#663: very low link quality using madwifi (current-ng)
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Reporter: fca | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: madwifi: other | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords: receive sensitivity
Patch_attached: 0 |
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Comment (by mrenzmann):
Replying to [comment:27 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> under windows it reports a signal strength of 25%.
I suppose this meant to say "Linux" rather than "Windows" here.
First of all, don't rely on percentages when looking at the signal
strength of a WLAN link. The reason simply is that various drivers handle
the signal strength fields provided by the wireless extensions of the
kernel differently.
Look at the output of "iwconfig ath0" when you are associated with an AP,
and show us the line that tells you something like this:
{{{
Link Quality=12/70 Signal level=-68 dBm Noise level=-80 dBm
}}}
Then tell us about the distance between the client and the AP at the time
when you grabbed the mentioned line.
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/663#comment:29>
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