bl4ckc4t Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 (edited) Is there any reason why the txpower on the MK4 was set lower than the MK4? And I've tried to change the settings, but will not go beyond 18 dBm. I issued the following commands, just to try if it will go beyond 18 dBm: iw reg set BO iw dev wlan0 set txpower fixed 2700 Comparison: -------WiFi_Pineapple MKIV root@Pineapple:~# iwlist txpower lo no transmit-power information. eth0 no transmit-power information. eth1 no transmit-power information. br-lan no transmit-power information. wlan0 unknown transmit-power information. Current Tx-Power=18 dBm (63 mW) mon.wlan0 unknown transmit-power information. Current Tx-Power=18 dBm (63 mW) -------WiFi_Pineapple MKIII root@Pineapple:~# iwlist txpower lo no transmit-power information. eth0 no transmit-power information. br-lan no transmit-power information. wlan0 unknown transmit-power information. Current Tx-Power=27 dBm (501 mW) mon.wlan0 unknown transmit-power information. Current Tx-Power=27 dBm (501 mW) Edited March 24, 2012 by bl4ckc4t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 But you are not in BO hmm lol. Keep in mind they are different hardware... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bl4ckc4t Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 But you are not in BO hmm lol. Keep in mind they are different hardware... I thought the stronger the signal of the pineapple the higher success rate of redirected connections it receives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Transmit power is would increase the range and how many clients in that range potentially. But it does not mean higher success rate by increasing transmit power. It all depends on how you look at it. (Lil tipsy right now so interpret as you will) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singh763173 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 You know what would be great, changing tx from a drop down list! Havent tried mine yet but if this is the case, then :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telot Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Transmit power is would increase the range and how many clients in that range potentially. But it does not mean higher success rate by increasing transmit power. It all depends on how you look at it. (Lil tipsy right now so interpret as you will) What Mr. Protocol is trying to say is tx power is one factor out of many in the equation of signal strength. Tx power + antenna gain is how much power you're transmitting. Minus noise from antenna cable and loss from obstacles in the way of the rf waves (walls, windows, furniture even). Then on the receive end you have Rx power + antenna gain - noise from antenna cable. So those are the factors you try to increase and decrease accordingly to up your chances of getting clients. telot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry99705 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 A lot of consumer radios don't handle upping the power very well. Cranking them up may induce more noise than anything, which would cause the opposite of what you intend. It also does nothing for the receive sensitivity. They may be able to "hear" you, but if you can't hear the other side of the conversation, what's the point, unless you're being an ass-bag deauthing the whole neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bl4ckc4t Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Thanks for that clarification on the Tx and Rx difference, while testing on the MK4 the results from the signal strength were less then what the MK3 produced, that's when I noticed the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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