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IWN(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual IWN(4)

iwn
Intel IEEE 802.11n wireless network driver

To compile this driver into the kernel, include the following lines in your kernel configuration file:
device iwn
device pci
device wlan
device firmware

You also need to select a firmware for your device. Choose one from:

device iwn1000fw
device iwn100fw
device iwn105fw
device iwn135fw
device iwn2000fw
device iwn2030fw
device iwn4965fw
device iwn5000fw
device iwn5150fw
device iwn6000fw
device iwn6000g2afw
device iwn6000g2bfw
device iwn6050fw

Or you can use

device iwnfw

to include them all.

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following lines in loader.conf(5):

if_iwn_load="YES"
iwn1000fw_load="YES"
iwn100fw_load="YES"
iwn105fw_load="YES"
iwn135fw_load="YES"
iwn2000fw_load="YES"
iwn2030fw_load="YES"
iwn4965fw_load="YES"
iwn5000fw_load="YES"
iwn5150fw_load="YES"
iwn6000fw_load="YES"
iwn6000g2afw_load="YES"
iwn6000g2bfw_load="YES"
iwn6050fw_load="YES"

The iwn driver provides support for:

Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200
 
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
 
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230
 
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235
 
Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
 
Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 100
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 105
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 130
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 135
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 4965
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 5100
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 6150
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 6200
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 6250
 
Intel Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150
 
Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300
 
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965
 
Intel WiFi Link 5100
 
Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150
 
Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350
 

iwn supports station and monitor mode operation. Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time. For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).

This driver requires the firmware built with the iwnfw module to work.

Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 inet 192.168.0.20 \
    netmask 0xffffff00

Join a specific BSS network with network name “my_net”:

ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net up

Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:

ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 ssid my_net \
	wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up

Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:

ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwn0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \
    wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1

iwn%d: device timeout
The driver will reset the hardware. This should not happen.
iwn%d: firmware error
The onboard microcontroller crashed for some reason. The driver will reset the hardware. This should not happen.
iwn%d: timeout waiting for firmware initialization to complete
The onboard microcontroller failed to initialize in time. This should not happen.
iwn%d: could not load firmware image '%s'
The driver failed to load the firmware image using the firmware(9) subsystem. Verify the iwnfw(4) firmware module is present.
iwn%d: could not load boot firmware
An attempt to upload the boot firmware image to the onboard microcontroller failed. This should not happen.
iwn%d: could not load microcode
An attempt to upload the microcode image to the onboard microcontroller failed. This should not happen.
iwn%d: could not load main firmware
An attempt to upload the main firmware image to the onboard microcontroller failed. This should not happen.

iwnfw(4), pci(4), wlan(4), wlan_ccmp(4), wlan_tkip(4), wlan_wep(4), ifconfig(8), wpa_supplicant(8)

The original iwn driver was written by Damien Bergamini <damien.bergamini@free.fr>.
May 30, 2021 FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE

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