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+.\"-
+.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 2008 Weongyo Jeong
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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+.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+.\"
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+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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+.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\"
+.Dd November 10, 2024
+.Dt URTW 4
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm urtw
+.Nd Realtek RTL8187B/L USB IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network driver
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+To compile this driver into the kernel,
+place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent
+.Cd "device ehci"
+.Cd "device uhci"
+.Cd "device ohci"
+.Cd "device usb"
+.Cd "device urtw"
+.Cd "device wlan"
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time,
+place the following line in
+.Xr loader.conf 5 :
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+if_urtw_load="YES"
+.Ed
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+driver supports USB 802.11b/g wireless adapters based on the
+Realtek RTL8187B/L.
+.Pp
+.Nm
+supports
+.Cm station
+and
+.Cm monitor
+mode operation.
+Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time.
+.Pp
+For more information on configuring this device, see
+.Xr ifconfig 8 .
+.Sh HARDWARE
+The
+.Nm
+driver supports Realtek RTL8187B/L based wireless network devices, including:
+.Pp
+.Bl -column -offset indent "Shuttle XPC Accessory PN20" "RTL8225" "USB" -compact
+.It Em Card Ta Em Radio Ta Em Bus
+.It Belkin F5D7050E Ta RTL8225 Ta USB
+.It Linksys WUSB54GCv2 Ta RTL8225 Ta USB
+.It Netgear WG111v2 Ta RTL8225 Ta USB
+.It Netgear WG111v3 Ta RTL8225 Ta USB
+.It Safehome WLG-1500SMA5 Ta RTL8225 Ta USB
+.It Shuttle XPC Accessory PN20 Ta RTL8225 Ta USB
+.It Sitecom WL168v1 Ta RTL8225 Ta USB
+.It Sitecom WL168v4 Ta RTL8225 Ta USB
+.It SureCom EP-9001-g(2A) Ta RTL8225 Ta USB
+.It TRENDnet TEW-424UB V3.xR Ta RTL8225 Ta USB
+.El
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
+.Pp
+.Dl ifconfig wlan create wlandev urtw0 inet 192.0.2.20/24
+.Pp
+Join a specific BSS network with network name
+.Ar my_net :
+.Pp
+.Dl ifconfig wlan create wlandev urtw0 ssid my_net up
+.Pp
+Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+ifconfig wlan create wlandev urtw0 ssid my_net \e
+ wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
+.Ed
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr intro 4 ,
+.Xr netintro 4 ,
+.Xr usb 4 ,
+.Xr wlan 4 ,
+.Xr wlan_ccmp 4 ,
+.Xr wlan_tkip 4 ,
+.Xr wlan_wep 4 ,
+.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
+.Xr wpa_supplicant 8
+.Rs
+.%T Realtek
+.%U https://www.realtek.com
+.Re
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+device driver first appeared in
+.Fx 8.0 .
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.An -nosplit
+The
+.Nm
+driver was written by
+.An Weongyo Jeong Aq Mt weongyo@FreeBSD.org .