I don't know why network strength is too low on wifi signal display though my hotspot device is beside my laptop, whereas it shows full network strength on my mobile which is comparatively far away from my hotspot device!
08:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter [10ec:b723] DeviceName: Realtek RTL8723BE 802.11b/g/n 1x1Wi-Fi + BT4.0 Combo Adapter
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter [103c:804c]
Kernel driver in use: rtl8723be
Kernel modules: rtl8723be
lspci -knn | grep Net -A3
terminal command. And is there a real problem besides the signal meter? – Pilot6 Mar 16 '17 at 18:50