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/*
* Wireless Tools * * Jean II - HPLB 97->99 - HPL 99->02 * * The changelog... * * This files is released under the GPL license. * Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Jean Tourrilhes <jt@hpl.hp.com> */ /* --------------------------- HISTORY --------------------------- */ /* * wireless 16 : (Jean Tourrilhes) * ----------- * o iwconfig, iwpriv & iwspy * * wireless 17 : (Justin Seger) * ----------- * o Compile under glibc fix * o merge iwpriv in iwconfig * o Add Wavelan roaming support * o Update man page of iwconfig * * wireless 18 : * ----------- * (From Andreas Neuhaus <andy@fasta.fh-dortmund.de>) * o Many fix to remove "core dumps" in iwconfig * o Remove useless headers in iwconfig * o CHAR wide private ioctl * (From Jean Tourrilhes) * o Create iwcommon.h and iwcommon.c * o Separate iwpriv again for user interface issues * The folllowing didn't make sense and crashed : * iwconfig eth0 priv sethisto 12 15 nwid 100 * o iwspy no longer depend on net-tools-1.2.0 * o Reorganisation of the code, cleanup * o Add ESSID stuff in iwconfig * o Add display of level & noise in dBm (stats in iwconfig) * o Update man page of iwconfig and iwpriv * o Add xwireless (didn't check if it compiles) * (From Dean W. Gehnert <deang@tpi.com>) * o Minor fixes * (Jan Rafaj <rafaj@cedric.vabo.cz>) * o Cosmetic changes (sensitivity relative, freq list) * o Frequency computation on double * o Compile clean on libc5 * (From Jean Tourrilhes) * o Move listing of frequencies to iwspy * o Add AP address stuff in iwconfig * o Add AP list stuff in iwspy * * wireless 19 : * ----------- * (From Jean Tourrilhes) * o Allow for sensitivity in dBm (if < 0) [iwconfig] * o Formatting changes in displaying ap address in [iwconfig] * o Slightly improved man pages and usage display * o Add channel number for each frequency in list [iwspy] * o Add nickname... [iwconfig] * o Add "port" private ioctl shortcut [iwpriv] * o If signal level = 0, no range or dBms [iwconfig] * o I think I now got set/get char strings right in [iwpriv] * (From Thomas Ekstrom <tomeck@thelogic.com>) * o Fix a very obscure bug in [iwspy] * * wireless 20 : * ----------- * (From Jean Tourrilhes) * o Remove all #ifdef WIRELESS ugliness, but add a #error : * we require Wireless Extensions 9 or nothing ! [all] * o Switch to new 'nwid' definition (specific -> iw_param) [iwconfig] * o Rewriten totally the encryption support [iwconfig] * - Multiple keys, through key index * - Flexible/multiple key size, and remove 64bits upper limit * - Open/Restricted modes * - Enter keys as ASCII strings * o List key sizes supported and all keys in [iwspy] * o Mode of operation support (ad-hoc, managed...) [iwconfig] * o Use '=' to indicate fixed instead of ugly '(f)' [iwconfig] * o Ability to disable RTS & frag (off), now the right way [iwconfig] * o Auto as an input modifier for bitrate [iwconfig] * o Power Management support [iwconfig] * - set timeout or period and its value * - Reception mode (unicast/multicast/all) * o Updated man pages with all that ;-) * * wireless 21 : * ----------- * (from Alan McReynolds <alan_mcreynolds@hpl.hp.com>) * o Use proper macros for compilation directives [Makefile] * (From Jean Tourrilhes) * o Put licensing info everywhere (almost). Yes, it's GPL ! * o Document the use of /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts [PCMCIA] * o Add min/max modifiers to power management parameters [iwconfig] * -> requested by Lee Keyser-Allen for the Spectrum24 driver * o Optionally output a second power management parameter [iwconfig] * --- * o Common subroutines to display stats & power saving info [iwcommon] * o Display all power management info, capability and values [iwspy] * --- * o Optional index for ESSID (for Aironet driver) [iwcommon] * o IW_ENCODE_NOKEY for write only keys [iwconfig/iwspy] * o Common subrouting to print encoding keys [iwspy] * --- * o Transmit Power stuff (dBm + mW) [iwconfig/iwspy] * o Cleaner formatting algorithm when displaying params [iwconfig] * --- * o Fix get_range_info() and use it everywhere - Should fix core dumps. * o Catch WE version differences between tools and driver and * warn user. Thanks to Tobias Ringstrom for the tip... [iwcommon] * o Add Retry limit and lifetime support. [iwconfig/iwlist] * o Display "Cell:" instead of "Access Point:" in ad-hoc mode [iwconfig] * o Header fix for glibc2.2 by Ross G. Miller <Ross_Miller@baylor.edu> * o Move header selection flags in Makefile [iwcommon/Makefile] * o Spin-off iwlist.c from iwspy.c. iwspy is now much smaller * After moving this bit of code all over the place, from iwpriv * to iwconfig to iwspy, it now has a home of its own... [iwspy/iwlist] * o Wrote quick'n'dirty iwgetid. * o Remove output of second power management parameter [iwconfig] * Please use iwlist, I don't want to bloat iwconfig * --- * o Fix bug in display ints - "Allen Miu" <aklmiu@mit.edu> [iwpriv] * * wireless 22 : * ----------- * (From Jim Kaba <jkaba@sarnoff.com>) * o Fix socket_open to not open all types of sockets [iwcommon] * (From Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>) * o Rewrite main (top level) + command line parsing of [iwlist] * (From Jean Tourrilhes) * o Set commands should return proper success flag [iwspy/iwpriv] * requested by Michael Tokarev * --- * (From Torgeir Hansen <torgeir@trenger.ro>) * o Replace "strcpy(wrq.ifr_name," with strncpy to avoid buffer * overflows. This is OK because the kernel use strncmp... * --- * o Move operation_mode in iwcommon and add NUM_OPER_MODE [iwconfig] * o print_stats, print_key, ... use char * instead if FILE * [iwcommon] * o Add `iw_' prefix to avoid namespace pollution [iwcommon] * o Add iw_get_basic_config() and iw_set_basic_config() [iwcommon] * o Move iw_getstats from iwconfig to iwcommon [iwcommon] * o Move changelog to CHANGELOG.h [iwcommon] * o Rename iwcommon.* into iwlib.* [iwcommon->iwlib] * o Compile iwlib. as a dynamic or static library [Makefile] * o Allow the tools to be compiled with the dynamic library [Makefile] * --- Update to Wireless Extension 12 --- * o Show typical/average quality in iwspy [iwspy] * o Get Wireless Stats through ioctl instead of /proc [iwlib] * * wireless 23 : * ----------- * o Split iw_check_addr_type() into two functions mac/if [iwlib] * o iw_in_addr() does appropriate iw_check_xxx itself [iwlib] * o Allow iwspy on MAC address even if IP doesn't check [iwspy] * o Allow iwconfig ap on MAC address even if IP doesn't check [iwconfig] * --- * o Fix iwlist man page about extra commands [iwlist] * --- * o Fix Makefile rules for library compile (more generic) [Makefile] * --- * o Set max length for all GET request with a iw_point [various] * o Fix set IW_PRIV_TYPE_BYTE to be endian/align clean [iwpriv] * --- * (From Kernel Jake <kerneljake@hotmail.com>) * o Add '/' at the end of directories to create them [Makefile] * (From Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>) * o Replace "cp" with "install" to get permissions proper [Makefile] * o Install Man-Pages at the proper location [Makefile] * o Add automatic header selection based on libc/kernel [iwlib.h] * --- * o Add "commit" to force parameters on the card [iwconfig] * o Wrap ioctl() in iw_set/get_ext() wrappers [all] * o Beautify set request error messages [iwconfig] * * wireless 24 : * ----------- * o Added common function to display frequency [iwlib] * o Added handler to parse Wireless Events [iwlib] * o Added tool to display Wireless Events [iwevent] * o Pass command line to subroutines [iwlist] * o Scanning support through SIOCSIWSCAN [iwlist] * --- * o Added common function to display bitrate [iwlib] * o Add bitrate/encoding scanning support [iwlist] * o Allow to read scan results for non-root users [iwlist] * o Set 5s timeout on waiting for scan results [iwlist] * o Cleanup iwgetid & support ap+scheme display [iwgetid] * o iwevent man page [iwevent] * (From Guus Sliepen <guus@warande3094.warande.uu.nl>) * o iwgetid man page [iwgetid] * --- * o Add "#define WIRELESS_EXT > 13" around event code [iwlib] * o Move iw_enum_devices() from iwlist.c to iwlib.c [iwlib] * o Use iw_enum_devices() everywhere [iwconfig/iwspy/iwpriv] * (From Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>, rewrite by me) * o Return proper error message on non existent interfaces [iwconfig] * o Read interface list in /proc/net/wireless and not SIOCGIFCONF [iwlib] * --- * (From Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org> - again !!!) * o Don't loose flags when setting encryption key [iwconfig] * o Add <time.h> [iwevent] * --- * (From Casey Carter <Casey@Carter.net>) * o Improved compilations