RSSI value of wifi connection - how to interpret?
Problem
In Mac OS X you can obtain the RSSI value of your by wifi connection by holding Alt and clicking on the Wifi-indicator icon. My questions are: What range of values can RSSI take? What RSSI ranges corresponds to "good", "normal" and "bad" connectivity?
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RSSI or received signal strength indication can go from 0 to -100 (for Apple - other vendors can measure it differently as RSSI has no stated units. See Wikipedia) Generally the higher (closer to 0) the better, and the closer to -100 the worse. Currently my iMac is 20 feet (line of sight) from my wireless base station and fluctuates between -57 and -58 and is connected at full speed. My laptop which I can roam around the house with never goes lower than -60 and never higher than -51. The number…
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