D-Link → Re: [Info] DI-624 Firmware 2.52 on www.dlink.co.il

in 2.50 the xr mode doesnt work, doesn't show up in the atheros scan utility, with 2.52 it acually works(shows up when you scan for networks)

Well I guess we have to disagree on this.

When I check the signal with Netstumbler, I see increases of 3 to 5 db with XR enabled. Of course you can't use XR with static turbo.

I seem to recall that the icon for XR doesn't appear under scan networks, but that's not enough for me to conclude the XR doesn't work in 2.50. D-Link said they added XR to 2.50 and I have to agree.

Best regards.

"You're not wrong. I should have said Signal-to-Noise Ratio."

So your signal IMPROVED by 3-5 dBi !! (Remember it's a NEGATIVE number that got less negative so...)

"I seem to recall that the icon for XR doesn't appear under scan networks, but that's not enough for me to conclude the XR doesn't work in 2.50."

What special icon ? Where ? A special icon for eXtended Range ?

Bwuutje.

I do remember. Yes, signal is a negative number (as is noise). Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) is a positive number so...the bigger the number the better. To illustrate, if your signal is -63 and noise is -100, your SNR is 37. If the signal improves by 3 db and noise is constant signal is now -60 for an SNR of 40.You can find it burried in the wireless utility that comes with the driver. There's a tab or button somewhere for scanning networks. There's an XR column which is supposed to show an icon if the router is using XR. I'm being vague because I use WZC and haven't touched a D-link or Atheros utility in months.