On 03/06/2010 09:55 PM, Malte Gell wrote: > Hello, > > When i check the link quality iwconfig says "Link Quality=63/70". > > I wonder, why does it stop at 70%? Why doesn't it say "63/100"? > > I use Linux kernel 2.6.32 on openSUSE 11.1 with a Fritz! WLAN N stick. I know, > not a big issue, I am just curious. It does not stop at 70%. In fact 63/70 == 90%. As all these signal and quality numbers are purely arbitrary, they can be normalized in any way you want. In a number of the Realtek vendor drivers, there is a comment "For Netgear case, they want good-looking singal strength". Larry -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
