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Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:21:23 UTC
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: