Scanning with ath

[Adrian Chadd]

On 13 October 2011 03:50, Sceak <sceakie at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to increase the scanning sensitivity with the Atheros driver?

With FreeBSD?  Which version of FreeBSD? Which NIC?


> I have an Apple computer and that machine came with Windows and both are
> able to scan about 3 to 10 APs per active scan.  Specialized applications
> are able to pick-up about 30 beacons.
>
> For a long time I though that the adapter was only able to scan the most
> powerful AP in range, the one on the floor above, until I set my Apple
> machine to act as a WEP AP and I was able to pick it up along the other
> network.
>
> Right now it's using the default settings, I played around with the roaming
> settings, alas to no avail.
>
>
> Suggestions?

net80211 may be discarding some of the beacons, I'd need to re-read
the code first to see where/why.
But it should already be pretty damned sensitive..


Adrian