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<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=152231305-22052003>Thanks for your answer,
but:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><SPAN class=152231305-22052003><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>power period of 500m works
great:</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><SPAN class=152231305-22052003><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>[root@redhatomc1 root]# <STRONG>iwconfig wlan0 power 500m
unicast</STRONG><BR>[root@redhatomc1 root]# iwconfig
wlan0<BR>wlan0 IEEE 802.11-b ESSID:"yyyy"
Nickname:""""<BR>
Mode:Master Frequency:2.422GHz Access Point: 00:05:5D:FA:16:35
<BR> Bit
Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power=-13 dBm Sensitivity=1/3
<BR> Retry
limit:15 RTS thr=250 B Fragment
thr:off<BR> Encryption
key:7474-5655-56 Encryption
mode:restricted<BR>
<STRONG>Power Management period:499.712ms</STRONG> mode:Unicast only
received<BR><SPAN class=152231305-22052003> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=152231305-22052003></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=152231305-22052003>but power period of 100000m does not
work:</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=152231305-22052003></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=152231305-22052003>[root@redhatomc1 root]# <STRONG>iwconfig wlan0 power
100000ms</STRONG><BR>[root@redhatomc1 root]# iwconfig
wlan0<BR>wlan0 IEEE 802.11-b ESSID:"yyyy"
Nickname:""""<BR>
Mode:Master Frequency:2.422GHz Access Point: 00:05:5D:FA:16:35
<BR> Bit
Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power=-13 dBm Sensitivity=1/3
<BR> Retry
limit:15 RTS thr=250 B Fragment
thr:off<BR> Encryption
key:7474-5655-56 Encryption
mode:restricted<BR>
<STRONG>Power Management period:32.8909s</STRONG> mode:Unicast only
received<BR></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=152231305-22052003>my questions are :</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=152231305-22052003>Is there a maximum and minimum range for power
period?? </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=152231305-22052003>The period timeout does not work at all - what could be
the problem?</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=152231305-22052003></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=152231305-22052003>Thanks in advance,</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=152231305-22052003>Odelia Levy-kesos.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=860020405-21052003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=152231305-22052003></SPAN><BR> </DIV></FONT></SPAN>
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class=860020405-21052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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class=860020405-21052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Srikanth
[mailto:srikanth_w@naturesoft.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 20 May, 2003
15:58<BR><B>To:</B> Levy-kesos Odelia-BOL016<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
configuration problems on hostap driver<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>Levy-kesos
Odelia-BOL016 wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE
cite=mid570AFB8845F8D6119B840008C70DBD538EC73B@zil01exm01.mcil.comm.mot.com
type="cite"><PRE wrap="">I have a problem configuring D-Link DWL520 card with hostap
1) fragmentation patameter does not change:
# iwconfig wlan0 frag fixed
# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11-b ESSID:"test" Nickname:"red1"
Mode:Master Frequency:2.422GHz Access Point: 00:05:5D:FA:16:35
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap=""> Bit Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power=-13 dBm Sensitivity=1/3
Retry limit:15 RTS thr=200 B Fragment thr:off
# iwconfig wlan0 frag 512
# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11-b ESSID:"test" Nickname:"red1"
Mode:Master Frequency:2.422GHz Access Point: 00:05:5D:FA:16:35
Bit Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power=-13 dBm Sensitivity=1/3
Retry limit:15 RTS thr=200 B Fragment thr:off
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap=""><!----> 2) does the card supports power timeout and period at the same time?
I know that most cards don't...
3) Setting of power management timeout - the value being displayed is different from the value that was set (is there a limit of some sort?)
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap=""> # iwconfig wlan0 power timeout 300u
# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11-b ESSID:"test" Nickname:"red1"
Mode:Master Frequency:2.422GHz Access Point: 00:05:5D:FA:16:35
Bit Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power=-13 dBm Sensitivity=1/3
Retry limit:15 RTS thr=200 B Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:7474-5655-56 Encryption mode:restricted
Power Management period:31.5638s mode:All packets received
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:2516012 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:18659 Invalid misc:24604 Missed beacon:0
3) Similarly power management period: (It shows a different value)
# iwconfig wlan0 power period 100s
# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11-b ESSID:"test" Nickname:"red1"
Mode:Master Frequency:2.422GHz Access Point: 00:05:5D:FA:16:35
Bit Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power=-13 dBm Sensitivity=1/3
Retry limit:15 RTS thr=200 B Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:7474-5655-56 Encryption mode:restricted
Power Management period:32.8909s mode:All packets received
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:2516335 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:18663 Invalid misc:24605 Missed beacon:0</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>Try
by following these steps,<BR><BR>1. iwconfig wlan0 power
off
/// disable PM<BR><BR>2. iwconfig wlan0 power period
2 ///
period<BR> <BR>
or<BR><BR> iwconfig wlan0 power 500m
unicast /// mode
<BR><BR> or<BR><BR> iwconfig wlan0 power
timeout 300u all /// mode<BR><BR>
or <BR><BR>3. iwconfig wlan0 power on
/// enable PM <BR><BR>4. iwconfig wlan0 power min period 2
power max period 4<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE
cite=mid570AFB8845F8D6119B840008C70DBD538EC73B@zil01exm01.mcil.comm.mot.com
type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap=""> </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap=""><!----> Thanks in advance,
Regards,
Odelia Levy-Kesos.
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</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE>-<BR>Srikanth.<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE
cite=mid570AFB8845F8D6119B840008C70DBD538EC73B@zil01exm01.mcil.comm.mot.com
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