I get the same problem, except rate sits at 36Mb/s as I walk around the house and real rate varies between 1 - 54Mb/s.
OS: 64bit Distro: Lubuntu 15.10 Desktop: LXDE uname -a: 4.2.0-19-generic #23-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 11 11:39:30 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1492180 Title: iwconfig reports wrong bitrate (6 Mb/s) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireless-tools/+bug/1492180/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
