[CUWiN] Atheros Chip Set

[Peter Barry]

It seems that the problem occured due to mounting  the
radio unit badly. It works OK now.
Thanks for the help.

Peter
--- David Young <dyoung at pobox.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 17, 2005 at 09:33:10AM -0800, Peter
> Barry wrote:
> > 
> > David,
> > 
> > I am using an Atheros chip set radio (5354 MP PLUS
> ARIES2).  
> > 
> > I tested the transmission distance and found out
> that  they did not transmit for more than 150 feet
> (I used good antennas).
> > My question:
> > Do I need to set one of the following parameters
> manually? 
> > # sysctl hw.ath
> > >   hw.ath.hal.swba_backoff: 0
> > >   hw.ath.hal.sw_brt: 10
> > >   hw.ath.hal.dma_brt: 2
> > >   hw.ath.hal.version: 0.9.14.9
> > >   hw.ath.debug: 0
> > >   hw.ath.regdomain: 0
> > >   hw.ath.countrycode: 0
> > >   hw.ath.xchanmode: 1
> > >   hw.ath.outdoor: 1
> > >   hw.ath.calibrate: 30
> > >   hw.ath.dwell: 200
> > Can regdomain be set-up be the same method?
> >  
> > How can I increase the outdoor transmission
> distance?
> 
> Please tell us more.  What kind of antennas do you
> use?  Where are the
> antennas located?  What's the terrain like between
> antennas?  What mode
> do you use (.11g? .11b?).  How do you measure the
> range of 150 feet?
> 
> Dave
> 
> -- 
> David Young             OJC Technologies
> dyoung at ojctech.com      Urbana, IL * (217) 278-3933
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