https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=836565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=836565#c0 Summary: tplink wn-722n (chipset atheros ar9271) wireless can't go up to 500mW but it has the capability! Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.3 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 12.3 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: hesam.naderi.dehkordi@gmail.com QAContact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.2; WOW64; rv:23.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/23.0 Tp-link wn722n is high gain wireless usb adapter that use ar9271 chipset. When you change the regulatory domain and try to give the card the higher than default transmit power,nothing changes. transmit power remain as before. If you even give the card ,some super abnormal transmit power like 50db (100W) it even doesn't show up an error like and nothing change's too : "Error for wireless request "Set Tx Power" (8B26) : SET failed on device wlan1 ; Invalid argument." Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.try to chnage the regulatory domain to a good high capable domain, something like BZ or BO. "iw reg set BO" 2.try to change the transmit power for the card. iwconfig wlanX txpower 27 Actual Results: no errors,no changes. still at the same transmit power as before at 20 db(100mW). Expected Results: change the transmit power of card to the 27dbm (500mW) more conversations and explanation at suse forums : https://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/wireless/489678-... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.