[BRLTTY] strange bluetooth problem

[covici at ccs.covici.com]

Well, after lots of fiddling around, I found out that the rssi is -21 to
that device.  If I want to put the device in the front of the computer,
I will have to get a hub, is that a problem hooking that kind of thing
to a hub?

Dave Mielke <dave at mielke.cc> wrote:

> [quoted lines by covici at ccs.covici.com on 2015/01/31 at 06:18 -0500]
> 
> Hi:
> 
> >so which Bluetooth adaptors do people recomend, 
> 
> It may well be the adapter in the device. If your computer has USB ports on its 
> front, I think the best approach would be to try moving your adapter to one of 
> them in order to prevent the electronics within the computer from shielding the 
> signal.
> 
> >Anyway of telling what the signal strength is?
> 
> hcitool rssi bluetooth-address
> 
> I'm seeing values like -6, so I'm guessing it's in dbm and that 0 means a full 
> strength signal. If you're curious, rssi seems to stand for received signal 
> strength indicator.
> 
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