[Bug 1492180] Re: iwconfig reports wrong bitrate (6 Mb/s)

[Dennis Mungai Lin.Jr.]

Still present in 2018.

iw dev wlp112s0 link
Connected to e4:f4:c6:11:db:df (on wlp112s0)
	SSID: War
	freq: 5500
	RX: 3408930932 bytes (2317180 packets)
	TX: 117918998 bytes (1283736 packets)
	signal: -41 dBm
	tx bitrate: 6.0 MBit/s

	bss flags:	short-slot-time
	dtim period:	1
	beacon int:	100

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Title:
  iwconfig reports wrong bitrate (6 Mb/s)

Status in One Hundred Papercuts:
  Confirmed
Status in wireless-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Upgraded to Wily. iwconfig now says the Bitrate is 6 Mb/s when 'iw dev
  wlan0 link' seems to report the correct bitrate.

  Firmware iwlwifi-7260-13.ucode

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: wireless-tools 30~pre9-8ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.1.0-3.3-generic 4.1.3
  Uname: Linux 4.1.0-3-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.18-0ubuntu9
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Fri Sep  4 12:43:52 2015
  Dependencies:
   gcc-5-base 5.2.1-15ubuntu5
   libc6 2.21-0ubuntu4
   libgcc1 1:5.2.1-15ubuntu5
   libiw30 30~pre9-8ubuntu1
   multiarch-support 2.21-0ubuntu4
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-11-11 (1393 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  SourcePackage: wireless-tools
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-09-04 (0 days ago)

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