On 11/28/2017 11:49 AM, Nikolay Borisov wrote: > > > On 28.11.2017 18:35, Jes Sorensen wrote: >> On 11/28/2017 11:26 AM, Nikolay Borisov wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 28.11.2017 18:16, Jes Sorensen wrote: >>>> On 11/14/2017 05:39 AM, Nikolay Borisov wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I just tested with verbatim 4.14 and even though the wireless works, >>>>> iwconfig reports something strange: >>>>> >>>>> iwconfig wifi1 >>>>> wifi1 no wireless extensions. >>>>> >>>>> However, my device works as expected (albeit still slow): >>>>> >>>>> wifi1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 18:d6:c7:0d:47:3c >>>>> inet addr:10.20.1.175 Bcast:10.20.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 >>>>> inet6 addr: fe80::281d:5f27:eb1b:8ded/64 Scope:Link >>>>> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 >>>>> RX packets:38903 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 >>>>> TX packets:24689 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 >>>>> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 >>>>> RX bytes:51524413 (51.5 MB) TX bytes:5503039 (5.5 MB) >>>> >>>> iwconfig has been deprecated for a decade, but maybe you could elaborate >>>> on what you feel is strange in this output? >>> >>> Well there are 2 things: >>> >>> 1. The low bitrate - which I've confirmed doing actual data test, ie, >>> not just the number but the fact that the speeds are low. >>> >>> 2. The worse signal level/link quality. >> >> I don't see either of those in the iwconfig output >> >> The low TX bitrate is a known issue. Somehow the firmware rate handling >> doesn't seem to work (or it works differently than I assumed) similar to >> for the 8188eu. It's something I need to figure out when I have some time. >> >> As for link quality is this something you measured or read out of 'iw' ? > > Well there is: > > Link Quality=26/70 Signal level=-84 dBm < - with rtl8xxxu driver > > Link Quality=81/100 Signal level=100/100 Noise level=0/100 <-- with > vendor's driver. Another vector was the icon of network manager had only > 2 bars with the in-tree driver and had full bars with out (yeah, this is > a bit subjective metric but it's the best i've got). OK, the link reporting from rtl8xxxu isn't complete, so I wouldn't put too much into this. Cheers, Jes