directives, stricter warnings [Makefile] * o Fix strict warnings (static func, unused args...) [various] * o New routines to display/input Ethernet MAC addresses [iwlib] * o Correct my english & spelling [various] * o Get macaddr to compile [macaddr] * o Fix range checking in max number of args [iwlist] * --- * o Display time when we receive event [iwevent] * --- * o Display time before event, easier to read [iwevent] * (From "Dr. Michael Rietz" <rietz@mail.amps.de>) * o Use a generic set of header, may end header mess [iwlib] * (From Casey Carter <Casey@Carter.net>) * o Zillions cleanups, small fixes and code reorg [all over] * o Proper usage/help printout [iwevent, iwgetid, ...] * --- * o Send broadcast address for iwconfig ethX ap auto/any [iwconfig] * --- * o Send NULL address for iwconfig ethX ap off [iwconfig] * o Add iw_in_key() helper (and use it) [iwlib] * o Create symbolink link libiw.so to libiw.so.XX [Makefile] * (From Javier Achirica <achirica@ttd.net>) * o Always send TxPower flags to the driver [iwconfig] * (From John M. Choi <johnchoi@its.caltech.edu>) * o Header definition for Slackware (kernel 2.2/glibc 2.2) [iwlib] * * wireless 25 : * ----------- * o Remove library symbolic link before creating it [Makefile] * o Display error and exit if WE < 14 [iwevent] * (From Sander Jonkers <sander@grachtzicht.cjb.net>) * o Fix iwconfig usage display to show "enc off" [iwconfig] * (From Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>) * o Formating : add spaces after cell/ap addr [iwconfig] * --- * o Do driver WE source version verification [iwlib] * (From Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>) * o Cleanup user configurable options [Makefile] * o add FORCE_WEXT_VERSION [Makefile] * o Add uninstall directived [Makefile] * o Cleanup version warnings [iwlib] * o Fix iwconfig usage display to show "mode MODE" [iwconfig] * o Replace "rm -f + ln -s" with "ln -sfn" in install [Makefile] * --- * o Add various documentation in source code of [iwpriv] * o Allow to get more than 16 private ioctl description [iwlib] * o Ignore ioctl descriptions with null name [iwpriv] * o Implement sub-ioctls (simple/iw_point) [iwpriv] * --- * o Add DISTRIBUTIONS file with call for help [README] * o Change iw_byte_size in iw_get_priv_size [iwlib] * o Document various bugs of new driver API with priv ioctls [iwpriv] * o Implement float/addr priv data types [iwpriv] * o Fix off-by-one bug (priv_size <= IFNAMSIZ) [iwpriv] * o Reformat/beautify ioctl list display [iwpriv] * o Add "-a" command line to dump all read-only priv ioctls [iwpriv] * o Add a sample showing new priv features [sample_priv_addr.c] * o Update other samples with new driver API [sample_enc.c/sample_pm.c] * --- * o Fix "iwpriv -a" to not call ioctls not returning anything [iwpriv] * o Use IW_MAX_GET_SPY in increase number of addresses read [iwspy] * o Finish fixing the mess of off-by-one on IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE [iwconfig] * o Do interface enumeration using /proc/net/dev [iwlib] * --- * o Display various --version information [iwlib, iwconfig, iwlist] * o Filled in Debian 2.3 & Red-Hat 7.3 sections in [DISTRIBUTIONS] * o Filled in Red-Hat 7.2, Mandrake 8.2 and SuSE 8.0 in [DISTRIBUTIONS] * o Display current freq/channel after the iwrange list [iwlist] * o Display current rate after the iwrange list [iwlist] * o Display current txpower after the iwrange list [iwlist] * o Add BUILD_NOLIBM to build without libm [Makefile] * o Fix infinite loop on unknown events/scan elements [iwlib] * o Add IWEVCUSTOM support [iwevent, iwlist] * o Add IWEVREGISTERED & IWEVEXPIRED support [iwevent] * (From Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>) * o Make $(DYNAMIC_LINK) relative (and not absolute) [Makefile] * --- * o Replace all float occurence with double [iwlib, iwlist] * o Implement iwgetid --mode [iwgetid] * o Convert frequency to channel [iwlist, iwlib] * (Suggested by Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org> - always him !) * o Implement --version across the board [iwspy, iwevent, iwpriv] * o Implement iwgetid --freq [iwgetid] * o Display "Access Point/Cell" [iwgetid] * --- * o New manpage about configuration (placeholder) [wireless.7] * o Catch properly invalid arg to "iwconfig ethX key" [iwconfig] * o Put placeholder for Passphrase to