> Kurt Seifried wrote: > > Actually there are three classes of bluetooth: > > > > Class 3 with with 0 dBm (1 mW), 100M or so range (usually as a seperate > > dongle, not many devices have this capability built in as it eats batteries, > > however several "base station" products do it). > > > > Class 2 with 4 dBm (2.5 mW), 10M or so range (the "usuall" one) > > > > Class 1 with 20 dBm (100 mW) 10cm range (i.e. physically next to something). > > > [...] > > Ummm, why does the range go down as the power goes up? Should there be > "-" signs in front of those dBm values? Or are they listed in the wrong > order? 100 mW should get you a lot farther than 10 cm if you have any > antenna at all.
Ooops. Got it backwards. Well.. One of the three is right =). P.S. I'm getting dozens of bounces for each message, Len, you may want to send out a vacation troller and unsubscribe the various lists/dead accounts on this list. Kurt Seifried, [EMAIL PROTECTED] A15B BEE5 B391 B9AD B0EF AEB0 AD63 0B4E AD56 E574 http://seifried.org/security/ \ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
