[TriLUG] OpenWRT and the WRT54G - adj. power?

[Greg Brown]

I found that command shortly after sending my e-mail out (as is
usually the case :) ).  One further question: what is the default
power level of the wl card?  I've read it is between 5 and 30.  I've
also read that you can crank the power up to 250 mw (!!) on this
thing, though in doing so you can expect to toast the card in a matter
of a couple months, even in the collest enviornment.

Now I have to figure out how to run OpenWRT on a WAP54G (also linux based).

Greg

On 5/18/05, Shane O'Donnell <shaneodonnell at gmail.com> wrote:
> Check out the "wl" command, especially with the "txpwr" parm.
> 
> Be careful though, if you ramp the radio power too high, heat becomes
> an issue.  I hear that 40-50 is a good safe range that gives you
> better power than stock, the added noise is not significant, and the
> heat will still dissipate without fans.
> 
> YMMV -
> 
> Shane O.
> 
> On 5/18/05, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Is it possible to adjust the power output of a WRT54G 802.11g signal
> > running openWRT?  I see that it is possible using some other types of
> > firmware, but I was wondering if anyone had accomplished with using
> > openWRT.  So far google, and openwrt.org, searches have not yielded
> > fruit.
> >
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