Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-18 Thread Heinz Diehl
On 18.03.2014, Ed Greshko wrote: > I hope someone would have bugzilla'd the issue :-) I know, you're absolutely right. But the problem seems to be quite complex, and in my case, F20 is already out, so nobody will listen to me anyway without having updated to F20 first :-) -- users mailin

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue (SUCCESS)

2014-03-17 Thread Rolf Turner
On 18/03/14 19:37, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/18/14 14:08, Rolf Turner wrote: Since I don't use the KDE desktop (I use Mate) I would presume that the forgoing is of no relevance to me. (Unless I were to switch over to KDE, which I am not inclined to do on the basis of "Better the devil you know

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread Ed Greshko
On 03/18/14 14:17, Heinz Diehl wrote: > On 18.03.2014, CS_DBA wrote: > >> In the meantime, does Fedora play well with USB wireless >> cards/devices? > It does. I have similar problems as you describe in this thread (F19), > and using an external USB network adapter solved it. I don't have the > t

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue (SUCCESS)

2014-03-17 Thread Ed Greshko
On 03/18/14 14:08, Rolf Turner wrote: > Since I don't use the KDE desktop (I use Mate) I would presume that the > forgoing is of no relevance to me. (Unless I were to switch over to KDE, > which I am not inclined to do on the basis of "Better the devil you know ) > > This is an academic ques

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread Heinz Diehl
On 18.03.2014, Heinz Diehl wrote: > On 18.03.2014, CS_DBA wrote: > > > In the meantime, does Fedora play well with USB wireless > > cards/devices? > > It does. I have similar problems as you describe in this thread (F19), > and using an external USB network adapter solved it. I don't have the

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread Heinz Diehl
On 18.03.2014, CS_DBA wrote: > In the meantime, does Fedora play well with USB wireless > cards/devices? It does. I have similar problems as you describe in this thread (F19), and using an external USB network adapter solved it. I don't have the time to debug the problem. -- users mailing

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue (SUCCESS)

2014-03-17 Thread Rolf Turner
On 18/03/14 15:34, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/18/14 10:14, CS_DBA wrote: On 03/17/2014 06:57 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/18/14 08:51, Rolf Turner wrote: I had (I think) a similar problem and was advised (by "poma") to use "blacklist": That will work. However, IMHO, using the GUI is far simple

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue (SUCCESS)

2014-03-17 Thread Rolf Turner
On 18/03/14 15:14, CS_DBA wrote: On 03/17/2014 06:57 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/18/14 08:51, Rolf Turner wrote: I had (I think) a similar problem and was advised (by "poma") to use "blacklist": That will work. However, IMHO, using the GUI is far simpler and easily reversible for testing pur

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue (SUCCESS)

2014-03-17 Thread Ed Greshko
On 03/18/14 10:14, CS_DBA wrote: > > On 03/17/2014 06:57 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> On 03/18/14 08:51, Rolf Turner wrote: >>> I had (I think) a similar problem and was advised (by "poma") to use >>> "blacklist": >> That will work. However, IMHO, using the GUI is far simpler and easily >> reversibl

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue (SUCCESS)

2014-03-17 Thread CS_DBA
On 03/17/2014 06:57 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/18/14 08:51, Rolf Turner wrote: I had (I think) a similar problem and was advised (by "poma") to use "blacklist": That will work. However, IMHO, using the GUI is far simpler and easily reversible for testing purposes. Just my opinion.

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread Ed Greshko
On 03/18/14 08:51, Rolf Turner wrote: > I had (I think) a similar problem and was advised (by "poma") to use > "blacklist": That will work. However, IMHO, using the GUI is far simpler and easily reversible for testing purposes. Just my opinion. -- Getting tired of non-Fedora discussions

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread Rolf Turner
On 18/03/14 12:49, CS_DBA wrote: On 03/17/2014 05:27 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/18/14 07:20, CS_DBA wrote: If I get a USB wifi dongle how do I go about telling my system to NOT use the built in 7260 and use the dongle instead? Usually you can disable the on-board wireless of a laptop in eith

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread Ed Greshko
On 03/18/14 07:49, CS_DBA wrote: > I found a dongle on the list at a local microcenter... cannot find any info > on how to turn the built in wifi off, nothing obvious in the bios, no HW > switch other than the Fn-F8 which does not work... > > Any ideas on how I could disable it via Fedora? With

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread CS_DBA
On 03/17/2014 05:27 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/18/14 07:20, CS_DBA wrote: If I get a USB wifi dongle how do I go about telling my system to NOT use the built in 7260 and use the dongle instead? Usually you can disable the on-board wireless of a laptop in either the BIOS or a physical switch

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread Ed Greshko
On 03/18/14 07:20, CS_DBA wrote: > If I get a USB wifi dongle how do I go about telling my system to NOT use the > built in 7260 and use the dongle instead? Usually you can disable the on-board wireless of a laptop in either the BIOS or a physical switch on the laptop. > > Also any advice per u

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread CS_DBA
On 03/17/2014 05:10 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/18/14 06:25, CS_DBA wrote: 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 (rev 83) Is what you have If you do an lsmod you should see iwlwifi as loaded. A quick google about this seems to indicate that others, even on Ubuntu, h

