Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Supply decibels in the "RSSI" column, when that's all we h
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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:40:40 -0800
On Feb 12, 2013, at 11:38 AM, Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Would it be useful to have the RSSI column display:
> 
> 	the RSSI number, as is, if "RSSI" as a raw number, rather than as a signal strength in dB, was supplied;
> 
> 	the dB number, followed by "dB", if dB from some arbitrary (unknown) reference point was supplied;
> 
> 	the dB number, followed by "dBm", if dBm was supplied

...and as a percentage if that's what it is.

Yes, it would, and, in fact, except for the "as a percentage" and, for the PPI header the "followed by "dBm"", that's exactly what we've been doing.  I've fixed those items.