Return-path: Received: from server19320154104.serverpool.info ([193.201.54.104]:38806 "EHLO hauke-m.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754820AbYAGQDG (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:03:06 -0500 Message-ID: <47824D25.5090005@hauke-m.de> (sfid-20080107_160328_142889_DD9356B7) Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:02:45 +0100 From: Hauke Mehrtens MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" CC: Michael Wu , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Stefano Brivio , linux-wireless Subject: Re: rtl8187 rate control doesn't work References: <477F9890.5050107@hauke-m.de> <43e72e890801051354v280c0ceeo78790bb5f1f45314@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <43e72e890801051354v280c0ceeo78790bb5f1f45314@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: There is an other Problem. iwconfig shows me "Bit Rate=1 Mb/s" the hole time, but I'm able to download with an average of 440K/s as wget says. It's with PID rate control algorithm. -- Hauke Mehrtens Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > On Jan 5, 2008 9:47 AM, Hauke Mehrtens wrote: >> Hi >> >> Now the compat-wireless-2.6 package is working and I get an Internet >> connection with my rtl8187 based card. (It's on an ASUS P5B Deluxe) >> >> I used the compat-wireless-2.6 package for this log, but I have the same >> problem with the version integrated in kernel 2.6.24-rc6 >> >> The Access Point is some rooms away so the signal is not the best at my >> location. When starting the device with no fixed rate it wants to >> connect with 54MBit/s and as iwconfig says it was successful but I can't >> ping any device in the wireless LAN. (it's the first part of the log) >> The rate will not be slowed down it stays fixed at 54MBit/s. >> >> After starting the device with rate fixed to 11M I get a connection to >> the Access Point and iwconfig's output looks the same as without fixed >> rate, but I'm able to ping the all devices in the network. (second part >> of the log) >> Now it slows down the rate to 1MBit/s > > Seems to be the new PID rate control algorithm. I believe Stephano > (CC'd) was sending some patches for this. Please try changing in > config.mk > > From this value: > > CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT=pid > > To this: > > CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT=simple > > and let us know how that goes. Oh and linux-kernel is the wrong list > to use, please just use linux-wireless for future e-mails. > > Luis