[Voyage-linux] Setting TXPower for mini-PCI wireless card

[bob]

Aloha John,

You can edit edit /etc/modprobe.d/madwifi to set the coutrycode e.g.

options ath_pci autocreate=none countrycode=840 outdoor=1

Most high power cards are actually 10 db higher than the madwifi setting.

iwlist ath0 txpower will show the available txpower settings for the 
current frequency and rate.

Hope this helps.
bob


John Jelercic wrote:
> Greetings everyone,
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> I’ve been hanging out reading these support threads, it really sounds 
> like everyone is extremely knowledgeable with Voyage linux and several 
> different hardware platforms. I can only hope that I can contribute to 
> make my stay worth while to everyone else!
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> To begin, I’ve got an access point setup using an Alix 3C2 board. I’ve 
> got the below wireless card installed, and a CF card running Voyage .4.1.
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> http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_34&products_id=474 
> <http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_34&products_id=474>
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> Everything is truly working great! I’m having problems getting the most 
> out of the txpower on my wireless card though. I’ve done some research, 
> and I’m unclear on whether it is a limitation of the madwifi drivers or 
> if it has something to do with the country code settings on the card, 
> but the max txpower I can set the card to is 18dBm (63mW).
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> Has anyone had any luck with getting it higher than that? I’m confident 
> I probably won’t be able to use the advertised 600mW on the card, but 
> more than what I’m currently capable of would be most desirable.
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> A few weeks back when researching the country code for the card, I ran 
> some commands and determined the country code was set to 0. I could not 
> find a way to set it to anything else.
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> Thanks for any help that you can provide.
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> John
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