evan foss wrote: > Results so far.... > In a word Wow. It still doesn't work but I suspect that is could just > be my configuration. Power levels are not being reported correctly all > the time iwlist works but nothing else to my knowledge. I remember > there being talk of power level reporting patches. Is there anything I > can try adding. For the first time in a long time it does associate > with AP's but I can't dhcpcd eth1. I am using an access point next > door. Mine is down. I will test it with a good one at school on > Tuesday. > > ####To recap I am on... > MFG: Compaq V3000 (V3019US) > CPU: AMD Turion 64 x2 > Kernel: linux-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 > I have SMP on and I am in 64 bit. > BCM Chip: BCM4311 > BCM FW: V3 Sorry I don't recall exactly what version > > ####Patches used > patch_2.6.18.1_fix_leds > patch_2.6.18.1_for_PCI-E > radio_hwenable_for_2.6.18
To get signal levels reported correctly, you also need patch_2.6.18.1_signal_quality. > ####The following work > ifconfig eth1 up > iwconfig eth1 essid NAME channel # > kismet -c bcm43xx,eth1,bcm43xx > iwlist eth1 scan <-the power levels are reported here > > ####The following don't work > iwconfig <-the power levels are reported as always being 0 > kismet <-no power levels are reported > LED <-always off (I have a slider switch on the front to > turn radio on/off) This one needs watching. The LED has worked on previous computers. > dhcpcd eth1 <-low transmit power??? Most likely. How far are you from the AP? > #####The following don't work but might be my fault (I will get back > to you later on these) > dhcpcd eth1 > > #####example bad iwconfig power level reporting > eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"linksys" Nickname:"Broadcom 4311" > Mode:Managed Frequency=2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:16:B6:43:DE:C4 > Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=18 dBm > RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Encryption key:off > Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 The received signal and noise levels should be fixed by the patch listed above. Larry - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
