Setting txpower fails?

Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Thu, 27 Mar 2014 21:21:59 -0700

Any idea why this isn't working?

Kernel is 3.9.11+, driver is ath9k.

[root@ct523-9292 lanforge]# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0     IEEE 802.11abgn  ESSID:off/any
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=16 dBm
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off

[root@ct523-9292 lanforge]# iwconfig wlan0 txpower 10
[root@ct523-9292 lanforge]# echo $?
0
[root@ct523-9292 lanforge]# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0     IEEE 802.11abgn  ESSID:off/any
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=16 dBm
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off

[root@ct523-9292 lanforge]#

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Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com

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