From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 3 00:47:53 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8997D106566B; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 00:47:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ww0-f50.google.com (mail-ww0-f50.google.com [74.125.82.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD2668FC0A; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 00:47:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wgbds12 with SMTP id ds12so1925498wgb.31 for ; Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:47:51 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of adrian.chadd@gmail.com designates 10.216.134.74 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.216.134.74; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of adrian.chadd@gmail.com designates 10.216.134.74 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=adrian.chadd@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.216.134.74]) by 10.216.134.74 with SMTP id r52mr2404071wei.19.1330735671904 (num_hops = 1); Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:47:51 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=MrdogIgZX0tWLmo9+PIFeV4bD9NsHHuRax4hv1lFz6w=; b=GZ7rmrEYu2+CXGnUbYoHU9NAMPoAngDVHy7Ng/UqTToJscnis64w8tpLAsXs5MO00V JTjrFyPoeUf+wdcVQhRfCxcaDwsSBXH0RAYR6OMVT4TCIQWuVYS7E8XqK3uekdcSEoNC 7o6ONnwDmBV66qitza/HjNtsJlRrutlxr0lMe4mvIhiZGm83DIBnyNOk/qvTgt3daSF9 QCA9e0VOjBfjZxlmMKhlmMrA4encB+wdBs9ut6evcgutMwYUraGfiF/Q1gwlXXo/XQWo /fdNZ0cdd7PfWEKLdeirPL/aSBPd0MKzlnMT4v9fv2iCNgho1UR+7Uq2uBA0/mp0qmdF Chkw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.134.74 with SMTP id r52mr1921201wei.19.1330735671736; Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:47:51 -0800 (PST) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.216.198.81 with HTTP; Fri, 2 Mar 2012 16:47:51 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 16:47:51 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: Dlh8FSVD7MWHV99tlAuY0dbDR10 Message-ID: From: Adrian Chadd To: Jakob Pedersen Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: mobile@freebsd.org, wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with RaLink rt61pci/rt2561 wifi card X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:47:53 -0000 Hi, On 25 February 2012 05:45, Jakob Pedersen wrote: > Hi Adrian, > > Thank you for the tips for diagnosing my WiFi issue. It seems to be the > gain settings on the wifi card somehow (I am in not much of a technical > person, but at least that's what it seems to me). For PC-BSD the signal > strength is measured to -54 dB just next to the router and when stepping > away like 5 - 6 metres the signal is lost at -95 dB (Same level as noise dB > level). The decrease in not sudden but drops gradually when distance to > router is being increased. I am dual booting Arch linux on the same laptop, > where WiFi works fine and it measures - 20 dBm next to the router and - 70 > dBm where PC-BSD looses connection. Not really sure, what to do from here > though.. Right. Well, you've got a starting point. Maybe go through the driver looking for things to do with RX gain, RX calibration, etc. Then look at the linux driver and see if there are any obvious differences. I know, I'm asking you to do code debugging, but I'm just not able to help you out at the moment I'm sorry! Adrian