Re: [linux] Re: Wifi issue with TP-Link TL-WN881ND

2020-04-02 Thread Alan McKay
On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 7:08 PM James Lockie wrote: > On my Android phone I click on the connected network and "advanced" and it > shows the "transmit link speed". > Mine is 400Mbps (definitely AC). > https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-find-out-wireless-network-speed-signal-strength.html/amp Oh

Re: [linux] Re: Wifi issue with TP-Link TL-WN881ND

2020-04-02 Thread James Lockie
On April 2, 2020 17:22:32 Alan McKay wrote: You mean my Bell Fibe link speed? I stated that earlier - 1G down and 150Mbit up. On my Android phone I click on the connected network and "advanced" and it shows the "transmit link speed". Mine is 400Mbps (definitely AC).

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2020-04-02 Thread John Brooks
I originally sent this to postmas...@linux-ottawa.org at 2020-03-29 14:11 EDT. I'm sending it to the list in case the postmaster mailbox is not monitored. On March 28 at 18:43 EDT, I sent a message to the linux-ottawa list (linux@linux-ottawa.org). The Message-Id was . For some reason it

[linux] Re: Wifi issue with TP-Link TL-WN881ND

2020-04-02 Thread Alan McKay
Definitely some issues with the card - I connect to the Bell wifi in the basement and am getting some sketchy performance and 5Mbit down and 13 up Connect to the Bell wifi with my phone and getting 55 down and 105 up Dang. Can't wait til the ASUS card arrives from Staples so I can try it. To

Re: [linux] Re: Wifi issue with TP-Link TL-WN881ND

2020-04-02 Thread Alan McKay
You mean my Bell Fibe link speed? I stated that earlier - 1G down and 150Mbit up And this driver is terrible. I'm running a VPN on top of it to get into work and the thing keeps losing connection. Though maybe it is not the driver maybe it is the issue with my Ubiquiti. I'm going to test

Re: [linux] Re: Wifi issue with TP-Link TL-WN881ND

2020-04-02 Thread James Lockie
What is the link speed? To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org

[linux] Re: Wifi issue with TP-Link TL-WN881ND

2020-04-02 Thread Alan McKay
Ug so regarding performance on the desktop I get 10Mbit down and 70 up. I have Bell Fibe 1G / 150Mbit On my phone from the same location gettings 74 down and 131 up. I guess I'm going to still try the ASUS wifi card I ordered from Staples online as it has an external antenna. I'll try adjusting

[linux] Re: Wifi issue with TP-Link TL-WN881ND

2020-04-02 Thread Alan McKay
Added "Ubiquiti" to my googling and came up with an answer pretty quickly. Looks like a recent firmware update has caused some issues. https://community.ui.com/questions/tp-link-tlwn881nd-not-able-to-connect-after-firmware-update-unifi-ap-ac-lite/548152e8-879d-434c-8505-4b1e544d0a9c Below

[linux] Wifi issue with TP-Link TL-WN881ND

2020-04-02 Thread Alan McKay
Ubuntu 18.04 with latest updates Linux HOSTNAME 5.3.0-45-generic #37~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 27 15:58:10 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Very strange issue here. Ubuntu recognised the card no issue and everything appeared to be functioning but I just couldn't connect to my wifi.

[linux] Re: wifi card with Linux support?

2020-04-02 Thread Alan McKay
Local guy had a TP Link TL-WN881ND for $30 so I picked it up. It works with a caveat but I'm going to start a new thread for that - stay tuned. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Dianne Skoll
On 2020-04-02 14:51, Tim Forbes wrote: > I'm not sure if this helps, but I quickly checked hub.docker.com and found > this... > https://hub.docker.com/r/jitsi/jvb I'm running mine on a tiny KVM instance at OVH, so I wanted to minimize overhead. The .deb installation worked fine for me. >

