Wireless on Wild Dog extremely slow

[azioc]

Hi all --

I purchased a Wild Dog Performance Desktop (wilp8) w/ the wireless card option (Wireless PCI Express Xtreme 802.11 bgn) about a year ago. I tried out the wireless card for the first time yesterday, and it was extremely slow. I dual boot to windows 7, and it works fine on that (20x faster).

I installed 12.04, the system 76 drivers, and did a "restore system", but that didn't help.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Rob

[isantop]

What frequency is the router set up to use? We recommend 2.4 GHz, as it's a little bit more stable and can be a lot faster. Also, check that you aren't using a G-only or N-only network mode. We generally see better results from mixed modes.

[azioc]

Hmmm, yeah the router is set to mixed mode at 2.4 ghz already. Any other thoughts?

Thanks!

[isantop]

Make sure that the antennae haven't come loose at all. Tighten them all (hand tight) to ensure a good connection.

[azioc]

No luck. They were already screwed in as tight as possible (by hand). I don't think its a physical thing, since everything works fine in Windows 7 (dual boot).

I had an extra wireless router around that I turned into a bridge to get around having to use the wireless card for now. It was completely unusable in its state. And I hate booting to windows

Let me know if you think of anything else to try...

Thanks!

[isantop]

Try unplugging the router for a few minutes, then plugging them back in.

[azioc]

Well, I did a bunch of things over the course of setting up the wireless bridge through another wireless router, including shutting off the primary wireless router for a few minutes. Now, the wireless directly to that primary router seems to work fine, so I don't need to use the second one. I have no clue why (may have been shutting off the router for awhile, or something else I changed while configuring the more complicated setup).

Anyhow, thanks for the help!