On 2012-01-27 3:08 AM, Felix Fietkau wrote: > On 2012-01-25 8:19 PM, Felix Fietkau wrote: >> 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. > Should be fixed in current SVN trunk. Please test. > > - Felix Just had a chance to learn buildroot and test this.
_Much_ improved. Now the output is within a couple of dB of the units I was comparing it to, which I'm assuming is the correct power level. I will keep testing it and let you know if I bump into any problems. Thank you, -Greg
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