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    Wireless status

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by nihn, Dec 15, 2007.

  1. nihn

    nihn Newbie

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    Hi, Just did a clean install using the guide and it worked fine.
    Their was a program or utility i really dont know what it was but it showed me the distance of the wireless in my area. From the strongest to the weakest. It had a icon on the bottom right hand side.
    So would anyone know anything about this? Or does anybody have that in there system and tell me what it is and where i can find that in the lenovo download.
    thanks in advance.
     
    nihn, Dec 15, 2007
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  2. dayphx

    dayphx Notebook Enthusiast

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    You are probably looking for "Access Connections." It should be easy to find on Lenovo's site.
     
    dayphx, Dec 15, 2007
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    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    It's not really showing distance although it looks like it is. It's showing the ration between signal strength and RSSI. You'll notice a regression line.

    You could have a very weak signal that is very close physically that is represented in a way that implies that it is far away.

    I've written identical software and I simply called the display "signal proximity", because that's what it is.
     
    Renee, Dec 15, 2007
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