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| From | Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.networking |
| Subject | Re: How can I investigate ping loss with strong signal? |
| Date | 2018-08-12 06:10 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <slrnpn05d9.vta.BitTwister@wb.home.test> (permalink) |
| References | <HlDbD.19989$6K2.9547@fx38.am4> <pkn38b$jq6$1@dont-email.me> <CQTbD.15252$ju.6562@fx18.am4> |
On Sun, 12 Aug 2018 10:19:14 GMT, Gabriele wrote: >> 50% is NOT very high. It is a logarithmic scale, not linear. I have >> found that with around 50% the wifi has trouble connecting. >> >> Try moving the wiress AP closer to the computer. Try reorienting the >> antennas on the AP in different directions (polarization) Other wifi points in the area using the same channel can cause problems. > The same problem occurs when the signal is over 85/100 (for the rtl8812au > NIC) and 45/70 for the Intel one, so I doubt this can be attributed to > low signal. Of course signal strength is not the only indicative > parameter, as noise can also affect the connectivity, but for the > rtl8812au case the measured SNR is practically 1/0. > > Anyhow, regardless of whether the problem is physical in nature, I would > like to perform some checks to make sure that the software part is fine. > What could a good tool be in this case? I was thinking of something that > can allow me to monitor the TCP traffic to see if there are any > congestions/bottlenecks somewhere. you could use iwlist for some information, ping for connectivity and rtt checks, traceroute for bottleneck, ip -s link for TX/RX packet problems.
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How can I investigate ping loss with strong signal? Gabriele <phoenix1987@gmail.com> - 2018-08-11 15:33 +0000
Re: How can I investigate ping loss with strong signal? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-08-11 16:35 +0000
Re: How can I investigate ping loss with strong signal? Gabriele <phoenix1987@gmail.com> - 2018-08-12 10:19 +0000
Re: How can I investigate ping loss with strong signal? Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2018-08-12 06:10 -0500
Re: How can I investigate ping loss with strong signal? Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> - 2018-08-13 01:01 +1000
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