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Date:      Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:28:35 +0100
From:      Andrew Liles <al@starfishzone.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   What's the best diagnostic utility for wireless signal?
Message-ID:  <46797FE3.7030805@starfishzone.com>

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I use wireless on a FreeBSD 6.1 box in an area of low signal to my 
Access Point.
I want to be able to inspect the signal strength/quality so that I may 
adjust the antenna to get best results.  What is the best diagnostic to use?

For instance:
    wicontrol wi0
produces:
...
Comms quality/signal/noise:             [ 28 47 1 ]
dBm Coms Quality:                       [ 14 -85 -99 ]
...

but what is "good" or which numbers should I be seeking maximise or 
minimise?




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