Subj : Re: More on wifi range - Pi PICO W Oil level sensor
To   : All
From : The Natural Philosopher
Date : Wed Dec 10 2025 09:55:01

On 10/12/2025 05:27, c186282 wrote:
 ÿ nastiness.
> 
>  ÿ Easiest ... add one wifi extender, log into
>  ÿ the camera, see whether you get more bars
>  ÿ with the main or the extender.
> 

Actually something that might be of interest...

# iwlist wlan0 scanning | grep -e Cell -e Channel -e Quality -e Encrypt 
-e ESSID

Shows all stations visible to a ZeroW  ... run it as root...

          Cell 01 - Address: 00:1D:AA:79:78:40
                     Channel:7
                     Frequency:2.442 GHz (Channel 7)
                     Quality=44/70  Signal level=-66 dBm
                     Encryption key:on
                     ESSID:"Wifi1"
           Cell 02 - Address: 30:46:9A:A2:89:F6
                     Channel:13
                     Frequency:2.472 GHz (Channel 13)
                     Quality=51/70  Signal level=-59 dBm
                     Encryption key:on
                     ESSID:"wifi2"
           Cell 03 - Address: 74:4D:28:4A:21:86
                     Channel:3
                     Frequency:2.422 GHz (Channel 3)
                     Quality=35/70  Signal level=-75 dBm
                     Encryption key:on
                     ESSID:"wifi3"
etc etc.


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oppressors."
      - George Orwell


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