On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 10:10 PM, omggo <[email protected]> wrote: > about 2m away = 44% - Signal: -79 dBm, Noise: -95dBm > right next to device = 82% - Signal -52 dBm, Noise: -95dBm > > On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 1:19 AM, Felix Fietkau <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 2013-12-14 08:48, omggo wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > I'm currently using the latest trunk (r39047) with the "MyNet n600" and >> > have noticed that the wifi signal on the is lower than the official >> > firmware and will never reach 100% even with the device right next to >> > the router. >> > >> > At about 2m away from the device the signal strength is about 45% on the >> > 2.4ghz band and 85% on the 5ghz. >> Signal strength values in % are meaningless. Please post the signal >> strength in dBm instead. >> >> - Felix >> >
I think there is something wrong in the configuration as well. Similar problem exhibited on the N750, which is nearly similar to N600 with a different 802.11an chip. My problem however, isn't that the device doesn't output enough power. I see it just as strong as my other WiFi router through inSSIDer. The problem I'm having is that the router doesn't properly see other devices for their transmit power. For instance, my laptop which has 802.11bg WiFi card connects to the WD My Net N750 and sees great signal when it is sitting next to the router. inSSIDer shows the router broadcasting at about -20dbm sitting next to it. Same for when the laptop connects to the Buffalo WZR-HP-AG300H or a Netgear WNDR3700v2. However, there is a huge difference in what My Net N750 "sees" as the laptop's WiFi signal strength, versus what my other two routers see the laptop's broadcast/signal strength. For example, the N750 while sitting next to the laptop, sees the laptop as having a signal strength of -53dbm. Both my other routers see the laptop broadcasting between -20dm ~ -30dbm depending on the antenna orientation. There is definitely something weird going on with the way these My Net Routers see signal strengths of 802.11bgn devices. Generally, the signal strength is same on both ends (laptop and router). If inSSIDer shows the router at about -30dbm, the router also sees the client device at about -30dbm (give or take a few dBm's). Both the Buffalo WZR-HP-AG300H and Netgear WNDR3700v2 show exhibit this behavior. The WD My Net N750 sees a "huge signal drop" on 802.11bgn devices. I am guessing something similar is happening on the WD My Net N600. Fortunately, the 801.11an devices which connect to the My Net N750 don't exhibit this problem. Hope that we can get to the bottom of this issue. Regards, Chirag
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