how to poll RSSI on PCI/MCA Card

akshay_n · 07-22-2004

i need a method to poll ther RSSI on a laptop using snmp or some simple protocol. any ideas on how to capture the RSSI at client end?

strosien · 07-22-2004

MCA as in MicroChannel Architecture? I thought I was the only one with a PS/2 model 80-A21 in my trunk for war driving! <JK!>

Perhaps there is something you can do with WMI (assuming you are running Windows)? I was experimenting around with such a "netstumbler-like" tool that worked better with other cards before 0.4 came out then I shelved it due to time constraints/new NS.

I am not sure you can get the info you desire from WMI, but seems reasonable to check. try this for a starting point on WMI if you are not familiar with it:

http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials...le.php/2178391

USe a WMi explorer/browser to see if the data is somewhere in the data structures first then figure out how to read/poll for it.

akshay_n · 07-22-2004

thanx
however i'm still not able to poll my D-link Airplus wireless adaptor (DWL-650+) for client side RSSI. The WMI seems to give only driver details.
how exactly does one get access to the data structures where these values are stored.

Thorn · 07-23-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by akshay_n

thanx
however i'm still not able to poll my D-link Airplus wireless adaptor (DWL-650+) for client side RSSI. The WMI seems to give only driver details.
how exactly does one get access to the data structures where these values are stored.

Look here: http://www.stumbler.net/index.php?cat=4 ; particularly the Wed 16 Apr 2003 entry. (Third one down.)

Some of it is specific to ORiNOCO, but the information about NDIS 5.1 and the Wireless Research API may prove helpful.

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strosien Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Michigan, hehe... Posts: 55	MCA as in MicroChannel Architecture? I thought I was the only one with a PS/2 model 80-A21 in my trunk for war driving! <JK!> Perhaps there is something you can do with WMI (assuming you are running Windows)? I was experimenting around with such a "netstumbler-like" tool that worked better with other cards before 0.4 came out then I shelved it due to time constraints/new NS. I am not sure you can get the info you desire from WMI, but seems reasonable to check. try this for a starting point on WMI if you are not familiar with it: http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials...le.php/2178391 USe a WMi explorer/browser to see if the data is somewhere in the data structures first then figure out how to read/poll for it. __________________ Just wanna drive....

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akshay_n Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 8	no RSSI value thanx however i'm still not able to poll my D-link Airplus wireless adaptor (DWL-650+) for client side RSSI. The WMI seems to give only driver details. how exactly does one get access to the data structures where these values are stored.

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