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Add note about regulatory domains to avoid confusion.

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Warner Losh 2004-10-05 19:27:40 +00:00
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@ -323,3 +323,11 @@ with a better one (hint: all the information needed is available to the driver).
.Pp
The driver does not fully enable power-save operation of the chip;
consequently power use is suboptimal.
.Pp
The driver honors the regulatory domain programmed into the EEPROM of a
device and does not support overriding this setting.
This is done to insure compliance with local regulatory agencies when
operating as an access point.
Unfortunately this also means that devices purchased for use in one locale
may not be usable in another.
Changes are planned to remove this restriction when operating in station mode.