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Subject: Re: ax210 txpower settings issue.
From:   Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
To:     "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>
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Date:   Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:12:18 -0700
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On 3/16/22 12:05 PM, Ben Greear wrote:
> I notice that when I try to set txpower on ax210 to 20 in a particular setup, then
> the peer RSSI reports -51.  If I change txpower to 15, peer reports about -53.  If I change
> txpower to 10, peer reports about -57.

Bleh, I should have just gone to lunch before sending email.  Setting to 0
takes it to -68 rssi, so total span is ~17db, and that is probably just fine.

Thanks,
Ben

> 
> I am wondering if ax210 somewhere might be using 1/2 db units when it should be using full db units
> or vice versa?
> 
> I'm using firmware version 71 and 5.17+ kernel (with the 5.18 iwlwifi patches backported).
> 
> Anyone tried similar?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ben
>