Re: D-Link DWl-AG50/660

[Sverre Froyen <sverre%viewmark.com@localhost>]

On Tue October 13 2009 05:07:17 Victor Dorneanu wrote:
...
> 1) Intel 4965 AGN Mini PCI Express card (iwn0)
> 2) D-Link DWL-AG650/660 cardbus card (ath0)
...
> When I run
> "airodump-ng iwn0" I get a huge list of available hosts/APs.
> "airodump-ng ath0" however shows only a few APs. Some APs (which got
> recognised by iwn0) are not shown in the list.

I made a similar observation comparing a mini PCI Intel card and a USB 
adaptor.  The PCI card shows many more access points.  I thought it might be 
because the PCI card uses an external antenna.  I also notice that wiconfig 
shows a higher signal strength for the PCI card.

Regards,
Sverre