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    Intel 2200bg 802.11g mini-pci only 10mW not 50.1mw

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by flaxx, Oct 2, 2004.

  1. flaxx

    flaxx Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi all,

    I looked at the settings of my mini-pci (Intel 2200bg) wireless card and it says transmitting at 10mW and that it can go up to 50.1mW, but i have transmit power at 100%! When i got down to 15% it goes to 1mW, the next notch (25%) it goes to 5mW the next notch (40%) set it to 10mW and then it doesn't change when i crank it any higher. ANyone else have this problem? Know how to get 50.1mW cuz that could be really handy!

    EDIT: I have noticed that when I get far away from an AP my intel wireless mini-pci card will crank the power up to 31.6 mW but that's the highest it'll ever go! I never get 50.1mW. Is this reserved for Japan with channels in excess of 14??
     
    flaxx, Oct 2, 2004
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    I noticed this too. Transmit power is typically at 10.0mW. If I move further away from the AP, it cranks up to 31.6mW. Haven't ever seen anything higher than that either.

    :centrino:
     
    davidh44, Sep 15, 2005
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    Where does it tell you how much power it's putting out?
    Mine only says "100%"... doesn't say how much Trasmit Power is.
     
    AuroraS, Sep 16, 2005
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    Using the ProSet utility, you can see Transmit Power if you click on "Details" for your current connection.
     
    davidh44, Sep 16, 2005
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    Funny...it doesn't show up on mine.
    Maybe it's because I'm using the older Proset drivers...(ver. 8)
     
    AuroraS, Sep 16, 2005
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    I started with ProSet 9.0.2.1, so don't know what the previous version was like. The Transmit Power is listed as "CCX TPC" in ProSet 9's connection details.

    But was ProSet 9 even out at the time this thread was created (Oct. '04)? I don't think it was, and the original poster was able to see his transmit power.
     
    davidh44, Sep 16, 2005
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    I think Proset 9 may have been released by then... if not completely, then at least a beta version of it. I'm not completely sure...but I know that version 9 has been out for quite some time.
    I just never bothered to upgrade because version 8 has been flawless for me...
     
    AuroraS, Sep 16, 2005
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    version 8 has it too. You don't look at the adapter settings, but rather the details of the connection (channel information, preamble, etc). I had version 8 when I first made this post over a year ago!
     
    flaxx, Sep 17, 2005
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    Well, this is what I see...
     

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