> As requested in the [Bugs] page, card profiles are needed. This wikipage is for gathering some raw data for use in such a system.



||'''Manufacturer'''||'''Model'''||'''Pwr(dBm)'''||'''RxSens(dBm)'''||'''built-in gain(dBi)'''||'''MAC'''||

||Alloy      ||GL2422VP ||13     ||-90       ||                 ||00:03:2F||

||Avaya      ||AP3      ||15     ||-84       ||                 ||00:02:2D||

||Belkin     ||F5D6231-4||20     ||-76       ||1                ||        ||

||Cisco      ||350      ||20     ||-94       ||                 ||00:40:96||

||Compaq     ||WL110    ||15     ||-80       ||2                ||        ||

||Compaq     ||WL200    ||20     ||-84       ||2                ||00:50:8B||

||Enterasys  ||Roamabout||15     ||-84       ||2                ||00:E0:63||

||Dlink      ||DWL900AP+||15     ||-90       ||2                ||00:40:05||

||Dlink      ||2000AP+  ||15     ||-82       ||1                ||00:0F:3D||

||Dlink      ||DWL 520+ ||15     ||-83       ||3                ||00:80:C8||

||Fullbond   ||XI-1250A ||20     ||-82       ||                 ||00:60:B3||

||Linksys    ||WRT54G   ||15     ||-82       ||2                ||00:0F:66||

||Linksys    ||WAP11    ||18     ||-84       ||1                ||        ||

||Linksys    ||WET11    ||15     ||-84       ||                 ||        ||

||Minitar    ||MN54GPC  ||15     ||-86       ||                 ||00:0C:76||

||Minitar    ||MNW2BPCI ||15     ||-80       ||                 ||00:08:A1||

||Minitar    ||MNWAPB   ||18     ||??        ||1                ||00:50:FC||

||Netgear    ||5WG311   ||15     ||-84       ||2                ||00:09:5B||

||Netgear    ||MA311    ||20     ||-90       ||                 ||00:09:5B||

||Orinoco    ||Silver   ||15     ||-84       ||2                ||00:02:2D||

||Senao      ||         ||23     ||-85       ||2                ||        ||

||Senao      ||NL-2511  ||20     ||-87       ||                 ||        ||

||Skymaster  ||XI-626   ||15     ||-83       ||                 ||02:60:1D||

||SparkLAN   ||??       ||15     ||-82       ||1                ||00:90:4B||

||SVEC       ||1811-A   ||15     ||-88       ||2                ||00:40:F4||

||Veritech   ||VAC2511-D||23     ||-89       ||                 ||00:02:6F||

||Veritech   ||VAC2511-D||20     ||-80       ||                 ||00:02:6F||

!! Discussion



Pwr(dBm) is to be recorded at which rate setting?

Veritech   VAC2511-D 100 mW is -80 dBm @ 11Mbps%%%

or%%%

Veritech   VAC2511-D 100 mW is -88 dBm @ 1Mbps



As per the Node page, Power/Sens is at 11Mbps {/regexpicons/emoticons/emoticon-face3.png ;)} --gummAY



I would recommend listing the Rx Sensitivity at 1Mbps, since that is the lowest common denominator.  You can get a useable link at 1Mbps more often than you can get one at 11Mbps. -- DanFlett



Sounds reasonable to me, I was just going with what locfinder said ... is it in need of a change? The only thing I can see against such a change at this stage in the game is that all the nodes currently in the database would have rx sens' for 11, and therefore be made incorrect. I really don't feel like updating them all {/regexpicons/emoticons/emoticon-face3.png ;)} --How about introducing a new field to the database, 1meg rx sens? While we're discussing, is there anything else anyone can think of adding to this system? -- [gummAY]



You know, I was thinking (scary thought) ... if people start usign these CardProfiles, and end up with valid tx power/rx sensitivities, along with an antenna in a locfinder interface, we could attempt approximate answers the question of 'how far will it go'. Perhaps in the style of (http://nuke.freenet-antennas.com/modules.php?name=FAQ&myfaq=yes&id_cat=2&categories=Antennas A grid like this) or (http://www.rfshop.com.au/ant.htm the description on this page) -- [gummAY]