athchans8
Define channel range of madwifi devices
Usage
athchans [-i
device]
channel_range
Overview
Athchans constrains the set of channels used when scanning for access points, peers in an IBSS network, or looking for unoccupied channels when operating as an access point.
The set of channels is specified as a range of the form x-y. Channel numbers must be in the range 1 to 255 and be permissible according to the operating characteristics of the device.
Options
-
-i device -
The madwifi device to apply the settings to. If no device is specified,
athchansdefaults to wifi0.
channel_range-
Range of channel constraint applied to the specified device. The range must be specified in the form of
x-yand be within 1 to 255.
Examples
athchans 5-9 Restrict wifi0 to channels in the range of 5 to 9.
- athchans -i wifi1 1-3
-
Restrict wifi1 to channels in the range of 1 to 3.
Releases
Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch).