Thanks Michael. I look into it when the internet starts misbehaving. right now everything seems to be great.
On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 5:03 PM, Michael Butash <mich...@butash.net> wrote: > If you're dropping often, it's probably more an RF issue, ie. coverage > isn't sufficient. > > In linux, it's easy to see your levels, use iwconfig when connected to > wifi, and look at your Signal Level. It'll be represented as a negative > integer, say -50 dBm. The higher the number (remember, this is negative), > the better the connection. For instance, Cisco recommends voice coverage > isn't lower than -65dBm for voice quality on wifi clients, so I tend to use > that as a watermark for good/bad, but usually -40 to -65 is acceptable, > anything over -75 means you're too far away, or there is interference to > keep the connection. > > If your levels are good, and you're still dropping, I'd say look at the > drivers and/or other causes. Watching your syslog file at networkmanager > output when connecting/disconnecting can be telling. > > Also, if you're using 2.4ghz wifi (802.11b/g/n), then you're very > susceptible to interference - microwaves, fluorescent ballasts, all sorts > of things can cause EMI. Better to use 5ghz, but also less range than > 2.4ghz with the higher frequency. > > There is a big difference in wifi dongles, usb ones in particular tend to > be variably craptastic. This was a good look at testing between different > usb dongles as they use them for testing wifi in enterprises I found > recently. Long story short, try an Asus usb wifi nic, they seem to test > best. > > https://netbeez.net/2016/06/01/iperf-wifi-comparison-on- > raspberry-pi-raspberry-pi-3-vs-asus-vs-hawking-vs-linksys-vs-tp-link/ > > HTH! > > -mb > > On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 5:29 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I moved into a new place which offers free wifi (I'm renting a room). I >> have my wifi dongle plugged in and sometimes wifi works and sometimes it >> doesn't. Could it be something with Linux because the woman who owns the >> house says wifi works fine for her. I am on a guest account. >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-:
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