What is ipw3945d FOR LINUX?

ipw3945d

ipw3945d is a handy little tool that acts like a regulatory daemon. Its main job? To help control and configure how your hardware runs. It's super important because it makes sure everything operates according to the rules set by different regulatory agencies.

What Does ipw3945d Do?

This daemon keeps track of several key functions. For example, it manages which channels can do active or passive scanning, adjusts transmission power levels, and decides which channels can actually send data. Plus, it supports IEEE 802.11h standards like DFS and TPC!

How to Launch the Daemon

The usual way to get this daemon up and running is by kicking it off from modprobe.conf or udev scripts right when the ipw3945 module loads up. But sometimes, this can cause issues—like if the module loads before your device gets checked out or if there's a delay in loading the module.

Using the Timeout Parameter

To handle these situations better, ipw3945d has a cool feature called the '--timeout' parameter. This lets you set how long the daemon should keep looking for its driver before giving up. By default, this value is 0, meaning it will stop right away if it can't find the driver.

Adjusting Wait Times

If you set it to -1, then ipw3945d will hang around forever until it finds what it's looking for! Otherwise, you can specify how many seconds you want it to wait before calling it quits. The daemon checks once every second to see if those sysfs entries for the driver are there.

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