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fix typos in qwx(4) firmware file names

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.Dd $Mdocdate: February 21 2024 $
.Dt QWX 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm qwx
.Nd Qualcomm IEEE 802.11a/ac/ax/b/g/n wireless network device
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "qwx* at pci?"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides support for Qualcomm Technologies QCNFA765
802.11ax devices.
.Pp
The
.Nm
driver can be configured at runtime with
.Xr ifconfig 8
or on boot with
.Xr hostname.if 5 .
.Sh FILES
The driver needs the following firmware files,
which are loaded when an interface is brought up:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.0-amss
.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.0-board-2
.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.0-m3
.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.0-regdb
.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.1-amss
.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.1-board-2
.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.1-m3
.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.1-regdb
.El
.Pp
These firmware files are not free because Qualcomm refuses to grant
distribution rights without contractual obligations.
As a result, even though
.Ox
includes the driver, the firmware files cannot be included and
users have to download these files on their own.
.Pp
A prepackaged version of the firmware can be installed using
.Xr fw_update 8 .
.Sh EXAMPLES
The following example scans for available networks:
.Pp
.Dl # ifconfig qwx0 scan
.Pp
The following
.Xr hostname.if 5
example configures qwx0 to join network
.Dq mynwid ,
using WPA key
.Dq mywpakey ,
obtaining an IP address using DHCP:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
join mynwid wpakey mywpakey
inet autoconf
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr arp 4 ,
.Xr ifmedia 4 ,
.Xr intro 4 ,
.Xr netintro 4 ,
.Xr pci 4 ,
.Xr hostname.if 5 ,
.Xr ifconfig 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
driver first appeared in
.Ox 7.5 .