Bug 99691

Summary: Wireless power level always the same.
Product: Networking Reporter: Alexander Kaltsas (alexkaltsas)
Component: WirelessAssignee: networking_wireless (networking_wireless)
Status: CLOSED CODE_FIX    
Severity: normal CC: johannes, linville
Priority: P1    
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
Kernel Version: 4.0.4 Subsystem:
Regression: No Bisected commit-id:
Attachments: System info.

Description Alexander Kaltsas 2015-06-09 06:35:00 UTC 
Created attachment 179211 [details]
System info.

The power level of the WEXT driver always reports the same value. The power level is picked at start up of the system and stays always the same. Every program that uses /proc/net/wireless displays the same power level, as the file doesn't get updated.

Relative thread:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1535624


cat /proc/net/wireless

Notice the level number. Move away from the connected access point. "cat" again and notice the power level again.