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread Ed Greshko
On 03/18/14 06:25, CS_DBA wrote: > 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 (rev 83) Is what you have If you do an lsmod you should see iwlwifi as loaded. A quick google about this seems to indicate that others, even on Ubuntu, hare having similar issuesat least in t

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread CS_DBA
On 03/17/2014 04:19 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/18/14 05:37, CS_DBA wrote: Hi all; I'm getting wildly inconsistent results... when I first connected to the wireless at a client site today I got speeds up to 25Mbps! Later the wireless disconnected and then cycled through asking me for the pa

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread Ed Greshko
On 03/18/14 05:37, CS_DBA wrote: > Hi all; > > I'm getting wildly inconsistent results... when I first connected to the > wireless at a client site today I got speeds up to 25Mbps! > > Later the wireless disconnected and then cycled through asking me for the > password over and over and never con

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread CS_DBA
On 03/17/2014 03:37 PM, CS_DBA wrote: On 03/17/2014 07:58 AM, CS_DBA wrote: On 03/17/2014 07:57 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/17/14 21:35, CS_DBA wrote: [root@localhost data]# iwconfig wlp3s0IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"Omega250" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.427 GHz Access Point: F8:

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread CS_DBA
On 03/17/2014 07:58 AM, CS_DBA wrote: On 03/17/2014 07:57 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/17/14 21:35, CS_DBA wrote: [root@localhost data]# iwconfig wlp3s0IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"Omega250" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.427 GHz Access Point: F8:D1:11:BF:90:67 Bit Rate=121.

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread CS_DBA
On 03/17/2014 07:57 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/17/14 21:35, CS_DBA wrote: [root@localhost data]# iwconfig wlp3s0IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"Omega250" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.427 GHz Access Point: F8:D1:11:BF:90:67 Bit Rate=121.5 Mb/s Tx-Power=16 dBm Retry

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread Ed Greshko
On 03/17/14 21:35, CS_DBA wrote: > [root@localhost data]# iwconfig > wlp3s0IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"Omega250" > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.427 GHz Access Point: F8:D1:11:BF:90:67 > Bit Rate=121.5 Mb/s Tx-Power=16 dBm > Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-17 Thread CS_DBA
On 03/16/2014 11:03 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/17/14 12:52, CS_DBA wrote: On 03/16/2014 10:20 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/17/14 12:02, CS DBA wrote: On 3/16/14, 7:50 PM, CS DBA wrote: On 3/16/14, 4:45 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: On 03/16/2014 03:41 PM, CS DBA wrote: However, the Fedora laptop con

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-16 Thread Ed Greshko
On 03/17/14 12:52, CS_DBA wrote: > > On 03/16/2014 10:20 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> On 03/17/14 12:02, CS DBA wrote: >>> On 3/16/14, 7:50 PM, CS DBA wrote: On 3/16/14, 4:45 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 03/16/2014 03:41 PM, CS DBA wrote: >> However, the Fedora laptop connected to my local acc

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-16 Thread CS_DBA
On 03/16/2014 10:20 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 03/17/14 12:02, CS DBA wrote: On 3/16/14, 7:50 PM, CS DBA wrote: On 3/16/14, 4:45 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: On 03/16/2014 03:41 PM, CS DBA wrote: However, the Fedora laptop connected to my local access point shows a download speed of 1.63Mbps, while the

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-16 Thread Ed Greshko
On 03/17/14 12:02, CS DBA wrote: > On 3/16/14, 7:50 PM, CS DBA wrote: >> On 3/16/14, 4:45 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: >>> On 03/16/2014 03:41 PM, CS DBA wrote: However, the Fedora laptop connected to my local access point shows a download speed of 1.63Mbps, while the mac, running the same te

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-16 Thread CS DBA
On 3/16/14, 7:50 PM, CS DBA wrote: On 3/16/14, 4:45 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: On 03/16/2014 03:41 PM, CS DBA wrote: However, the Fedora laptop connected to my local access point shows a download speed of 1.63Mbps, while the mac, running the same test from the same site (http://speedtest.comcast.net)

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-16 Thread CS DBA
On 3/16/14, 4:45 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: On 03/16/2014 03:41 PM, CS DBA wrote: However, the Fedora laptop connected to my local access point shows a download speed of 1.63Mbps, while the mac, running the same test from the same site (http://speedtest.comcast.net) shows a download speed of 26.89Mbps

Re: Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-16 Thread Joe Zeff
On 03/16/2014 03:41 PM, CS DBA wrote: However, the Fedora laptop connected to my local access point shows a download speed of 1.63Mbps, while the mac, running the same test from the same site (http://speedtest.comcast.net) shows a download speed of 26.89Mbps Before worrying about things like t

Help debugging / correcting wireless speed issue

2014-03-16 Thread CS DBA
Hi All; I'm switching from Mac back to Fedora, my new Fedora laptop is a Lenovo W540 with this card: Intel Dual Band Wireless 7260AC I posted about issues earlier, which I've been able to resolve via a clean install. The wireless and wired connections connect immediately and behave as they