http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910054 Bug ID: 910054 Summary: updated driver fixes rtl8723be wifi speed issue Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 13.1 Version: Final Hardware: x86-64 OS: openSUSE 13.2 Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel Assignee: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com Reporter: erbenton@comcast.net QA Contact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- Using kernel 3.18.0-1.gfc82a91-default (note that all other kernel versions I tried resulted in same issue) On Lenovo G50 laptops with Realtek wifi (pci 10ec:b723) There is an issue where the max wireless speed in an excellent wireless environment with AC1750ac/n enabled is limited to less than 5 mbits/s There is an available driver set for rtl wifi from: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new that should be looked at for future updates. My experince has been that installing the code there boosted my wifi to 66 mbits/s All tests were run using iperf bewtween two OpenSuse 13.x machines (13.1 wired ethernet and 13.2 wireless). -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.