> > > > I'm trying to strengthen a wireless connection that spans about 150 > > > > feet and has to go through about 5 walls. I bought two of these: > > > > > > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833164110 > > > > > > > > for either end of the connection, but I'm having trouble making it > > > > work well. I've noticed the connection will be perfect for a short > > > > time, but then disappear. When watching iwconfig during this process, > > > > it looks like the connection is good when on a low rate, but when it > > > > goes to 54 Mbps it falls apart. > > > > > > > > Should limiting the rate solve this problem? If so, how can I do > > > > that? I'm using hostapd on the AP and wpa_supplicant on the client. > > > > > > > > - Grant > > > > > > Grant, > > > > > > Yes, lowering the rate to a "slower" speed will help greatly. The lower > > > rates use less compression and modulation... less complex wave forms > > > better connects over long hauls. > > > > > > The antennas look very good, but what's driving them? I use and whole > > > heartedly endorse SENAO products and have had very good luck with these > > > models: ECB-3220 (400 mw) or 2611CB3 PLUS (200 mw) at: > > > http://www.wlansolution.com. Either unit with the high gain antennas you > > > have, will penetrate what you stated and probably go pretty high on the > > > speed scale doing it too. > > > > I'm using a Netgear PCI adapter on the AP and an Edimax USB adapter on > > the client. Do you know how I can limit the rate? Should it be done > > on the Gentoo AP or the client? > > > > - Grant > > I use wireless-tools from portage. In it is iwconfig. A simple man iwconfig > will show you what you need. Other thing you could do is configure the > Wireless AP for a fixed rate... works for me.
I found this: rate_wlan0=( "5.5M" ) which isn't documented in net.wireless, but it doesn't seem to have any affect. I've tried it on the router and the client which uses wpa_supplicant. I still see the rate on the client fluctuate all the way up to 54 Mb/s in the output from iwconfig. The router's rate is always reported as 0 kb/s. - Grant -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
