Re: ifconfig output for 802.11

2007-03-11 Thread Reyk Floeter
On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 12:05:20PM +0800, Lars Hansson wrote: I'm trying to understand the output of ifconfig for 802.11 interfaces and while most of it is obvious one part isn't (at least not to me). In the below output, what exactly does the 20dB stand for and how do I interpret it?

Re: ifconfig output for 802.11

2007-03-11 Thread Shane Pearson
On 12/03/07, Reyk Floeter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 12:05:20PM +0800, Lars Hansson wrote: I'm trying to understand the output of ifconfig for 802.11 interfaces and while most of it is obvious one part isn't (at least not to me). In the below output, what exactly does

Re: ifconfig output for 802.11

2007-03-11 Thread Lars Hansson
Reyk Floeter wrote: On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 12:05:20PM +0800, Lars Hansson wrote: it is the received single strength indicator. Ah, that's what i suspected it was. Thanks. I'm trying to get a small gui wifi monitor working so can i safely assume that 20dB is maximum? When does it show as a

Re: ifconfig output for 802.11

2007-03-11 Thread Reyk Floeter
On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:19:29PM +1100, Shane Pearson wrote: On 12/03/07, Reyk Floeter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 12:05:20PM +0800, Lars Hansson wrote: I'm trying to understand the output of ifconfig for 802.11 interfaces and while most of it is obvious one part