wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"xxxxxxxxx" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.427 GHz Access Point: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Bit Rate=117 Mb/s Tx-Power=19 dBm Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=64/70 Signal level=-46 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:427 Missed beacon:0
-- - David Fleck On Monday, September 23rd, 2024 at 11:09 AM, Bill Barry <b...@billbarry.org> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 7:58 AM Richard Owlett rowl...@access.net wrote: > > > On 09/23/2024 07:51 AM, David Fleck wrote: > > > > > So far, my laptop quest has lead me to an HP EliteBook 8560p cast off by > > > my employer. So, yay, free! > > > > > > Installed OpenSuse Leap 15.6, everything seems to just work, except: > > > battery is dead (easily fixed) and the wifi is molasses-in-January slow, > > > as in 2 orders of magnitude slower than other laptops in the house. > > > > Try again after battery has come up to full charge. > > IIRC I once had an over-protective BIOS which slowed selected items when > > battery was charging. > > YMMV > > > > > Before I pick up a USB wifi adapter, can anyone give me some ideas w.r.t. > > > troubleshooting why the onboard adapter is so slow? It's been many years > > > since I had to mess around with tweaking network interfaces, so I've > > > forgotten most of what is involved. > > > > > > Thanks- > > > > > > -- > > > - David Fleck > > > Maybe it is a power management issue. As root, run iwconfig and see if > Power Management is on for the wifi. > > Bill