Fwd: Re: WiFi(wlan): reporting not real signal (always at 100%)

[Xavier Callejas <xavier central ibcinc com sv>]

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Asunto: Re: WiFi(wlan): reporting not real signal (always at 100%)
De: Larry Finger <Larry Finger lwfinger net>
Fecha: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:03:26 -0600
Grupo de noticias:
opensuse.org.suse-linux.support.install-configure-administration

Xavier Callejas wrote:
> MADWIFI seems to be fine:
> 
> 
> Thank you, we'll waiting your ans.

You need to send your data to networkmanager-list gnome org  As far as I can
tell, the driver and 
the wireless tools are working correctly.

Larry

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Hi,

Apparently the problem is nm-tool, it is reportin signal at 100% when the
real signal quality could be poor.

> nm-tool

NetworkManager Tool

State: connected

- Device:
eth3 ----------------------------------------------------------------
  NM Path:           /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/eth3
  Type:              Wired
  Driver:            8139too
  Active:            no
  HW Address:        00:0F:B0:8D:84:E5

  Capabilities:
    Supported:       yes
    Carrier Detect:  yes
    Speed:           10 Mb/s

  Wired Settings
    Hardware Link:   no


- Device:
ath0 ----------------------------------------------------------------
  NM Path:           /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/ath0
  Type:              802.11 Wireless
  Driver:            ath_pci
  Active:            yes
  HW Address:        00:11:F5:2D:22:8A

  Capabilities:
    Supported:       yes
    Speed:           48 Mb/s

  Wireless Settings
    Scanning:        yes
    WEP Encryption:  yes
    WPA Encryption:  yes
    WPA2 Encryption: yes

  Wireless Networks (* = Current Network)
    *IBC-NET:        Infrastructure Mode, Freq 2.437 MHz, Rate 62 Mb/s,
Strength 100%, Encrypted (WEP)
    3Com:            Infrastructure Mode, Freq 2.437 MHz, Rate 62 Mb/s,
Strength 100%

  IP Settings:
    IP Address:      10.0.0.7
    Subnet Mask:     255.255.255.0
    Broadcast:       10.0.0.255
    Gateway:         10.0.0.1
    Primary DNS:     10.0.0.2
    Secondary DNS:   168.243.165.225