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Tim Forbes
I'm not sure if this helps, but I quickly checked hub.docker.com and found this... https://hub.docker.com/r/jitsi/jvb ...as well as other jitsi images. Docker can save a lot of headaches in some situations. Tim On 2020-04-02 10:47 a.m., Richard Guy Briggs wrote: On 2020-04-02 09:36,

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Bryan Larsen
I haven't used it myself but https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton is both open source and an Ottawa based company. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives:

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Dianne Skoll
On 2020-04-02 10:47, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: > On 2020-04-02 09:36, Dianne Skoll wrote: >> I use Jitsi. Seems to work well enough. > I'm going to try setting up my own server. Before you do, a few things: 1) Jitsi really, *really* wants its own server name. So you want to spin up a server

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Rick Leir
RGB, Diane, Please keep us posted on this Cheers Rick On April 2, 2020 10:47:51 AM EDT, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: >On 2020-04-02 09:36, Dianne Skoll wrote: >> I use Jitsi. Seems to work well enough. >> >> You can use it for free at https://meet.jit.si/ >> >> However, for my friends and

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Rick Leir
Did you have a hand in the development? Cheers -- Rick On April 2, 2020 9:31:42 AM EDT, "Michael P. Soulier" wrote: >Also Mitel has allowed miteam meetings use for free during this crisis >I believe. I use the web version on Linux. Full disclosure. I work >there. > >https://meet.mitel.io. >

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Jean-Francois Messier
There is also a service from Infomaniak. They are located in Switzerland, so I don't know about the network performance, but I would guess they would have servers in North America. meet (dot) infomaniak (dot) com They say that their service is free during Covid-19. On 2020-04-02 10:52 a.m.,

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Richard Guy Briggs
On 2020-04-02 08:39, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > given zoom's recent very, very, very bad press: > > https://techbeacon.com/node/3805 > > what alternatives are people here using? here's one article that > proposes some alternatives: > >

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Richard Guy Briggs
On 2020-04-02 09:36, Dianne Skoll wrote: > I use Jitsi. Seems to work well enough. > > You can use it for free at https://meet.jit.si/ > > However, for my friends and family, I installed my own self-hosted instance. > Download from https://jitsi.org Ok, excellent, there are locals who are

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Dianne Skoll
I use Jitsi. Seems to work well enough. You can use it for free at https://meet.jit.si/ However, for my friends and family, I installed my own self-hosted instance. Download from https://jitsi.org Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Dmitriy Korovkin
Have been using Wire for home communications for quite a while. (https://wire.com) Regards, /Dmitriy

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Michael P. Soulier
Also Mitel has allowed miteam meetings use for free during this crisis I believe. I use the web version on Linux. Full disclosure. I work there. https://meet.mitel.io. mps > On Apr 2, 2020, at 9:06 AM, J C Nash wrote: > > I've used the "old" hangouts for meetings, but it is limited to 10

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Michael P. Soulier
I’m just trying tox. mps > On Apr 2, 2020, at 8:39 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > given zoom's recent very, very, very bad press: > > https://techbeacon.com/node/3805 > > what alternatives are people here using? here's one article that > proposes some alternatives: > >

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread J C Nash
I've used the "old" hangouts for meetings, but it is limited to 10 for the free version, and in our Stittsville Creative Writers Group we've found some people have difficulty connecting. Linux-Ottawa AGM is possibly going ahead using Big Blue Button. I'll let Scott announce that when he's ready.

Re: [linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Alan McKay
There isn't a whole lot out there for Linux that is Enterprise grade. I've used both Skype and Webex and at both had relatively big issues in Linux. Not sure if they are resolved now that was about 2 years ago. We use Zoom corporately and have been very happy with it - we've raised bugs and they

[linux] what are people using as opposed to zoom for videoconferencing?

2020-04-02 Thread Robert P. J. Day
given zoom's recent very, very, very bad press: https://techbeacon.com/node/3805 what alternatives are people here using? here's one article that proposes some alternatives: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21202945/zoom-alternative-conference-video-free-app-skype-slack-hangouts-jitsi