On 2012-01-25 6:38 PM, Gregory Finch wrote: > On 2012-01-24 6:57 AM, Jo-Philipp Wich wrote: >> Hi, >>> Specifically, I'm lacking the ability to change channels (the >>> important part) >> option channel ? >>> and have no ability to control antenna chains or adjust power. >> option txpower, option rxantenna and option txantenna? >>> What can I do to help improve this support, or who can I help? >> You could start elaborating on the actual problems. >> >> ~ Jow > Learned alot more about how the config works in OpenWRT. > > option channel works exactly as advertised, I was trying to change it > with iw without any luck. > > option txpower works properly, limits at 20dBm, which is correct for > this hardware/reg domain. > > I need to play with the antenna options more to figure out which is > which out of the three (I'm assuming it's a bitmask, 3 antennas, 7 options) > > With the power setting, if I have it set at 20dBm (the max), using my > non-scientific testing with WiFi Analyser on my phone I read -45 to -50 > dB at about 2 feet from the device. Comparing this to a couple of other > Dlink devices running their OEM software, at the same distance my phone > reads -25 to -30 dB. > > Is there an amplifier in the Buffalo device that my or may not be > switched on? I'm guessing that the power limit in the eeprom is based on > having the amplifier on. It just seems like a large power difference > that I am "measuring". There's a known problem with the power output on this device, which appears to be unrelated to any eeprom limitations. I'm currently working on resolving this.
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