key conversion [iwlib] * o Allow args of "iwconfig ethX key" in any order [iwconfig] * o Implement token index for private commands [iwpriv] * o Add IW_MODE_MONITOR for passive monitoring [iwlib] * I wonder why nobody bothered to ask for it before ;-) * o Mention distribution specific document in [PCMCIA] * o Create directories before installing stuff in it [Makefile] * --- * o Add Debian 3.0 and PCMCIA in [wireless.7] * o Add iw_protocol_compare() in [iwlib] * --- * o Complain about version mistmatch at runtime only once [iwlib] * o Fix IWNAME null termination [iwconfig, iwlib] * o "iwgetid -p" to display protocol name and check WE support [iwgetid] * * wireless 26 : * ----------- * o #define IFLA_WIRELESS if needed [iwlib] * o Update man page with SuSE intruction (see below) [wireless.7] * (From Alexander Pevzner <pzz@pzz.msk.ru>) * o Allow to display all 8 bit rates instead of 7 [iwlist] * o Fix retry lifetime to not set IW_RETRY_LIMIT flag [iwconfig] * (From Christian Zoz <zoz@suse.de>) * o Update SuSE configuration instructions [DISTRIBUTIONS] * --- * o Update man page with regards to /proc/net/wireless [iwconfig.8] * o Add NOLIBM version of iw_dbm2mwatt()/iw_mwatt2dbm() [iwlib] * --- * o Fix "iwconfig ethX enc on" on WE-15 : set buffer size [iwconfig] * o Display /proc/net/wireless before "typical data" [iwspy] * (From Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>) * o Fix uninstall [Makefile] * o Change "Encryption mode" to "Security mode" [iwconfig/iwlist] * --- * o Add kernel headers that will be removed from wireless.h [iwlib] * o Remove IW_MAX_GET_SPY, people should use AP-List [iwspy] * o Re-word List of "Access Points" to "Peers/Access-Points" [iwlist] * o Add support for SIOCGIWTHRSPY event [iwevent/iwlib] * o Add support for SIOCSIWTHRSPY/SIOCGIWTHRSPY ioctls [iwspy] * --- * o Add SIOCGIWNAME/Protocol event display [iwlist scan/iwevent] * o Add temporary encoding flag setting [iwconfig] * o Add login encoding setting [iwlib/iwconfig] * --- * o Fix corruption of encryption key setting when followed by another * setting starting with a valid hex char ('essid' -> 'E') [iwlib] * o Fix iw_in_key() so that it parses every char and not bundle of * two so that 'enc' is not the valid key '0E0C' [iwlib] * o Fix parsing of odd keys '123' is '0123' instead of '1203' [iwlib] * --- * o Implement WE version tool redirector (need WE-16) [iwredir] * o Add "make vinstall" to use redirector [Makefile] * o Fix compilation warning in WE < 16 [iwlib, iwspy] * o Allow to specify PREFIX on make command line [Makefile] * --- * o Update wireless.h (more frequencies) [wireless.h] * o Allow to escape ESSID="any" using "essid - any" [iwconfig] * o Updated Red-Hat 9 wireless config instructions [DISTRIBUTIONS] * (From Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>) * o Replace all %d into %i so we can input hex/oct [iwlib, iwpriv] * --- * o If >= WE-16, display kernel version in "iwconfig --version" [iwlib] * (From Antonio Vilei <francesco.sigona@unile.it>) * o Fix "wrq.u.bitrate.value = power;" => txpower [iwconfig] * (From Casey Carter <Casey@Carter.net>) * o Make iwlib.h header C++ friendly. [iwlib] * --- * (From Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>) * o Make sure that KERNEL_SRC point to a valid directory [Makefile] * o Print message if card support WE but has no version info [iwlib] * (From Simon Kelley <simon@thekelleys.org.uk>) * o If power has no mode, don't print garbage [iwlib] * --- * (Bug reported by Guus Sliepen <guus@sliepen.eu.org>) * o Don't cast "int power" to unsigned long in sscanf [iwconfig] * (From Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>) * o Add $(LDFLAGS) for final linking [Makefile] */ /* ----------------------------- TODO ----------------------------- */ /* * One day, maybe... * * iwconfig : * -------- * Make disable a per encryption key modifier if some hardware * requires it. * * iwpriv : * ------ * Remove 'port' and 'roam' cruft now that we have mode in iwconfig * * iwspy : * ----- * Add an "auto" flag to have the driver cache the last n results * * iwlist : * ------ * Add scanning command line modifiers * More scan types support * * iwevent : * ------- * Make it non root-only * * Doc & man pages : * --------------- * Update main doc. * * Other : * ----- * What about some graphical tools ? */ |