[Click] [Madwifi-users] RSSI values reported by click printwifi

[Robert Owen]

I had read both before. That's where I learned the %*60 conversion.
What I want to make sure is, what's the unit of RSSI values reported by
click or madwifi driver.
Highest value I get is 40+ (two nodes close to each other), so I guess it
may not be the %.
When I use Airopeek, it gives both % and dBm values. But I'm not sure about
click and madwifi.

On 6/15/06, Matt Brown <matt at mattb.net.nz> wrote:
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> Hi Robert,
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> Robert Owen wrote:
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> > Can anyone verify whether the numbers are the percentages, or the real
> > values after multiplying by 60, or in some other units such as dB?
> > Also I want to know how click/madwifi obtains the RSSI info from the
> > card. Can anyone point to me the relevant code?
>
> This is all documented at
> http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/RSSI
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> In particular the attachment Converting Signal Strength contains the
> necessary formula to extra dBm from the RSSI. It's very simple.
>
> Please refrain from cross-posting to so many lists in future, It's very
> bad style.
>
> Cheers
>
> --
> Matt Brown
> matt at mattb.net.nz
> Mob +64 21 611 544 www.mattb.net.nz
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