Getting awus036h to work as nice in BT5r3 as WinXp?

[sassafrass]

I've got a dual boot between Tiny XP and BT5 r3, using an awus036h.

The adapter works fine in BT by default, haven't needed to install or tweak anything. However when I use it in XP, with the 1 watt driver installed, I get significantly better connections and transfer rates.

Checking with iwconfig it is by default set to tx 20 dB, so I:

iw reg set BO

which achieves nothing but doesn't return an error, and:

ifconfig wlan1 down
iwconfig wlan1 txpower 30

which successfully sets the tx power to 30 dB / apparently 1 watt.

However the signal strength, at least according to Wicd, doesn't improve, and the connection on a weaker AP is still prohibitively slow and flakey. Reboot into XP and the connection is flawless.

It's important that I have maximum range while using BT, any ideas on how to bring the Linux software up to the level of Windows.
(That sentence was weird to type...)

Thanks.

[maverik35]

One thing is Tx (Transmitting) and the other is Receiving..You have a receiving issue. Why increase the Tx power?..You need better reception.

Move around and see if you get a better signal or change antenna to a one with 9 dbi's. You could even use a portable directional antenna (yagi or grid).

I have the same Alfa and it has much better reception in BT than in WinXP. It comes with 5 dbi omnidirectional antenna.

The 1 watt power is for transmision..You have a receiving sensitivity issue...get a better antenna or move around to improve signal "reception".

You can also try changing the frec to 11mb, a much better frec to get more AP's..

I invite you to read about all this issues and the aircrack-ng suit.

Luck.

Luck.