan(4), wavelan_cs(4), wvlan_cs(4), netwave_cs(4).