WLAN_ACL(4)

okay bestie, welcome to WLAN_ACL(4) — yeah, it’s a page from the Kernel Interfaces Manual, and we’re about to get into MAC-based ACL support for 802.11 devices. no cap, it’s shorter than your fave playlist but every line matters 💅✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

wlan_acl — MAC-based ACL support for 802.11 devices 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

device wlan_acl

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the wlan_acl module is literally the MAC-based access control plugin, bestie — it’s for use with 802.11 devices operating as an access point. iconic behavior, honestly 👑

and here’s the important part, lowkey: wlan_acl must be loaded for ifconfig(8) to handle mac:* requests. like, that’s the whole vibe check 🫶

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• wlan(4)
• ifconfig(8)

🎀 STANDARDS 🎀

want more info? it’s in the IEEE 802.11 Standard. periodt 💅

🌈 HISTORY 🌈

the wlan_acl driver first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0. main character debut energy fr fr ✨

and that’s the whole page, bestie — brought to you by the Debian version, dated December 7, 2004. mwah 💋🎀🦋