[Prism54-users] tx power

[André Ventura Lemos]

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On Tue, 2004-01-13 at 20:07, Jens Maurer wrote:
> Andr=E9 Ventura Lemos wrote:
> > By doing iwconfig I get:
> >=20
> > Bit Rate:54Mb/s   Tx-Power=3D31 dBm   Sensitivity=3D20/200
> >=20
> > but isn't 31 dBm =3D 1258.93 mW?
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> Some may want to check the maths, I'm not an electrical engineer.
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> > How can that be?
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> Our driver and the Intersil chipsets are so good, they will not
> only do WLAN but also replace your microwave.  ;-)
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> The default value appears to be 127 * 0.25 dBm which is reported
> as 31 dBm.  It is unknown whether this stands for "automatic
> adjustment" or really means 31 dBm.
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> Jens Maurer

eheh

Get here your wifi card with microwave capabilities included! :>

You can do the math here:
http://www.zytrax.com/tech/wireless/calc.htm


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I/O, I/O,
It's off to disk I go,
A bit or byte to read or write,
I/O, I/O, I/O...


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