ki2k Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Maybe just not seeing it. I know people get giddy about big output power, but there are times where less power is situationally better. I don’t see on the Tetra/Nano (nor did I see on Mark IV or V) a UI option for adjusting output power. Perhaps at CLI? thanks- Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 There is no UI option for changing the TX-Power of the radios, you can however change the radio power with the "iw" tool. iw phy wlanX set txpower fixed 10mBm 10 being just an example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ki2k Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 That’s the stuff. Thanks, and FWIW would be a nice UI add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-ee Jones Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 I think it would be a good idea too. I know a few WiFi businesses do it for their APs and stuff (Ubiquiti/UniFi for example), and it makes sense. You don't want some guy across the street tapping into your WiFi.. You're supposed to be tapping into theirs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ki2k Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 I need to revisit this, and hoping for some education. My Linux-Fu isn’t strong, but at the same time I can usually get around. But trying to do command-line power adjusts is making me feel like a child. I see the command structure, but every variation on it I attempt results in “command failed, no such directory” which feels weird. Can I bother someone for explicit,verified steps to make this work? Also- I live in a world of dBm and milliwatts, so the mBm thing is funky and I find little of substance using Google on mBm. Anyone have a handle on that and the patience to explain how it translates to the more mainstream RF values? This is Tetra 2.0.2, BTW. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ki2k Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 I figured out my syntax issues (maybe?)- it seems to like <iwconfig wlan1 txpower fixed> but won’t take a value... and I’m still clueless on mBm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixL Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 You might need to first do: ifconfig wlanX down Then after you set you TX power ifconfig wlanX up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ki2k Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Thanks, will play around more but have never seen a WLAN device that wouldn’t adjust power on the fly. I know I mentioned it earlier, but power out adjust for each interface would be a huge win in the UI. In the enterprise WLAN world, it’s a pretty huge deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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