#359: There isn't any network traffic on a 4 KM long link
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Reporter: kiru | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone: version 0.9.0 - move to new
codebase
Component: madwifi: driver | Version: trunk
Resolution: | Keywords: long link
Patch_attached: 0 |
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Comment (by kiru):
We tried it on 5,5KM long link, and it's work. Mikrotik AP is the other
side.
My iwconfig output:
{{{
ath0 IEEE 802.11a ESSID:"ab2003"
Mode:Managed Frequency:5.2 GHz Access Point: 00:02:6F:21:ED:CA
Bit Rate:24 Mb/s Tx-Power:16 dBm Sensitivity=0/3
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=15/94 Signal level=-80 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
}}}
It's throughput is ~ 8Mbit.
Within some days we will try it with Madwifi AP on the other side.
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/359>
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