From b91bb9a513cbeb414d68dd77f869045c32be2ee3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Warner Losh Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 19:27:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about regulatory domains to avoid confusion. Reviewed by: sam@ --- share/man/man4/ath.4 | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/share/man/man4/ath.4 b/share/man/man4/ath.4 index 0a7d402a7f5..0f3239bc9f9 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/ath.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/ath.4 @@ -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.