Jeff Liebermann wrote:

> Netstumbler gives BOTH the client and the access point's indicated
> signal strength and signal to noise ratio (SNR). Scroll horizontally
> with the numerical tables to see them. The column headings are not
> very clearly labelled so you'll need to do some digging to figure out
> what is indicated, peak reading, and in what direction. I tried to
> find a Netstumbler reference page that defined the column headings,
> but couldn't.

Netstumbler-->Help-->Help Topics-->user interface-->List View

> You really need all 4 numbers to do a decent job of
> determining what's happening. For example, an overpowered transmitter
> will yield a much higher signal strength in one direction than in the
> other. Any interference might show up only at one end.
>
>> Next time I'll at least put it up on a pole and use dB readings.
>