iwpriv
configure optionals (private) parameters of a wireless network interface
see also :
iwconfig - iwlist - iwevent - iwspy
Synopsis
iwpriv
[interface]
iwpriv interface private-command
[private-parameters]
iwpriv interface private-command
[I] [private-parameters]
iwpriv interface --all
add an example, a script, a trick and tips
examples
source
init_iwpriv() {
echo iwpriv: Plugin loaded
}
newif_iwpriv() {
IWPRIV_CMDS="true"
IWPRIV_CMDS="true"
}
iwpriv_option(){
IWPRIV_CMDS="$IWPRIV_CMDS ;
iwpriv $IFNAME $*"
}
do_iwpriv() {
case "$IFTYPE" in
athvap) ;;
source
brctl delif $BRIDGE $IFNAME
brctl delif $BRIDGE $IFNAME
ifconfig $IFNAME down
}
start() {
iwpriv $IFNAME bgscan 0
iwpriv $IFNAME bgscan 0
iwpriv $IFNAME mode 11ng
iwpriv $IFNAME countryie 1
iwpriv $IFNAME doth 0
iwpriv $IFNAME cwmmode 1
source
VOICE_AIFS=2
VOICE_TXOP=0
iwpriv ath0 cwmin $VIDEO_QUEUE 0
$VIDEO_CWMIN ;
iwpriv ath0 cwmin $VIDEO_QUEUE 1
$VIDEO_CWMIN ;
iwpriv ath0 cwmin $VIDEO_QUEUE 1
$VIDEO_CWMIN ;
iwpriv ath0 cwmax $VIDEO_QUEUE 0
$VIDEO_CWMAX ;
iwpriv ath0 cwmax $VIDEO_QUEUE 1
$VIDEO_CWMAX ;
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).
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.
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
files
/proc/net/wireless
parameters
private-command [private-parameters]
Execute the specified private-command on the
interface.
The command may optionally take or require arguments, and may
display information. Therefore, the command line parameters may
or may not be needed and should match the command expectations.
The list of commands that iwpriv displays (when called
without argument) should give you some hints about those
parameters.
However you should refer to the device driver documentation for
information on how to properly use the command and the effect.
private-command [I] [private-parameters]
Idem, except that I (an integer) is passed to the command
as a Token Index. Only some command will use the Token
Index (most will ignore it), and the driver documentation should
tell you when it’s needed.
-a/--all
Execute and display all the private commands that don’t take any
arguments (i.e. read only).
see also
iwconfig ,
iwlist , iwevent , iwspy ,
wireless.
author
Jean Tourrilhes
- jt[:at:]hpl.hp[:dot:]com