Wicd Calling CRDA for country: ES : USB Wifi card power reduced to Tx-Power=20 dBm

My Machine: BackTrack 5 R2 Gnome 64 bit : Linux bt 3.2.6 x86_64 GNU/Linux : HDD installed
Plz see this post:
http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forum...l=1#post219500

I can go upto Tx-Power=35 dBm

However when I connect to my AP with Wicd Network Manager, it calls CRDA for country: ES.
I do not live in that country.

Please see the output of

root@bt:~# tail -f /var/log/messages

Code:

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Jul  5 22:42:21 bt kernel: [16410.681396] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: ES
Jul  5 22:42:21 bt kernel: [16410.681398] cfg80211:    (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Jul  5 22:42:21 bt kernel: [16410.681402] cfg80211:    (2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
Jul  5 22:42:21 bt kernel: [16410.681404] cfg80211:    (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
Jul  5 22:42:21 bt kernel: [16410.681407] cfg80211:    (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
Jul  5 22:42:21 bt kernel: [16410.681410] cfg80211:    (5490000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2700 mBm)
Jul  5 22:42:21 bt kernel: [16411.033607] bridge-wlan1: device is wireless, enabling SMAC
Jul  5 22:42:22 bt kernel: [16411.233687] userif-2: sent link down event.
Jul  5 22:42:25 bt kernel: [16411.233691] userif-2: sent link up event.

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Hence the Tx-Power=20 dBm.

Code:

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root@bt:~/scripts# iwconfig wlan1
wlan1    IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"vodafone" 
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462 GHz  Access Point: 74:DD:67:AA:FF:CC 
          Bit Rate=54 Mb/s  Tx-Power=20 dBm 
          Retry  long limit:7  RTS thr:off  Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:on
          Link Quality=57/70  Signal level=-53 dBm 
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:3  Invalid misc:23  Missed beacon:0

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Is there a way to stop Wicd calling CRDA for country: ES? I much rather have it call BO.

Many thanks in advance.

Surprised.. no one else is facing this problem..

Quote:

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Originally Posted by hannah

Surprised.. no one else is facing this problem..

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hi,hannah :)
i don't have this "problem"
root@bt:~# iw reg set US
root@bt:~# iwconfig wlan0 txpower 35
root@bt:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"Alice-54898657"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 0x:2x:x3:xx:x2:xx
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=35 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:0ff Fragment thr:0ff
Encryption key:0ff
Power Management:0n
Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-27 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:6 Missed beacon:0

eth0 no wireless extensions.

/var/log/messages: *a little-part*
Jul 8 21:15:42 bt kernel: [ 463.095320] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: US
Jul 8 21:15:42 bt kernel: [ 463.102915] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: US
Jul 8 21:15:42 bt kernel: [ 463.102918] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Jul 8 21:15:42 bt kernel: [ 463.102922] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 3500 mBm)
Jul 8 21:15:42 bt kernel: [ 463.102926] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 3500 mBm)
Jul 8 21:15:42 bt kernel: [ 463.102930] cfg80211: (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Jul 8 21:15:42 bt kernel: [ 463.102934] cfg80211: (5490000 KHz - 5600000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Jul 8 21:15:42 bt kernel: [ 463.102939] cfg80211: (5650000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Jul 8 21:15:42 bt kernel: [ 463.102943] cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 3000 mBm)

root@bt:~# iw reg set BO
root@bt:~# iwconfig wlan0 txpower 30
root@bt:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"Alice-54898657"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 0x:2x:x3:xx:x2:xx
Bit Rate=12 Mb/s Tx-Power=30 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:0ff Fragment thr:0ff
Encryption key:0ff
Power Management:0n
Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-25 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:6 Missed beacon:0

eth0 no wireless extensions.


/var/log/messages: *a little-part*
Jul 8 21:21:58 bt kernel: [ 839.079687] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: BO
Jul 8 21:21:58 bt kernel: [ 839.088307] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: BO
Jul 8 21:21:58 bt kernel: [ 839.088309] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Jul 8 21:21:58 bt kernel: [ 839.088313] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 3000 mBm)
Jul 8 21:21:58 bt kernel: [ 839.088316] cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 3000 mBm)


if this can help you ..bye :)