Wow, iwlist seems effective!
It seems that iwlist doesn't respect the essid setting, though:
Code:
watch -n 1 'sudo iwlist wlan0 scan essid jazzen'
Note that I had to write the device before 'scan' for some odd reason.
That command outputs this: (among other)
Code:
Cell 02 - Address: 00:17:9A:58:DC:2F
ESSID:"Ropemaster"
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=55/100 Signal level:-75 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:on
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=00000018e4afd179
Extra: Last beacon: 1420ms ago
And that essid has nothing to do with 'jazzen' - which is the essid I'm interested in.
Any ideas?
UPDATE:
I fixed it ad-hoc, though it's not that nice:
watch -n 1 'sudo iwlist wlan1 scan | grep -B 1 -A 15 "jazzen"'
But the response is not that good:
Quality=45/100 Signal level:-86 dBm
I've moved the antenna 20 meters - still on the ground-floor, so that it's directly below the apartment, and it increased the quality dramatically, but I still can't connect:
Quality=88/100 Signal level:-45 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
What is the Signal level and Noise level readings? - and what should I be aiming at?
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