Re: slow wireless connection
On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 01:11:43PM -0400, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote:
> The internet download speed as measured by (speedtest.net) is ~15 Mbps
> when I try to connect from my desktop. From a different machine (my
> laptop), I get around ~30-40 Mbps. Could you please tell me how to fix
> this?
>
> Network connection:
> {desktop or laptop) connected wireless to -> linksys wrt54g router ->
> ISP (optimum)
Which model of the WRT54G do you have?
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Linksys_WRT54G_series
Is it running the vendor firmware or some other such as OpenWrt?
All models of the WRT54G are slow by today's standards, and are likely
to be a bottleneck for network throughput, even at such moderate bitrates.
This doesn't explain the difference between the two clients, though.
> On the desktop, I am using "Panda Ultra 150Mbps Wireless N USB
> Adapter" <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00762YNMG/> to connect to
> the router.
>
> The laptop has a builtin wifi adapter, Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265.
>
> The desktop is running Debian stretch. The laptop is running Windows 10 Home.
I'd suggest plugging the USB adapter into the laptop and comparing the
throughput of the built-in adapter vs. the USB one, by enabling each of
the wireless interfaces in turn and disabling the other.
Repeat the test with a linux live system, also on the laptop.
This should reveal whether the USB wireless adapter is the bottleneck.
Which frequency band / channel are you using?
The USB plug seems to be physically small, without enough space to fit a
reasonably-sized 2.4 GHz antenna. It might work better on 5 GHz,
but I am not aware of any linksys wrt54g model which supports this band.
Regards
Mirko
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