Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN output power / coverage??

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Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN output power / coverage??

#1 Post by ccd » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:40 am

The manual states: Supported Power Levels 1.0, 5.0, 20.0, 31.6, 50.1 mW

What level is used for G network and what is the actual range outdoors? Anyone has the data?
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Re: Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN output power / coverag

#2 Post by bill bolton » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:25 pm

ccd wrote:The manual states: Supported Power Levels 1.0, 5.0, 20.0, 31.6, 50.1 mW

What level is used for G network and what is the actual range outdoors? Anyone has the data?
The power level control method depends somewhat on which OS you are using, but there is support for power levels in both Windows XP and Vista.

In XP it is in Access Connections (and possibly the device driver) and in Vista in is in both Access Connections and the Power Manager. The *nix environments also have some power control capability but I don't use them so can't comment on how it is controlled.

As far as range, it depends on many factors, including the specific antenna arrangements on the access point, so there is no simple answer to your general question.

What sort of range are you hoping to achieve?

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Re: Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN output power / coverag

#3 Post by ccd » Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:10 am

bill bolton wrote:
ccd wrote:The manual states: Supported Power Levels 1.0, 5.0, 20.0, 31.6, 50.1 mW

What level is used for G network and what is the actual range outdoors? Anyone has the data?
The power level control method depends somewhat on which OS you are using, but there is support for power levels in both Windows XP and Vista.

In XP it is in Access Connections (and possibly the device driver) and in Vista in is in both Access Connections and the Power Manager. The *nix environments also have some power control capability but I don't use them so can't comment on how it is controlled.

As far as range, it depends on many factors, including the specific antenna arrangements on the access point, so there is no simple answer to your general question.

What sort of range are you hoping to achieve?

Cheers,

Bill
Im trying to see if changing for 200mW pcmci WiFi card will improve the range to be more then 50m indoors?
T61 T7300 15.4" WSXGA+ 240Gb 3GB
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T20 800 14" 20Gb

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