Re: Network Manager reason codes

[mike cloaked <mike cloaked gmail com>]

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 2:21 PM, mike cloaked <mike cloaked gmail com> wrote:

>> iwconfig wlan0 sens -65
>> I get:
>> Error for wireless request "Set Sensitivity" (8B08) :
>>      SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
>>
>> I was doing this as root so it seems I can't change the sens value
>> unless there is some permission that needs changing somewhere?

This was using a Samsung NC10 netbook with wireless details:

lspci gives for the wireless:

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001
Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)

and
[root@samsung2 ~]# lsmod|grep ath
ath5k                 143403  0
mac80211              188716  1 ath5k
ath                     7145  1 ath5k
cfg80211              110951  3 ath5k,mac80211,ath

I have now tried a test with a different laptop running the following wireless:
03:03.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG
[Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)

[root@lapmike2 ~]# lsmod|grep ipw
ipw2200               116546  0
libipw                 21037  1 ipw2200
cfg80211              110951  2 ipw2200,libipw
lib80211                4107  3 lib80211_crypt_ccmp,ipw2200,libipw

This wireless card in this second laptop does seem to have a driver
that is allowed to change the sensitivity!  I guess for the first test
I did the sens value can't be changed so I will run the tests with the
second laptop instead.

-- 
mike c