On 05/18/2018 12:47 PM, James Knott wrote:
On 05/18/2018 03:42 PM, John Andersen wrote:
Was it a Intel wireless n 2230 (aka WiMax 625) If so this is a known problem (it gets stuck in N mode and will not revert to B or G).
Is that an issue these days? N has been common for years and b shouldn't be used as it isn't secure. It will also cause a significant performance hit. My access point is configured for n only.
Yes, it is an issue these days. Apparently the driver is upstream, delivered with the kernel, and as of 4.14 it was still wrong on Manjaro. Maybe this fix never was backported to Opensuse's 4.12 kernel until very recently. This fix solved it for many with that card, even as late as 2017. Later kernels patched it, and maybe that fix is included in what Daniel just updated. As for the performance hit, his connection was debilitating, so anything that helps. WPA is insecure, WPA2 is not. Don't confuse that with 802.11B The problem was these particular chipsets would get stuck in N, and not fall back to G without that parameter change. -- After all is said and done, more is said than done. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org