Re: Missed ifconfig [[-]txpower dBm] option for 802.11

2017-07-04 Thread Ted Unangst 
Denis wrote:
> Looking for ifconfig '[[-]txpower dBm]' option which was present in
> OpenBSD 5.4 amd64. Try to find 'txpower' on 6.0 amd64 but seems it
> missed out.
> 
> Actively using it to match power for 802.11 card and it's RF recipient
> (post amp). What mechanism of output power matching is provided
> currently since 5.4 amd64?

txpower was removed because only the wi driver supported it and the relevance
of the wi driver has faded.

Re: Missed ifconfig [[-]txpower dBm] option for 802.11

2017-07-04 Thread Martijn van Duren 
On 07/04/17 15:07, Denis wrote:
> Looking for ifconfig '[[-]txpower dBm]' option which was present in
> OpenBSD 5.4 amd64. Try to find 'txpower' on 6.0 amd64 but seems it
> missed out.
> 
> Actively using it to match power for 802.11 card and it's RF recipient
> (post amp). What mechanism of output power matching is provided
> currently since 5.4 amd64?
> 
> Thanks for answers in advance.
> 
A quick look in the ifconfig.8 cvs log shows:
revision 1.264
date: 2015/12/06 12:50:05;  author: tedu;  state: Exp;  lines: +2 -10;  
commitid: elXp5QtailrWrL5N;
remove txpower option. only relevant to the now irrelevant wi driver.
(several other drivers misleadingly claim generic 802.11 txpower, but
do not in fact do anything. the knob is not connected to the radio.)
ok benno jsg krw reyk

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Missed ifconfig [[-]txpower dBm] option for 802.11

2017-07-04 Thread Denis 
Looking for ifconfig '[[-]txpower dBm]' option which was present in
OpenBSD 5.4 amd64. Try to find 'txpower' on 6.0 amd64 but seems it
missed out.

Actively using it to match power for 802.11 card and it's RF recipient
(post amp). What mechanism of output power matching is provided
currently since 5.4 amd64?

Thanks for answers in advance.