Comment 15 for bug 297965

Maybe it has been updated since I last tried. Hence the "I think"

Ricky

On Mar 2, 2009, at 1:02 PM, Kent deVillafranca <email address hidden> wrote:

> Ricky, are you sure? I seem to be getting 802.11n speeds when using
> ndiswrapper (it reports the speed as 130 Mb/s, and transfers are
> faster
> than what I usually see from 802.11g).
>
> --
> ath9k performances are unacceptable
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297965
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> Status in The Linux Kernel: Fix Released
> Status in Mactel Support: In Progress
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Tested with a Macbook Pro 2G (late 2006, Core 2 Duo + Atheros
> AR5008) and Intrepid.
>
> I'm the lucky guy with a pretty good internet bandwith, around 10 Mb/
> s.
>
> With Intrepid, the wifi works "out of the box" thanks to the ath9k
> driver, unfortunately, the price is poor performances, my connection
> speed can't get more than 1 Mb/s (instead of 10).
>
> This bug report is not based on the NetworkManager reported speed,
> but based on some internet ADSL speed test web sites.
>
> The last time I did the test with the following web site : http://www.degrouptest.com/test-debit.php
> , the reported performances were :
> - Hardy + madwifi ng 20080301 -> 7700 kb/s
> - Intrepid + ath9k -> 935 kb/s
>
> I made this test with several other web sites at different times,
> and same result. Anyone can easily understand this is not acceptable.
>
> I also did a real test case : watch the TV through the ADSL
> connection, with the Hardy configuration, no problem, with Intrepid
> it is just not possible.
>
> I'm sorry because I won't be able to perform further tests, I need
> my Internet connection and as I couldn't be able to find a working
> fix, I downgraded my computer to Hardy...and I'm waiting for some
> progresses in Jaunty.
>
> But I can answer questions.
>
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