[cavium-octeon] update to 2.6.30-rc5

[openwrt.git] / docs / wireless.tex

diff --git a/docs/wireless.tex b/docs/wireless.tex
index dd6ec43..f172531 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/wireless.tex
+++ b/docs/wireless.tex
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ config wifi-device    wifi device name
 config wifi-iface
     option network  the interface you want wifi to bridge with
     option device   wifi0, wifi1, wifi2, wifiN
 config wifi-iface
     option network  the interface you want wifi to bridge with
     option device   wifi0, wifi1, wifi2, wifiN

-    option mode     ap, sta, adhoc, monitor, or wds
+    option mode     ap, sta, adhoc, monitor, mesh, or wds

     option txpower  (deprecated) transmission power in dBm
     option ssid     ssid name
     option bssid    bssid address
     option txpower  (deprecated) transmission power in dBm
     option ssid     ssid name
     option bssid    bssid address


@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ config wifi-iface
             \item \texttt{monitor} \\
                 Monitor mode
 
             \item \texttt{monitor} \\
                 Monitor mode
 

+           \item \texttt{mesh} \\
+               Mesh Point mode (802.11s)
+

             \item \texttt{wds} \\
                 WDS point-to-point link
 
             \item \texttt{wds} \\
                 WDS point-to-point link
 


@@ -229,6 +232,11 @@ config wifi-iface
 
 \end{itemize}
 
 
 \end{itemize}
 

+\paragraph{Mesh Point}
+
+Mesh Point (802.11s) is only supported by some mac80211 drivers. It requires the iw package
+to be installed to setup mesh links. OpenWrt creates mshN mesh point interfaces.
+

 \paragraph{Wireless Distribution System}
 
 WDS is a non-standard mode which will be working between two Broadcom devices for instance
 \paragraph{Wireless Distribution System}
 
 WDS is a non-standard mode which will be working between two Broadcom devices for instance