| WLAN_WEP(4) | Device Drivers Manual | WLAN_WEP(4) |
NAME¶
wlan_wep — WEP
crypto support for 802.11 devices
SYNOPSIS¶
device wlan_wep
DESCRIPTION¶
The wlan_wep module handles the WEP
cryptographic requirements of the 802.11 protocol. It does encapsulation and
decapsulation of WEP-encoded 802.11 frames and optionally calculates the WEP
cipher. The wlan_wep module is an 802.11
cryptographic plugin module for use by the wlan(4) module.
This module is automatically loaded if a WEP key is configured with
ifconfig(8). Should the underlying network device not be
capable of doing the WEP calculations in hardware, the
wlan_wep module will do the work.
SEE ALSO¶
STANDARDS¶
More information can be found in the IEEE 802.11 Standard.
HISTORY¶
The wlan_wep driver first appeared in
FreeBSD 6.0.
| December 7, 2004 | Debian |