docs/121477: ieee80211_radiotap(9) mentions incorrect data link-layer type
Sam Banks
samb at catalyst.net.nz
Fri Mar 7 20:30:03 UTC 2008
>Number: 121477
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: ieee80211_radiotap(9) mentions incorrect data link-layer type
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Fri Mar 07 20:30:02 UTC 2008
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Sam Banks
>Release: 7.0-RELEASE
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD wolfie.evil 7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #1: Sat Mar 1 09:59:25 NZDT 2008 root at wolfie.evil:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/WOLFIE i386
>Description:
ieee80211_radiotap(9) mentions using the data link-layer type DLT_IEEE_80211_RADIO which doesn't exist. After looking into it, DLT_IEEE802_11_RADIO is the correct type to use.
>How-To-Repeat:
man 9 ieee80211_radiotap :)
>Fix:
The attached patch fixes the issue.
Patch attached with submission follows:
--- /usr/src/share/man/man9/ieee80211_radiotap.9 2004-07-08 00:59:39.000000000 +1200
+++ ieee80211_radiotap.9 2008-03-08 08:33:37.000000000 +1300
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
It is requested by using the
.Xr bpf 4
data-link type
-.Dv DLT_IEEE_80211_RADIO .
+.Dv DLT_IEEE802_11_RADIO .
.Pp
.\"
Each frame using this attachment has the following header prepended to it:
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
by calling
.Fn bpfattach2
with the data-link type set to
-.Dv DLT_IEEE_80211_RADIO .
+.Dv DLT_IEEE802_11_RADIO .
.Pp
.\"
When the the information is available,
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