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6 iwpriv - configure optionals (private) parameters of a wireless network
7 interface
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10 iwpriv [interface]
11 iwpriv interface private-command [private-parameters]
12 iwpriv interface private-command [I] [private-parameters]
13 iwpriv interface --all
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16 Iwpriv is the companion tool to iwconfig(8). Iwpriv deals with parame‐
17 ters and setting specific to each driver (as opposed to iwconfig which
18 deals with generic ones).
19 Without any argument, iwpriv list the available private commands avail‐
21 able on each interface, and the parameters that they require. Using
22 this information, the user may apply those interface specific commands
23 on the specified interface.
24 In theory, the documentation of each device driver should indicate how
26 to use those interface specific commands and their effect.
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29 private-command [private-parameters]
30 Execute the specified private-command on the interface.
31 The command may optionally take or require arguments, and may
32 display information. Therefore, the command line parameters may
33 or may not be needed and should match the command expectations.
34 The list of commands that iwpriv displays (when called without
35 argument) should give you some hints about those parameters.
36 However you should refer to the device driver documentation for
37 information on how to properly use the command and the effect.
38 private-command [I] [private-parameters]
40 Idem, except that I (an integer) is passed to the command as a
41 Token Index. Only some command will use the Token Index (most
42 will ignore it), and the driver documentation should tell you
43 when it's needed.
44 -a/--all
46 Execute and display all the private commands that don't take any
47 arguments (i.e. read only).
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50 For each device which support private commands, iwpriv will display the
51 list of private commands available.
52 This include the name of the private command, the number or arguments
54 that may be set and their type, and the number or arguments that may be
55 display and their type.
56 For example, you may have the following display :
58 eth0 Available private ioctl :
59 setqualthr (89F0) : set 1 byte & get 0
60 gethisto (89F7) : set 0 & get 16 int
61 This indicate that you may set the quality threshold and display an
63 histogram of up to 16 values with the following commands :
64 iwpriv eth0 setqualthr 20
65 iwpriv eth0 gethisto
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68 Jean Tourrilhes - jt@hpl.hp.com
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71 /proc/net/wireless
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74 iwconfig(8), iwlist(8), iwevent(8), iwspy(8), wireless(7).
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