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Hello! I have Macbook Pro Mid 2012.
I just realized that RSSI value that shows up by clicking the wifi symbol and the one shows up on diagnostics->scan are not the same: for example, right now the one under Wifi symbol is -65 dBm, but the one that shows up on scan is -49. Why are they so different?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14
No, this particular AP has just 2G, and otherwise I look at the channel number (and on the diagnostics screen, the network to which the device is currently connected appears in bold, so it can't go wrong.)
I would think that this discrepancy is a new thing: I would have noticed if it's been this way all the time. My recent changes were: upgrading of RAM and HD to SDD, and then changing the cable between the SDD and the motherboard (which is known to wear out for this particular make.) I wonder if any of these might cause it....
Like I said, diagnostics agrees with inSSIDer. I wonder if it's safe to assume that that's the right value?
Thank you for your reply. Now I checked Menu > about this Mac > (System Report) > Network > Wi-Fi, this one agress with Option+Click Wifi symbol !!
I was saying that the diagnostics-scan and inSSIDer agree more or less. So I had thought that these values should be the right one, but now I'm not sure.....
<< Like I said, diagnostics agrees with inSSIDer. >.
what is that a reference to? Please elaborate.
Which are you saying seems wrong?
How does that compare with the numbers in:
Menu > about this Mac > (System Report) > Network > Wi-Fi ??
how about the numbers and "spectrum" graph from Wi-Fi explorer:
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You may not be connected to the band you thought, and the other band has a different raw signal strength (RSSI).
post some screenshots.
I have no special knowledge of this, but perhaps the values in the tables have some smoothing applied, where to other reports are a momentary snapshot.
RSSI value shown by Option+Click Wifi symbol and and the one on wireless-diagnostics: scan do not match?
