In F16, Atheros AR5008 being restricted to 18mb/s

[James Wilkinson]

JD wrote:
> $ iwconfig wlan0
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"Private"
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.452 GHz  Access Point:
> 00:AA:BB:CC:DD:EE
>           Bit Rate=18 Mb/s   Tx-Power=27 dBm
>           Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr=2346 B   Fragment thr=2346 B
>           Power Management:off
>           Link Quality=58/70  Signal level=-52 dBm
>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:32   Missed beacon:0
> 
> I have tried to force 54G, to no avail:
> 
> # iwconfig wlan0 rate 54G
> # iwconfig wlan0
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"Sean&Anna"
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.452 GHz  Access Point:
> 00:1D:5A:C8:91:C1
>           Bit Rate=18 Mb/s   Tx-Power=27 dBm
>           Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr=2346 B   Fragment thr=2346 B
>           Encryption key:off <<<---- Not true!! Do not know why
> iwconfig is saying this.
>           Power Management:off
>           Link Quality=57/70  Signal level=-53 dBm
>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:62   Missed beacon:0
> 
> Is the router capable of limiting the rate selectively for some wifi clients
> and not others? I have checked 2 other computers on  wifi, and they
> are at 54G.

What happens if you move the computer right next to the access point?
54Mbit/s is a best-case speed: as you move away from the access point,
speeds will drop.

Hope this helps,

James.

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