Add some more wireless documentation
Marc Fonvieille
blackend at freebsd.org
Sat Jun 11 17:18:45 UTC 2011
On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 10:21:25AM -0400, Eitan Adler wrote:
> > When it comes to some specific wireless things and ifconfig(8) content
> > it's always a good thing to find a developer involved in that domain to
> > check your patches.
>
> Is http://www.mavetju.org/mail/view_message.php?list=freebsd-wireless&id=3323058&thread=no
> sufficient?
Should be.
> Also could you comment on the structure? Is the SGML correct and such?
>
> > Regarding the Handbook changes, does it worth to add them? I mean a
> > pointer to the ifconfig(8) manual page may be a better solution and just
> > mention the ones that appear in the command outputs displayed in that
> > chapter.
>
> I was thinking the reverse solution might be better. The man page could
> include a brief description and/or point people to the handbook which has
> a more complete explanation.
>
I wasn't clear, the Handbook should describe most common flags or simply
the ones that most of people can understand without being a wifi expert,
and the flags we have to look at to set up a working wifi connection.
--
Marc
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