# Fluctuating signal strength **URL:** \ **Category:** Oscium Products\ **Created:** [June 17, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://community.oscium.com/t/fluctuating-signal-strength/3078 "2023-06-17T05:35:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![efelmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@efelmer](https://community.oscium.com/u/efelmer)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://community.oscium.com/t/fluctuating-signal-strength/3078/1 "2023-06-17T05:35:38Z")
I’ve tried inSSIDer on 2 Windows laptops (drivers up to date) with different Intel WNIC (ac and ax) and on both the signal strength is fluctuating all the time by 7-9dBM. Its especially noticeable in 2.4Ghz as below. Distance/attenuation doesn’t make a difference. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/uploads/metageek1/original/1X/e5249c26702de64eb6b5ba36a2eb52a906e41e01.png) If I associate to an SSID on the AP it becomes a stable straight line. Any ideas why I see this? ---
**Author:** ![rthompson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/community.oscium.com/rthompson/32/875_2.png) [@rthompson](https://community.oscium.com/u/rthompson)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.oscium.com/t/fluctuating-signal-strength/3078/2 "2023-06-22T16:34:01Z")
**strong text** By any chance is this on Cisco AP’s? Not surprising, they are a train wreck… ---
**Author:** ![efelmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@efelmer](https://community.oscium.com/u/efelmer)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://community.oscium.com/t/fluctuating-signal-strength/3078/3 "2023-06-23T06:05:12Z")
No its not. I’m now thinking its more do do with Windows and/or the Intel WNIC/drivers for passive scanning. I put another AP in monitor mode and did a packet capture on it. It shows the RSS in the captured packets to be consistent within 1-2dBm. Oh well, onwards and forwards…