@Tommi - I have a similar setup and use a variety of 80211 usb plugs via a usb hub and external power source. One is a Realtek RTL8188CUS using the RTL8192cu driver (the plug you use is a true RTL8192cu.) Ideas:
* Receive Signal Strength (RSS) plays a big part and can vary dramatically by location and plug. If it's below -60dB you will drop packets, below -70dB and it gets bad. Yes, TCP is a reliable protocol but I've found that some plugs just stop when the noise level is too high. I run WPA2 and I suspect the plug will loose connection and then cannot re-negotiate a good eapol exchange when reconnecting - dead in the water at that point. * To get signal strength 1) install iw and use "iw dev wlanX link" or 2) use "sudo wpa-cli -y -n0 -p strength". Option 2 is less reliable than 1. * The Ralink RT537 and RTL8187 plugs seem to perform better. Try another device/driver combination, maybe will work better for you. * The Atheros chipsets are suppose to be great; the post mentioned about Ubuntu supports them but Debian not so much. I'm thinking of switching to Ubuntu just because I run that on my other systems. I don't know why I haven't tried the Atheros plugs - maybe cost? Dave -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
