Anderson, Scott wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Finger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thu 8/30/2007 1:57 AM > To: Anderson, Scott > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Speed issues with Broadcom 4311 > > Anderson, Scott wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I wanted to report that I'm experiencing extremely slow speeds (20k) > > down or less using my Broadcom 4311 and the newer b43 driver. Pages have > > a very hard time loading. I'm currently running Fedora7 with the > > 2.6.22.4-65.fc7 kernel. My access point is an old Linksys wireless B > > router with wep encryption. > > > > Lspci Shows: 01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Dell > > Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01) > > > > > > > > Iwconfig Shows: > > > > wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"atlst" > > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: > > 00:0C:41:6F:1F:6A > > Bit Rate=5.5 Mb/s > > Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B > > Encryption key:F5CC-E107-D3 > > Link Quality=73/100 Signal level=-57 dBm Noise level=-63 dBm > > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 > > Have you had experiences with other bcm43xx drivers with this card and > AP? Some people have reported > poor performance at 11Mb/s, but others have no problems. > > I just tested my BCM4311 with b43 from wireless-dev, WEP encryption, and > an AP set for b-only > operation. It's speed adjusted to 11 Mbs fairly quickly and yielded > about 4 Mbs uploads using iperf. > Due to my network configuration, I couldn't measure download speed. > > BTW, when you send iwconfig output to the list, please obscure the > encryption key. You have just > published it to the whole world. > > Larry > > > *used the older message you sent so that it would have the CCs. > > > Currently I'm using just the binary, although I will get a new kernel > from source right now if you want to go ahead and send that patch over. > It would be most appreciated.
If possible, could you grab the source from wireless-git and build from it? That way, if you still have the problem, we will know it is current, not something from the past. Larry _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
