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Massimo B.
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 Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:31 pm Post subject: airport switching rates |
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Hello.
I noticed that the airport (orinoco) continuously switches rates 1M 2M 5,5M 11M. I see that when I press the return button in wavemon. Without pressing return the bitrate doesn't change. iwconfig also shows the changing bitrates.
Curious because the signal-to-noise ratio = +35 dB is very good. Is there something to change on the access point configuration?
Fragment Threshold:2346 (256-2346)
RTS Threshold:2347 (0-2347)
Beacon Interval:200 (20-1024 ms)
Inactivity Time:50000 (100-60480000 ms)
Preamble Type: long
Broadcast SSID: no
IAPP: no
802.11g Protection: yes
Band: B+G
Data Rate: 5.5M (for better connectivity, it's a repeater)
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didymos
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How continuous is "continuous"? Rate switching isn't unusual, even with a good signal. If it's doing it every couple seconds or so, then I'd suspect a noise source or other APs in range using the same channel.
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Massimo B.
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Continously means faster than 1/s, but I have to call iwconfig continously.
I set the AP mode from B+G back to B. The switching has stopped now. Setting to 11M also stops switching but I prefer the lower rate for better connection from the repeater to the remote AP.
It seems that AP with B+G at lower rates confuses the airport client.
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