How to - get Netgear WG111v2 working stable at 30 dBm
Get a Realtek rtl8187l based usb-adapter (such as netgear wg111v2) work in linux is not tricky, but how to get high tx power and driver stability?
You could have tried ndiwrapper, as i did, and got stuck with a kernel module pretty buggy and crashy, or could have just used the common native driver, without hi-power feature. To achieve my zen state, i had to work around with a base native driver, a feature-filling patch to apply to it, and the only working kernel supposed to work with, 2.6.27. That's a brief step by step path: get the base driver (rtl8187 in our case) and decompress: http://dl.aircrack-ng.org/drivers/ get the featuring patch "rtl8187_2.6.27.patch" from: http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/ and extract it in the base driver directory then apply it with: ~$ patch -Np1 -i rtl8187_2.6.27.patch remove old modules, compile and install new one (as root) ~# rmmod r8187 rtl8187 ~$ make ~# make install Now you should have a new net device (wlan#) under iwconfig you can use as usual. To turn on the hi-power capability: ~# iwpriv wlan0 highpower 1 and set the transmission power value (may be dangerous, see below): ~# iwconfig wlan0 txpower <value of 0 to 35> # i use 30, should be around one watt and wuelą you're done you have your pen running strong and stable on the 2.6.27 kernel. For a detailed reference and clarification about txpower sets, see the aircrack page: http://aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=r...8706121df3cd73 ;-) |
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It may be dangerous to health in the lullaby case you keep the radio at contact with your ear; also 30 dBmW = 1 Watt is less then a UMTS or a GSM.
However I can say now that it definitely broken after 2 years of almost 24/7 service, so not big concern for hardware. And yes, it could be illegal for sensible hearts. |
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