Return-path: Received: from mailout01.t-online.de ([194.25.134.80]:40388 "EHLO mailout01.t-online.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755761Ab1EZIum (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 May 2011 04:50:42 -0400 Message-ID: <4DDE1458.9090004@t-online.de> (sfid-20110526_105046_249539_EF908D52) Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 10:50:32 +0200 From: =?UTF-8?B?UmljaGFyZCBTY2jDvHR6?= MIME-Version: 1.0 To: wwguy CC: Stevie Trujillo , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: iwlagn: is tx_power_device_lmt a regulatory limit or a hardware limit? References: <201105251813.36804.stevie.trujillo@gmail.com> <1306352560.20732.0.camel@wwguy-ubuntu> <201105252154.06204.stevie.trujillo@gmail.com> <1306376938.20732.2.camel@wwguy-ubuntu> In-Reply-To: <1306376938.20732.2.camel@wwguy-ubuntu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > On Wed, 2011-05-25 at 12:54 -0700, Stevie Trujillo wrote: >> On Wednesday 25 May 2011 21:42:40 wwguy wrote: >>> On Wed, 2011-05-25 at 09:13 -0700, Stevie Trujillo wrote: >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I have a "Intel(R) Centrino(R) 1030 BGN" card. tx_power_device_lmt is 15 >>>> and I was wondering if the card could do more than that. >>> >>> the card should not and will not do more than what required by >>> regulatory >> >> I'm allowed to do 20dBm here and was wondering if I could make the card do >> that. >> > the tx power in Intel WiFi device is regulated by uCode to make sure we > are within regulatory limits. What country you are in? > > Thanks > Wey I am also having the same issue with my Intel PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN. Here in Germany I'm allowed to use 20 dBm (in the 2.4 GHz band), but the card is limited to 15 dBm. So in some situations other cards are working fine (as they use 20 dBm) and the Intel can't establish a connection. -- Regards, Richard Schütz