NAME

zyd — ZyDAS ZD1211/ZD1211B USB IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network driver

SYNOPSIS

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

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

if_zyd_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

The zyd driver provides support for wireless network adapters based around the ZyDAS ZD1211 and ZD1211B USB chips.

zyd 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).

HARDWARE

The following devices are known to be supported by the zyd driver:

• 3COM 3CRUSB10075
• Acer WLAN-G-US1
• Airlink+ AWLL3025
• Airlink 101 AWLL3026
• AOpen 802.11g WL54
• Asus A9T integrated wireless
• Asus WL-159g
• Belkin F5D7050 v.4000
• Billion BiPAC 3011G
• Buffalo WLI-U2-KG54L
• CC&C WL-2203B
• DrayTek Vigor 550
• Edimax EW-7317UG
• Edimax EW-7317LDG
• Fiberline Networks WL-43OU
• iNexQ UR055g
• Linksys WUSBF54G
• Longshine LCS-8131G3
• MSI US54SE
• MyTek MWU-201 USB adapter
• Philips SNU5600
• Planet WL-U356
• Planex GW-US54GZ
• Planex GW-US54GZL
• Planex GW-US54Mini
• Safecom SWMULZ-5400
• Sagem XG 760A
• Sagem XG 76NA
• Sandberg Wireless G54 USB
• Sitecom WL-113
• SMC SMCWUSB-G
• Sweex wireless USB 54 Mbps
• Tekram/Siemens USB adapter
• Telegent TG54USB
• Trendnet TEW-424UB rev A
• Trendnet TEW-429UB
• TwinMOS G240
• Unicorn WL-54G
• US Robotics 5423
• X-Micro XWL-11GUZX
• Yakumo QuickWLAN USB
• Zonet ZEW2501
• ZyXEL ZyAIR G-202
• ZyXEL ZyAIR G-220

EXAMPLES

The following example configures zyd0 to join any BSS network using WEP key “0x1deadbeef1”, channel 11:

ifconfig wlan create wlandev zyd0 channel 11 \
    wepmode on wepkey 0x1deadbeef1 weptxkey 1 \
    inet 192.0.2.20/24

Join an existing BSS network, my_net:

ifconfig wlan create wlandev zyd0 192.0.2.20/24 \
    ssid my_net

DIAGNOSTICS

zyd%d: could not load firmware (error=%d)

An error occurred while attempting to upload the firmware to the onboard microcontroller unit.

zyd%d: could not send command (error=%s)

An attempt to send a command to the firmware failed.

zyd%d: sorry, radio %s is not supported yet

Support for the specified radio chip is not yet implemented in the driver. The device will not attach.

zyd%d: device version mismatch: 0x%x (only >= 43.30 supported)

Early revisions of the ZD1211 chipset are not supported by this driver. The device will not attach.

zyd%d: device timeout

A frame dispatched to the hardware for transmission did not complete in time. The driver will reset the hardware. This should not happen.

SEE ALSO

intro(4), netintro(4), usb(4), wlan(4), wlan_amrr(4), wlan_ccmp(4), wlan_tkip(4), wlan_wep(4), networking(7), ifconfig(8), wpa_supplicant(8)

AUTHORS

The original zyd driver was written by Florian Stoehr <ich@florian-stoehr.de>, Damien Bergamini <damien@openbsd.org>, and Jonathan Gray <jsg@openbsd.org>.

CAVEATS

The zyd driver does not support a lot of the functionality available in the hardware. More work is required to properly support the IBSS and power management features.