The realtek driver in the rtlwifi_new repository appears to fix the problem. I built the driver and installed it, and now have apparently normal network connectivity.
git clone http://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new.git cd rtlwifi_new make sudo modprobe -rv rtl8188ee sudo make install sudo modprobe -v rtl8188ee ** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #1108801 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108801 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1321994 Title: 10ec:8179 [HP Pavilion 17-e171nr Notebook PC] RTL8188EE driver regression in 3.13.0-24. Extremely slow network performance To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1321994/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
