Toshiba laptop wireless networking erratic and slow

[Marty Sweet]

Hi Jim,

What kernel version are you currently using? Most driver issues can be
resolved by upgrading.
Let us know if this fixes the issue.

Thanks,
Marty Sweet

On 3 March 2014 03:35, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
> I have a Toshiba Satellite C55t-A running an up to date Saucy.  I am having
> great difficulty connecting wirelessly to other machines on my home network
> or to the internet. After multiple tries I can usually connect but the
> connection is problematic and slow.  I don't think that my router is the
> problem.  My daughter has a lenovo thinkpad running 12.04 and it connects
> with no problem. While she was here over the weekend I conducted some tests,
> pinging various machines in sets of 99 pings.
>
> Lenovo --> desktop  avg 1.76 ms with zero pkt loss
> Toshiba --> desktop avg 86.30 ms with 10% pkt loss
> Desktop --> Lenovo avg 12.85 ms with zero pkt loss
> Desktop --> Toshiba avg 84.82 ms with 12% pkt loss
>
> The results of lspci:
>
> The 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 07)
>
> 05:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188EE
> Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
>
> The driver in use is rtl8188ee. Googling the driver didn't produce any
> useful info.  Software & Updates didn't show any additional drivers.
>
> Hoping someone else is using this adapter and knows how to get better
> results.
>
> Thanks,  Jim
>
>
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