Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:35:38 +0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Sceak <sceakie@gmail.com> Cc: wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Scanning with ath Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmo=r_Cwt_FnkEuAfo0AUxXNtFAfUwD=uBWPGhTX9ahXCmw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6713814D-D80F-4B7F-A8A0-1D9D793E987E@gmail.com> References: <6713814D-D80F-4B7F-A8A0-1D9D793E987E@gmail.com>
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On 13 October 2011 03:50, Sceak <sceakie@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way to increase the scanning sensitivity with the Atheros driv= er? With FreeBSD? Which version of FreeBSD? Which NIC? > I have an Apple computer and that machine came with Windows and both are > able to scan about 3 to 10 APs per active scan. =A0Specialized applicatio= ns > are able to pick-up about 30 beacons. > > For a long time I though that the adapter was only able to scan the most > powerful AP in range, the one on the floor above, until I set my Apple > machine to act as a WEP AP and I was able to pick it up along the other > network. > > Right now it's using the default settings, I played around with the roami= ng > settings, alas to no avail. > > > Suggestions? net80211 may be discarding some of the beacons, I'd need to re-read the code first to see where/why. But it should already be pretty damned sensitive.. Adrian
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