connection speed limit semi solved
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:34 am
I am running Linux Mint, Elyssa on two machines and having the same problem on both.
The wireless internet connection is very slow.
This machine is dual booted with Win XP where wireless works fine. It also works when wired.
This machine uses a Belkin /02.11g card and the other a second hand one that says Edimax. Both are PCI cards.
From here I get the same results on both PC's.
lspci says they are RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) and mintwifi adds PCI ID = 1814:0201 (rev 01)
Elsewhere on the forums it is stated this is supported by Mint. Although the network is detected and does work, speeds are extremely low (<200kbs) for a 20Mbs connection.
connection information states: interface 802.00 WiFi (wlan0), speed 1Mb/s, driver rt2500pci
When I run network tools from the menu it gives the same info (including 1meg speed). But if I press the configure button it says the connection (wlan0) does not exist.
Is this likely to be a driver problem or have a missed something more basic?
Any help received gratefully.
The wireless internet connection is very slow.
This machine is dual booted with Win XP where wireless works fine. It also works when wired.
This machine uses a Belkin /02.11g card and the other a second hand one that says Edimax. Both are PCI cards.
From here I get the same results on both PC's.
lspci says they are RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) and mintwifi adds PCI ID = 1814:0201 (rev 01)
Elsewhere on the forums it is stated this is supported by Mint. Although the network is detected and does work, speeds are extremely low (<200kbs) for a 20Mbs connection.
connection information states: interface 802.00 WiFi (wlan0), speed 1Mb/s, driver rt2500pci
When I run network tools from the menu it gives the same info (including 1meg speed). But if I press the configure button it says the connection (wlan0) does not exist.
Is this likely to be a driver problem or have a missed something more basic?
Any help received gratefully.