NetBSD Problem Report #39429

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From: Taylor R Campbell <campbell@mumble.net>
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Subject: improve IEEE 802.11 documentation
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>Number:         39429
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       improve IEEE 802.11 documentation
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    misc-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Aug 29 05:50:01 +0000 2008
>Originator:     Taylor R Campbell <campbell@mumble.net>
>Release:        NetBSD 4.0_STABLE
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD smalltalk.localdomain 4.0_STABLE NetBSD 4.0_STABLE (RIAXEN3_DOM0) #4: Sat Aug 23 06:25:39 UTC 2008 riastradh@smalltalk.localdomain:/home/riastradh/netbsd/4/obj/sys/arch/i386/compile/RIAXEN3_DOM0 i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:

	`apropos 802.11' brings up every IEEE 802.11 wireless network
	driver except an(4).  `apropos wireless' brings up every IEEE
	802.11 wireless network driver except ath(4).  While `apropos
	wireless 802.11' will bring them all up, it would be nice if
	both `apropos wireless' and `apropos 802.11' did as well.

	ieee80211(4) cross-references only three relevant drivers.  It
	would be nice to include a comprehensive list of the supported
	drivers there, possibly with the name line of each man page.
	Also, all of the IEEE 802.11 wireless network driver man pages
	should probably cross-reference ieee80211(4).

	OpenBSD's IEEE 802.11 wireless network driver man pages
	generally list relevant supported `ifconfig' commands in a
	CONFIGURATION section and supported or tested hardware in a
	HARDWARE section.  This is very handy for quickly finding
	supported features in particular drivers without requiring
	scrutiny of the source.  Some NetBSD man pages contain this
	information, but it is not consitent across all the man pages.

>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:

	Patches coming, unless someone beats me to them.  Of course,
	for the lists of supported or tested hardware, I can't provide
	missing information -- those who support or test the hardware
	will have to contribute.

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