From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:50468 "EHLO plane.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752411AbbFKIAF (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Jun 2015 04:00:05 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Z2xP9-0003ZU-8x for linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org; Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:00:03 +0200 Received: from c-4dabdb54.030-194-6d6c6d4.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se ([84.219.171.77]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:00:03 +0200 Received: from quite by c-4dabdb54.030-194-6d6c6d4.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:00:03 +0200 To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org From: Daniel Lublin Subject: values in /proc/net/wireless are static, doesn't change; iwlwifi, Intel 6205 Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 07:55:23 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: (sfid-20150611_100009_243262_EFBCBBEB) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: I'm on a thinkpad X230 with Intel Advanced-N 6205 card, iwlwifi driver. Reading /proc/net/wireless, I find that the values there does not change. No matter me moving around, changing distance to my AP. On my old machine (X60), I was used to sometimes using for example wavemon(1) to find out where I get the best reception. I this a limitation of my network card, driver, or some combitation? As designed, or a flaw? The values in question: Quality link/level/noise: 52. -58. -256