[colug-432] Packet Loss

[Thomas W. cranston]

On 10/10/2011 09:53 AM, Richard Troth wrote:
> I get packets lost on WiFi all the time.
> Varies with location in the house, other traffic on the LAN, phase of
> the moon ... any number of things.
>
> Look for things obstructing line-of-site between you and the router.
> Things like A/C ducting (hidden in your walls) can be particularly
> problematic.
>
> -- Rick;<><
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> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 10:26, Thomas W. cranston
> <cranston.thomas at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> Hi
>>
>> Wondering why I am getting packet loss between my laptop and Linksys
>> wireless router.
>>
>> PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
>> 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=150 time=4.15 ms
>> 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=150 time=4.25 ms
>> 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=150 time=2.51 ms
>> 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=150 time=4.17 ms
>>
>> --- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
>> 5 packets transmitted, 4 received, 20% packet loss, time 4005ms
>> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 2.511/3.772/4.251/0.730 ms
>>
>>
>> Tom
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My laptop is about 30 inches from the wireless router

Is that much packet loss unusual for wireless? I am getting no packet 
loss from my desktop box that is connected via wire.

I am running Ubuntu 10.04 on Dell Inspiron 1520 which has Broadcom 
wireless. Could the Broadcom wireless be the problem? Tired wireless 
router? Linksys BEFW1154.