Return-path: Received: from vilya.visn.co.uk ([193.254.210.161]:42027 "EHLO vilya.visn.co.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752397AbZBQWxH (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:53:07 -0500 Message-ID: <42781.82.152.175.172.1234911183.squirrel@www.phantomjinx.co.uk> (sfid-20090217_235315_062850_54EA85AA) In-Reply-To: <499B27A4.30708@lwfinger.net> References: <35879.82.152.175.172.1234904444.squirrel@www.phantomjinx.co.uk> <499B27A4.30708@lwfinger.net> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:53:03 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: rtl8187 cannot fix rate From: "P.G. Richardson" To: "Larry Finger" Cc: "P.G. Richardson" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > P.G. Richardson wrote: >> Hi guys, >> >> More experimentation with my rtl8187. With some playing around with = the >> access point location, I think I may have stumbled on a good positio= n. >> >> Anyway ... >> >> I noticed that the rate reported by iwconfig only ever gets to 11Mb/= s >> despite the fact that I now have a signal level of 90/100 - 100/100.= I >> found that I can do >> >> iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M >> >> but it seems that although the card is still associated networking >> doesnt >> work (pings fail). If I change it back to auto >> >> iwconfig wlan0 rate auto >> >> then iwconfig reports 11Mb/s again and pinging resumes fine. >> >> Is there any chance that the driver is incorrectly reporting its mod= e or >> something in that the rates it displays bear the hallmarks of a b ca= rd >> rather than g? >> >> Using the compat-wireless snapshot from 9/2/2009 >> Mandriva 2.6.27.10-desktop586-1mnb > > What rate-adjustment method are you using? The output of dmesg will t= ell. > If you > are using minstrel, then you should post the contents from the follow= ing > commands: > > STATS=3D$(find /sys -name rc_stats) > echo $STATS > sudo cat $STATS > > Larry > phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel' find /sys -name rc_stats produces no results whatsoever. These is no rc_stats in /sys. Regards PGR --=20 Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct t= hem how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for th= e sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdu= ed, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil. [The Laws, Plato] You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity=85 Have you ever considered a career in the church? Bishop of Bath and Wells (Blackadder II) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireles= s" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html