2022-01-01 02:23:33

by James

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Subject: Intel Ice Lake-LP PCH CNVi WiFi (rev 30) unknown rate information

There is the unknown rate information error.
And it is VERY slow to negotiate a higher tx bitrate.
It always starts at 245.0 MBit/s then eventually gets to 1200.9 MBit/s.

$ lspci
00:14.3 Network controller: Intel Corporation Ice Lake-LP PCH CNVi WiFi
(rev 30)

$ iwlist wlp0s20f3 bitrate
wlp0s20f3  unknown bit-rate information.
          Current Bit Rate:245 Mb/s

$ ifconfig
wlp0s20f3: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet 192.168.68.73  netmask 255.255.252.0  broadcast 192.168.71.255
        inet6 fe80::242d:b7ca:92cc:79d0  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
        ether 84:1b:77:02:d9:6a  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 298984  bytes 281963663 (281.9 MB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 58  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 55874  bytes 6700470 (6.7 MB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

$ uname -a
Linux james-aspirea51555 5.13.0-22-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP Fri Nov 5
13:21:36 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ iw dev wlp0s20f3 link
Connected to xxx (on wlp0s20f3)
        SSID: xxx
        freq: 5240
        RX: 32287683 bytes (32648 packets)
        TX: 586902 bytes (4676 packets)
        signal: -39 dBm
        rx bitrate: 1200.9 MBit/s 80MHz HE-MCS 11 HE-NSS 2 HE-GI 0 HE-DCM 0
        tx bitrate: 245.0 MBit/s 80MHz HE-MCS 3 HE-NSS 2 HE-GI 2 HE-DCM 0

        bss flags:      short-slot-time
        dtim period:    1
        beacon int:     100