Re: wl Questions
Haudy Kazemi <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.network.wireless.seattle.general |
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At 02:29 PM 1/28/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Using the wl scanresults command... I have 2 questions.... > >First, how can I tell which of the following 2 APs have a better >signal or is a better choice to connect to: > >SSID: "NETGEAR" >Mode: Managed RSSI: -71 dBm noise: -85 dBm Channel: 11 >BSSID: 00:09:5B:85:xx:6C Capability: ESS ShortPre ShortSlot >Supported Rates: [ 1(b) 2(b) 5.5(b) 11(b) 6 12 24 36 9 18 48 54 ] > > >SSID: "NETGEAR" >Mode: Managed RSSI: -77 dBm noise: -85 dBm Channel: 11 >BSSID: 00:09:5B:85:xx:34 Capability: ESS ShortPre ShortSlot >Supported Rates: [ 1(b) 2(b) 5.5(b) 11(b) 6 12 24 36 9 18 48 54 ] > >Second, since these 2 SSIDs are the same, using the wl join command, >which AP gets connected to? Is there any way to specify which AP to >join by MAC? > >Thanks, >Michael It looks like you have a WRT54G (or similar device)...anyway... The better signal is the stronger one...it has a higher dBm value. As these values are negative, the -71 dBm is better than the -77 dBm figure. I'm not sure how to use the join command as you request (assuming client mode), however I do know that if you were using WDS mode that you specify the other AP using the wireless MAC address and the SSID is ignored. (WDS can connect to APs on the same wireless channel that have different SSIDs). These links have some info on the wl command itself (although I didn't find an answer to the 2nd question): http://www.ecsl.cs.sunysb.edu/~jchen/wrt54gs/wrt54gs.htm http://www.ecsl.cs.sunysb.edu/~jchen/wrt54gs/wloutput.txt http://docs.sveasoft.com/SV-Administration-Management-WL.html -Haudy Kazemi _______________________________________________ Talk mailing list [email protected] http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk