On 16-08-03 07:57 AM, David Collier-Brown via talk wrote:
On 01/08/16 10:19 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
| From: James Knott via talk <talk@gtalug.org>
| On 08/01/2016 05:27 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: | > So the original problem remains: how can TP-Link prevent existing | > hardware from generating too strong signals if it cannot control the | > firmware? | | The limits might be hard coded elsewhere.
No, they are not. That's the problem:
1) FCC has made a new rule that manufacturers are to prevent customers from breaking the signal strength limitations.
Some WiFi routers have antennae that can be unscrewed and replace with a different one(s). I've seen ads for router antennas claiming they can help if you a problem with weak signal at the receiving end. Replacing antennae on a router with one(s) that are either more efficient or higher gain can result in the level of the RF output from the device exceeding the limits set goverment regulation. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick