On 05/21/2012 02:33 PM, JD wrote:
> On 05/21/2012 01:34 PM, Konstantin Svist wrote:
>> On 05/21/2012 01:18 PM, JD wrote:
>>> Any wifi protocol savvy people who can explain this:
>>
>>> iwconfig wlan0
>>> wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"Private"
>>> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.452 GHz Access Point: 00:AA:BB:CC:DD:EE
>>> Bit Rate=18 Mb/s Tx-Power=27 dBm
>>> Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2346 B Fragment thr=2346 B
>>> Power Management:off
>>> Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-36 dBm
>>> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
>>> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:25 Missed beacon:0
>>
>>> The access point is a
54G wifi gateway and router.
>>
>>> My wifi card is the
Atheros AR5008 which is an 802.11n card.
>>
>>> How could the bit rate
be restricted to 18Mb/s??
>>> Is this a problem with the ath9k driver or the wext driver?
>>> PS: I did not have the issue until installing FC16. This
>>> problem was absent in FC14.
>>
>
>>
I thought wifi adjusts the data rate on the fly based on how strong
>> the signal is. Try moving the laptop closer to the router, at least
>> just to see if the rate goes up...
>
> No difference!!
> Stuck at 18mb/s
> By the way: I changed wifi interface on my machine to an
rtl8187
> and still iwconfig reports 18mb/s, with full signal quality at 70/70 !!!
> # iwconfig wlan1
> wlan1 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"Private"
> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.452 GHz Access Point: 00:AA:BB:CC:DD:EE
> Bit Rate=18 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
> Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2346 B Fragment thr=2346 B
> Power Management:off
> Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-25 dBm
> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:21 Missed beacon:0
Hm, you're right - the quality is out of 70 and the rate is really low..
here's mine:
wlan0 IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"Redacted"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:14:D1:C4:4C:3F
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=14 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=62/70 Signal level=-48 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:1 Invalid misc:20 Missed beacon:0
Maybe it's because I'm also connected over ethernet, so wifi is not
being used, so it's in powersaving mode of some kind..?
See if your rate goes up/down if you're actively transferring a bunch of
data.
My laptop is using a wired connection currentl, but the wireless
shows...
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"myessid"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point:
98:FC:11:4A:89:56
Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=63/70 Signal level=-47 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:65 Missed beacon:0
My guess is it's the signal strength. Note mine is at -47dBm, the OP's
was at -36dBm.
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