> > > > > 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
It appears 'iwconfig wlan0 rate 11M' works (at least as far as the output from iwconfig is concerned) but how can I set /etc/conf.d/net to always use this rate? - Grant -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list