NAME
qwx —
Qualcomm IEEE 802.11a/ac/ax/b/g/n
wireless network device
SYNOPSIS
qwx* at pci?
DESCRIPTION
The qwx driver provides support for
Qualcomm Technologies QCNFA765 802.11ax devices.
The qwx driver can be configured at
runtime with ifconfig(8) or on boot with
hostname.if(5).
FILES
The driver needs the following firmware files, which are loaded when an interface is brought up:
- /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.0-amss
- /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.0-board-2
- /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.0-m3
- /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.0-regdb
- /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.1-amss
- /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.1-board-2
- /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.1-m3
- /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.1-regdb
These firmware files are not free because Qualcomm refuses to grant distribution rights without contractual obligations. As a result, even though OpenBSD includes the driver, the firmware files cannot be included and users have to download these files on their own.
A prepackaged version of the firmware can be installed using fw_update(8).
EXAMPLES
The following example scans for available networks:
# ifconfig qwx0 scanThe following hostname.if(5) example configures qwx0 to join network “mynwid”, using WPA key “mywpakey”, obtaining an IP address using DHCP:
join mynwid wpakey mywpakey inet autoconf
SEE ALSO
arp(4), ifmedia(4), intro(4), netintro(4), pci(4), hostname.if(5), ifconfig(8)
HISTORY
The qwx driver first appeared in
OpenBSD 7.5.