On Sunday 03 July 2016 10:41:31 deloptes wrote: > Lisi Reisz wrote: > > eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:6f:00:3a:b3 > > Ah and check txpower with iwconfig > > sometimes it is set to 0dB rendering wireless useless. > example > iwconfig eth1 txpower 10
root@debian-wheezy:/home/sarah# iwconfig eth1 eth1 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=8/0 Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 root@debian-wheezy:/home/sarah# Since txpower is currently set to 20 should I leave it alone for now? Or change it to 30? Thank you. Lisi