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signal levels are going down with time

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:14 am
by kchris
We have an interface:
"[admin@KN3H, KN3A] interface wireless> print
Flags: X - disabled, R - running
0 R name="xxx" mtu=1500 mac-address=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx arp=enabled disable-running-check=no interface-type=Atheros AR5213
radio-name="xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" mode=ap-bridge ssid="xxxxxxxx"
area="" frequency-mode=manual-txpower country=no_country_set antenna- gain=0
frequency=2442 band=2.4ghz-onlyg scan-list=default rate- set=configured supported-rates-b=2Mbps,5.5Mbps
supported-rates-a/g=
6Mbps,9Mbps,12Mbps,18Mbps,24Mbps,36Mbps,48Mbps,54Mbps basic-rates-b= 2Mbps,5.5Mbps
basic-rates-a/g=
6Mbps,9Mbps,12Mbps,18Mbps,24Mbps,36Mbps,48Mbps,54Mbps max-station-
count=2007 ack-timeout=399 tx-power-mode=default
noise-floor-threshold=default periodic-calibration=enabled burst-time=disabled dfs-mode=none antenna-mode=ant-b wds-mode=disabled
wds-default-bridge=none wds-ignore-ssid=no update-stats- interval=disabled default-authentication=yes default-forwarding=yes
default-ap-tx-limit=0 default-client-tx-limit=0 hide-ssid=no security-profile=default disconnect-timeout=3s on-fail-retry-time= 100ms
preamble-mode=both compression=no allow-sharedkey=no"


The problem is that with time (a few hours) signals are going down: from -80 to -93... Pings are growing, connect speeds are decreasing..

An interface disable-enable solves the problem but I don't think that this is normal. Has anyone an expirience like that?

Re: signal levels are going down with time

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:48 pm
by cibernet
We have an interface:
"[admin@KN3H, KN3A] interface wireless> print
Flags: X - disabled, R - running
0 R name="xxx" mtu=1500 mac-address=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx arp=enabled disable-running-check=no interface-type=Atheros AR5213
radio-name="xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" mode=ap-bridge ssid="xxxxxxxx"
area="" frequency-mode=manual-txpower country=no_country_set antenna- gain=0
frequency=2442 band=2.4ghz-onlyg scan-list=default rate- set=configured supported-rates-b=2Mbps,5.5Mbps
supported-rates-a/g=
6Mbps,9Mbps,12Mbps,18Mbps,24Mbps,36Mbps,48Mbps,54Mbps basic-rates-b= 2Mbps,5.5Mbps
basic-rates-a/g=
6Mbps,9Mbps,12Mbps,18Mbps,24Mbps,36Mbps,48Mbps,54Mbps max-station-
count=2007 ack-timeout=399 tx-power-mode=default
noise-floor-threshold=default periodic-calibration=enabled burst-time=disabled dfs-mode=none antenna-mode=ant-b wds-mode=disabled
wds-default-bridge=none wds-ignore-ssid=no update-stats- interval=disabled default-authentication=yes default-forwarding=yes
default-ap-tx-limit=0 default-client-tx-limit=0 hide-ssid=no security-profile=default disconnect-timeout=3s on-fail-retry-time= 100ms
preamble-mode=both compression=no allow-sharedkey=no"


The problem is that with time (a few hours) signals are going down: from -80 to -93... Pings are growing, connect speeds are decreasing..

An interface disable-enable solves the problem but I don't think that this is normal. Has anyone an expirience like that?
What Wireless card is it? SR2?

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:05 pm
by kchris
It's a CM9...

any idea?

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:20 am
by djape
Well, it's a CM9...
Veru sensitive to noise, disable/enable or changing frequency is only help. It's 2.4 dude, so unless you're only one in area, get use to it :)

Good luck...