From nobody Tue Mar 29 11:21:23 2022 X-Original-To: dev-commits-doc-all@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEF2A1A3990E for ; Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:21:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4KSRw32t8jz4ccw; Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:21:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1648552883; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=at0tnSZ7NkVtnByPED40zKpFOMi2yaJ9LQLhvtpnYiY=; b=dbbYFTtCKCnUF/4JGCCaqDqgXfb95vcXtlqBuihSkBhx4G6XXku3YbYvzAi+PfcdOcEpEO LQzcXv/AySxuH9YUV3unqAeikh7snYZG5CIyXsjZUNMZbN4FOZnaLtPS720k6w+coUz/aK fLIeaEIcb+byxTJzUP4UDaxlJd41XbYtPLJJ42Ct2zzfkplvUB78BEcQrslc/OwCft3s0I Rw4rwNVh1wfb0OD31GOwVskUgpjha1lfm5vNAAxAXBNwLYFNFLbzTYYhMK8BPTuZmH/Ypx Lc5IG2QiSqsvpd/kJICrybRblSctcceD2hy50eXuA/WgIDQT1ZMvin+ewku7Tg== Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org (gitrepo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:5]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 421281DB8F; Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:21:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.44]) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.16.1/8.16.1) with ESMTP id 22TBLN9U001662; Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:21:23 GMT (envelope-from git@gitrepo.freebsd.org) Received: (from git@localhost) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.16.1/8.16.1/Submit) id 22TBLNAh001661; Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:21:23 GMT (envelope-from git) Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:21:23 GMT Message-Id: <202203291121.22TBLNAh001661@gitrepo.freebsd.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org From: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> Subject: git: f9d062f35c - main - handbook: Move capabilities' description to ifconfig(8) List-Id: Commit messages for all branches of the doc repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-doc-all List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Git-Committer: 0mp X-Git-Repository: doc X-Git-Refname: refs/heads/main X-Git-Reftype: branch X-Git-Commit: f9d062f35cc1edf33d42c1f498930135ae2945e8 Auto-Submitted: auto-generated ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1648552883; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=at0tnSZ7NkVtnByPED40zKpFOMi2yaJ9LQLhvtpnYiY=; b=M/BsjlovfL0vFf3sgH8SKHi3OnfR8nwpwB8d+t+NjL/UXulhiO5AkMreLFNvXWgnDy7s70 zNakCKCdeo3j7KWFDUPiPQnjR/YzVUkP3k5Ks5RNPK98C+mmpWadYyxUKqghc+Iz+ew78j yXIgADBrKyA6SEVvRBQ9HQ53e5GttHn/M4Hk2xWM4HOTDNnWygNMbWamYXWHNH2ypIf3SW QlHGHJ0MbcpP3Ykr1tVHXtcyUJF4/8naYJ/bkfthQZxCsdyo7xuWjeoR6BOiL+4FfN7N/p 4aHtpQM0xQEIVwum+DOxIrfyDyy78zqUo6mOMdafr1z3EuRGSACuLALIQg/6ow== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1648552883; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=vAhbGwNo+CfbO0HZOPvMYXlWxNA7zBBD7WfaCVroIUyV+UBeDib6PvzFHXBPR7XIbIWCDk gmpjAYaxjDo5jMTdz7A84/gHHnd2v2qqZHLEC+JMN9GQQlIiWpkNPAfLaSivaGaP03R/ii LJ0IiA/8QByTYniNAjQWNLJkOMsakN294AQxI6zI4nza0GlWUgopgqjCQKSgi3ds4XiNjD VdQusZsLDG+eWf7B/u9+JEBU9upZYYSjNLeHUy3mTWHU4ZGCPW7l7NuqjlrfXlZZuGdJZa PBiv7XP6x6H7zpmvWiKPN/++dY2Cu0H0pAF4ytBBtZovRCEUuK5l4dMXlH9lKw== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N The branch main has been updated by 0mp: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=f9d062f35cc1edf33d42c1f498930135ae2945e8 commit f9d062f35cc1edf33d42c1f498930135ae2945e8 Author: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2022-03-29 11:19:51 +0000 Commit: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2022-03-29 11:21:09 +0000 handbook: Move capabilities' description to ifconfig(8) Let's document those flags in ifconfig(8). Commit hash of the related src change: 05621e0b2094d566aa39b82d01b4a6902a1b22b7 Reviewed by: debdrup Reviewed by: Pau Amma Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D34663 --- .../books/handbook/advanced-networking/_index.adoc | 24 +--------------------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/advanced-networking/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/advanced-networking/_index.adoc index 1b3810dcb0..cc18f93b75 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/advanced-networking/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/advanced-networking/_index.adoc @@ -543,29 +543,7 @@ Subsequent scan requests do not require the interface to be marked as up again. The output of a scan request lists each BSS/IBSS network found. Besides listing the name of the network, the `SSID`, the output also shows the `BSSID`, which is the MAC address of the access point. -The `CAPS` field identifies the type of each network and the capabilities of the stations operating there: - -.Station Capability Codes -[cols="1,1", frame="none", options="header"] -|=== -| Capability Code -| Meaning - -|`E` -|Extended Service Set (ESS). Indicates that the station is part of an infrastructure network rather than an IBSS/ad-hoc network. - -|`I` -|IBSS/ad-hoc network. Indicates that the station is part of an ad-hoc network rather than an ESS network. - -|`P` -|Privacy. Encryption is required for all data frames exchanged within the BSS using cryptographic means such as WEP, TKIP or AES-CCMP. - -|`S` -|Short Preamble. Indicates that the network is using short preambles, defined in 802.11b High Rate/DSSS PHY, and utilizes a 56 bit sync field rather than the 128 bit field used in long preamble mode. - -|`s` -|Short slot time. Indicates that the 802.11g network is using a short slot time because there are no legacy (802.11b) stations present. -|=== +The `CAPS` field identifies the type of each network and the capabilities of the stations operating there (see the definition of `list scan` in man:ifconfig[8] for more details). One can also display the current list of known networks with: