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-.TH wavemon 1 "January 2015" Linux "User Manuals"
+.TH wavemon 1 "September 2016" Linux "User Manuals"
.SH NAME
wavemon \- a wireless network monitor
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ properly.
print help and exit.
.IP "\fB\-v\fR"
print version information and exit.
+.SH Troubleshooting
+wavemon will exit with \fB'no supported wireless interfaces found'\fR if no usable wireless interfaces
+were detected. Check if your wireless interfaces is otherwise usable, using e.g. \fIiw\fR, \fIiwconfig\fR,
+or similar tools. The interface should appear in /proc/net/dev and, if wireless extensions are supported,
+also in /proc/net/wireless. If the interface does not appear, causes can be a missing (or not loaded)
+kernel module, or missing firmware, which some cards need to operate.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
.IP "LC_NUMERIC"
@@ -131,7 +137,7 @@ The local per-user configuration file.
.SH "AUTHOR"
Written by Jan Morgenstern <jan@jm-music.de>.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
-Send bug reports and/or suggestions to Gerrit Renker <gerrit@erg.abdn.ac.uk>.
+Open an issue on \fIhttps://github.com/uoaerg/wavemon/issues\fR.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. See file COPYING for details.
.SH "SEE ALSO"