iwspy with 0.1.3 doesn't work?

[Jean Tourrilhes]

On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 01:28:46PM +1030, Ryan Verner wrote:
> On 12/03/2004, at 1:15 PM, Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> >	iwlist scanning
> 
> Ah, this does the trick, thankyou :-)
> 
> # iwlist wlan0 scanning
> wlan0     Scan completed :
> 	     Cell 01 - Address: 00:0A:95:E8:82:B1
>                     Mode:Managed
>                     Quality:225/92  Signal level:-38 dBm  Noise 
> level:-39 dBm
> 
> Any idea what causes the "Quality:225/92"?  I'm guessing an 
> incompatible version of wireless-tools reading information incorrectly, 
> but I'm using the latest Debian Sid package (v26+v27-pre10, AFAIK).
> 
> Would compiling the latest v26+v27-pre16 help anything, or is rolling 
> back to an earlier version recommended (I'm using HostAP 0.1.3); or am 
> I on the wrong track completely?
> 
> R

	That's a driver issue. The tools only report what the driver
tells it. I think different versions of the firmware have different
calibrations.

	Jean