Return-path: Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:46015 "HELO mail.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1753535Ab0CGEX7 (ORCPT ); Sat, 6 Mar 2010 23:23:59 -0500 From: Malte Gell To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: iwconfig link quality only up to 70% Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 05:23:55 +0100 References: <201003070455.55312.malte.gell@gmx.de> <4B9327F4.1010109@lwfinger.net> In-Reply-To: <4B9327F4.1010109@lwfinger.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" Message-Id: <201003070523.55526.malte.gell@gmx.de> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Larry Finger wrote > On 03/06/2010 09:55 PM, Malte Gell wrote: > > Hello, > > > > When i check the link quality iwconfig says "Link Quality=63/70". > > > > I wonder, why does it stop at 70%? Why doesn't it say "63/100"? > > > > I use Linux kernel 2.6.32 on openSUSE 11.1 with a Fritz! WLAN N stick. I > > know, not a big issue, I am just curious. > It does not stop at 70%. In fact 63/70 == 90%. As all these signal and > quality numbers are purely arbitrary, they can be normalized in any way > you want. Ok, I understand. > In a number of the Realtek vendor drivers, there is a comment > "For Netgear case, they want good-looking singal strength". :-)