[MLB-WIRELESS] reducing AP power

[Ryan Abbenhuys]

Coming soon to a cinema near you....."The AP Whisperer"


>I was pleasantly surprised to find out that reducing the power on my
>900AP+ from 19dBm (100%) to 10dBm (12.5%) has barely lost any signal bars
>(wandering between 4/5 and 5/5) on my Avaya Gold card in all the normal
>spots that I use my laptop. I had to double check with netstumbler that I
>had actually reduced the power level.
>
>Having done my bit to reduce the noise level in the neighbourhood, I have
>one question - do the client cards also reduce their output so that they
>only use enough power to reliably communicate with the AP, or is mine
>shouting back at the whispering AP?
>
>Cheers.
>
>
>--
>Rowan Crowe - Melbourne, Australia
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