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   PID: PyGate 1.5.2   
   TID: PyGate/Linux 1.5.2   
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   On 10/12/2025 10:36, c186282 wrote:   
   > On 12/10/25 04:55, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >> On 10/12/2025 05:27, c186282 wrote:   
   >> ÿÿ nastiness.   
   >>>   
   >>> ÿÿ Easiest ... add one wifi extender, log into   
   >>> ÿÿ the camera, see whether you get more bars   
   >>> ÿÿ 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 ZeroWÿ ... run it as root...   
   >>   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Cell 01 - Address: 00:1D:AA:79:78:40   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Channel:7   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Frequency:2.442 GHz (Channel 7)   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Quality=44/70ÿ Signal level=-66 dBm   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Encryption key:on   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ESSID:"Wifi1"   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Cell 02 - Address: 30:46:9A:A2:89:F6   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Channel:13   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Frequency:2.472 GHz (Channel 13)   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Quality=51/70ÿ Signal level=-59 dBm   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Encryption key:on   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ESSID:"wifi2"   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Cell 03 - Address: 74:4D:28:4A:21:86   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Channel:3   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Frequency:2.422 GHz (Channel 3)   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Quality=35/70ÿ Signal level=-75 dBm   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Encryption key:on   
   >> ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ESSID:"wifi3"   
   >> etc etc.   
   >    
   >  ÿ Interesting.   
   >    
   >  ÿ DOES show a number of "cells" ... but not the ESSID of   
   >  ÿ my extender for some reason.   
   >    
   That may be spoofing someone elses...   
   Try' iwlist wlan0 scanning' on its own   
      
     Ther is a lot more info   
      
      
   >  ÿ In theory, this sort of data could be used by a   
   >  ÿ relatively simple daemon to switch back and   
   >  ÿ forth to the 'best' signal. The old CL stuff   
   >  ÿ is fine ... but can sometimes be replaced by   
   >  ÿ half a dozen lines of more-comprehensible Python.   
   >    
   Its called 'network manager' but its not very good.   
      
      
   >    
   >    
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