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

[Matt Brown]

Hi Robert,

Robert Owen wrote:

> 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

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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