From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JedhJ-0005Xp-42 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:02:17 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6D942E074C; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:02:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from QMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.48]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18D92E074C for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:02:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from OMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.28]) by QMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 5puK1Z0020cQ2SLA50LQ00; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:00:35 +0000 Received: from spinner ([76.116.4.141]) by OMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 5y2D1Z00P32Z8is8W00000; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:02:14 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=_PAiKKnxzmQA:10 a=Ou8-nDE8AAAA:8 a=OWpb7QdiAAAA:8 a=RYzu0uJjkS8UP30WfZgA:9 a=YWmbIWiWvJa8yHT7B4cA:7 a=pqL7w6MeVDeyaNqtRIt9Xlymqa0A:4 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 From: Jerry McBride Organization: TEAM-LINUX To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless: Limit rate to strengthen connection? Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:02:07 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.9 References: <49bf44f10803261353l2b3b6607j48e127322ec8dd95@mail.gmail.com> <200803261714.18899.mcbrides9@comcast.net> <49bf44f10803261421k67889561t9a09b27e94d0ca8c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49bf44f10803261421k67889561t9a09b27e94d0ca8c@mail.gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200803261802.07368.mcbrides9@comcast.net> X-Archives-Salt: 4dc80365-fe52-4d8c-9032-a0f72425fe7f X-Archives-Hash: 1b0c414fe95c3f79b0a80fdbc1dc3534 On Wednesday 26 March 2008 05:21:50 pm Grant wrote: > > > I'm trying to strengthen a wireless connection that spans about 150 > > > feet and has to go through about 5 walls. I bought two of these: > > > > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16833164110 > > > > > > for either end of the connection, but I'm having trouble making it > > > work well. I've noticed the connection will be perfect for a short > > > time, but then disappear. When watching iwconfig during this proces= s, > > > it looks like the connection is good when on a low rate, but when it > > > goes to 54 Mbps it falls apart. > > > > > > Should limiting the rate solve this problem? If so, how can I do > > > that? I'm using hostapd on the AP and wpa_supplicant on the client. > > > > > > - Grant > > > > Grant, > > > > Yes, lowering the rate to a "slower" speed will help greatly. The low= er > > rates use less compression and modulation... less complex wave forms > > better connects over long hauls. > > > > The antennas look very good, but what's driving them? I use and whole > > heartedly endorse SENAO products and have had very good luck with these > > models: ECB-3220 (400 mw) or 2611CB3 PLUS (200 mw) at: > > http://www.wlansolution.com. Either unit with the high gain antennas y= ou > > have, will penetrate what you stated and probably go pretty high on t= he > > speed scale doing it too. > > I'm using a Netgear PCI adapter on the AP and an Edimax USB adapter on > the client. Do you know how I can limit the rate? Should it be done > on the Gentoo AP or the client? > > - Grant I use wireless-tools from portage. In it is iwconfig. A simple man iwconfig= =20 will show you what you need. Other thing you could do is configure the=20 Wireless AP for a fixed rate... works for me. Cheers. =2D-=20 =46rom the Desk of: Jerome D. McBride -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list