Return-path: Received: from bromo.msbb.uc.edu ([129.137.3.146]:32887 "HELO bromo.msbb.uc.edu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751651AbYHIAlv (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Aug 2008 20:41:51 -0400 Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 20:41:49 -0400 From: Jack Howarth To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: N protocol on 802.11a freq signal strength Message-ID: <20080809004149.GA32305@bromo.msbb.uc.edu> (sfid-20080809_024154_387390_EE772C05) References: <20080808141616.GA26224@bromo.msbb.uc.edu> <43e72e890808080949l1ee7a392m784fe06a3611e9ba@mail.gmail.com> <20080808173311.GA29952@bromo.msbb.uc.edu> <43e72e890808081045u70a98b28x10baef11379a0ba@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <43e72e890808081045u70a98b28x10baef11379a0ba@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Luis, Do these numbers make sense? I find that under Fedora 9 with the Linux 2.6.27-rc2-git3 kernel (the first with the ath9k drivers), I get... TX-Power 23 dBn Link Quality 25/100 Signal Level -82 dBm Noise Level -95 dBm This compares to under Mac OS X 10.5 which reports an RSSI of -66 at the same location. Jack