Return-path: Received: from mailout11.t-online.de ([194.25.134.85]:55976 "EHLO mailout11.t-online.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753170Ab1FJQbV (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:31:21 -0400 Message-ID: <4DF246D1.9000107@t-online.de> (sfid-20110610_183125_342514_6AD5FD43) Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:31:13 +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> <4DDE1458.9090004@t-online.de> <1306419109.20732.6.camel@wwguy-ubuntu> In-Reply-To: <1306419109.20732.6.camel@wwguy-ubuntu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 26.05.2011 16:11, wwguy wrote: > On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 01:50 -0700, Richard Schütz wrote: >>> 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. >> > We do not have different SKUs for different regions of the world. Now I > understand your problem. Thank you very much for reporting. I will raise > the issue and see how we should fix it. > > Sorry, I don't have a solution for you today. But it is very important > for us and we need to result it. > > Thanks > Wey Is there any news? -- Regards, Richard Schütz