diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml index 71c189f41e..63ee83067c 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml @@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ route_net2="-net 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1" Kernel Configuration - To use wireless networking you need a wireless + To use wireless networking, you need a wireless networking card and to configure the kernel with the appropriate wireless networking support. The latter is separated into multiple modules so that you only need to @@ -803,13 +803,13 @@ route_net2="-net 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1" if_ath_load="YES" The Atheros driver is split up into three separate - pieces: the driver proper (&man.ath.4;), the hardware + pieces: the proper driver (&man.ath.4;), the hardware support layer that handles chip-specific functions (&man.ath.hal.4;), and an algorithm for selecting which of several possible rates for transmitting frames - (ath_rate_sample here). When you load this support as - modules these dependencies are automatically handled for - you. If instead of an Atheros device you had another device + (ath_rate_sample here). When this support is loaded as kernel + modules, these dependencies are automatically handled for + you. If, instead of an Atheros device, you had another device you would select the module for that device; e.g.: if_wi_load="YES" @@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ wlan_scan_sta_load="YES" base &man.wlan.4; driver which is dynamically loaded with the adapter driver. - With that you will need the modules + With that, you will need the modules that implement cryptographic support for the security protocols you intend to use. These are intended to be dynamically loaded on demand by the &man.wlan.4; module but @@ -861,8 +861,8 @@ wlan_scan_sta_load="YES" and &man.wlan.tkip.4;. Both &man.wlan.ccmp.4; and &man.wlan.tkip.4; drivers are only needed if you intend to use the WPA and/or 802.11i security protocols. If your - network is to run totally open (i.e., with no encryption) - then you do not even need the &man.wlan.wep.4; support. To + network does not use encryption, + you will not need &man.wlan.wep.4; support. To load these modules at boot time, add the following lines to /boot/loader.conf: @@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ wlan_tkip_load="YES" configuration file (i.e., /boot/loader.conf), you have to reboot your &os; box. If you do not want to reboot your machine - for the moment, you can just load the modules by hand using + for the moment, you can load the modules by hand using &man.kldload.8;. @@ -959,8 +959,8 @@ freebsdap 00:11:95:c3:0d:ac 1 54M -83:96 100 EPS WPA &prompt.root; ifconfig ath0 up scan - In the rest of this document, the &os; 7.X user - will have to change the command and configuration lines + In the rest of this document, &os; 7.X users + will need to change the command and configuration lines according to that scheme.