I got a TP-LINK usb adapter a few days ago and connected it to my pc. The first day, I successfullly connected to the network and could ping other IPs perfectly, with low reply time. A couple of days after, evenb when the system finds and connects to the network (reports 33%), I cant ping anything. I reboot, start Windows, and network works flawlessly. I tried to unplug the adapter, remove the network and add it again: it solved the problem, but ping was losing 50% or more packets. I thought it was because it was raining (it is a fairly large network covering a neighborhood), but when started Windows, it could connect and use the network without problems. Went back to Mint: no ping at all, even when ifconfig reports that I have ip and notification icon reports 33-35%.
Any idea about whats happening? Maybe Linux needs more signal power to work correctly?
network connected, but no ping
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Re: network connected, but no ping
Run this command in terminal and paste the contents of the wireless-info.txt it creates
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wget -N -t 5 -T 10 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57264241/wireless_script && chmod +x wireless_script && ./wireless_script
Re: network connected, but no ping
This is the result.
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########## wireless info START ##########
Report from: 10 Feb 2015 07:51 CST -0500
Booted last: 10 Feb 2015 07:48 CST -0500
Script from: 20 Sep 2014 23:04 UTC +0000
##### release ###########################
Distributor ID: LinuxMint
Description: Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
Release: 17.1
Codename: rebecca
##### kernel ############################
Linux 3.13.0-37-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 22 21:28:38 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, vt.handoff=7
##### desktop ###########################
Cinnamon
##### lspci #############################
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Qualcomm Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 Gigabit or Fast Ethernet [1969:1026] (rev b0)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P5KPL-CM Motherboard [1043:8304]
Kernel driver in use: ATL1E
##### lsusb #############################
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0930:6545 Toshiba Corp. Kingston DataTraveler 102 Flash Drive / HEMA Flash Drive 2 GB / PNY Attache 4GB Stick
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 1a2c:0c21 China Resource Semico Co., Ltd
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04f3:0234 Elan Microelectronics Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
##### PCMCIA card info ##################
##### rfkill ############################
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
##### lsmod #############################
rt2800usb 27034 0
rt2x00usb 20742 1 rt2800usb
rt2800lib 89076 1 rt2800usb
rt2x00lib 55307 3 rt2x00usb,rt2800lib,rt2800usb
mac80211 630653 3 rt2x00lib,rt2x00usb,rt2800lib
cfg80211 484040 2 mac80211,rt2x00lib
crc_ccitt 12707 1 rt2800lib
##### interfaces ########################
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
##### ifconfig ##########################
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'eth0' [IF]>
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:1
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>
inet addr:192.168.2.213 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::a2f3:c1ff:fe19:888c/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:472 errors:0 dropped:1 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:89 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:39861 (39.8 KB) TX bytes:15397 (15.3 KB)
##### iwconfig ##########################
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"ASSAINS CREED "
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: <MAC '' [AC1]>
Bit Rate=6.5 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:on
Link Quality=29/70 Signal level=-81 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:6 Missed beacon:0
##### route #############################
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.2.12 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlan0
192.168.2.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 9 0 0 wlan0
##### resolv.conf #######################
nameserver 127.0.1.1
##### nm-tool ###########################
NetworkManager Tool
State: connected (global)
- Device: wlan0 [ASSAINS CREED ] ----------------------------------------------
Type: 802.11 WiFi
Driver: rt2800usb
State: connected
Default: yes
HW Address: <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>
Capabilities:
Speed: 6 Mb/s
Wireless Properties
WEP Encryption: yes
WPA Encryption: yes
WPA2 Encryption: yes
Wireless Access Points (* = current AP)
UNDERWORLD: Infra, <MAC 'UNDERWORLD' [AN1]>, Freq 2472 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 19 WPA2
GHOST: Infra, <MAC 'GHOST' [AC6]>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 15 WPA2
Butcher: Infra, <MAC 'Butcher' [AC3]>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 25 WEP
*ASSAINS CREED : Infra, <MAC '' [AC1]>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 35 WPA2
THE BOSS-2: Infra, <MAC 'THE BOSS-2' [AC4]>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 9 WEP
COPEXTEL-KBEST: Infra, <MAC 'COPEXTEL-KBEST' [AN6]>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 12 WEP
EISA-CSV: Infra, <MAC 'EISA-CSV' [AN7]>, Freq 2447 MHz, Rate 11 Mb/s, Strength 12 WEP
MPSC: Infra, <MAC 'MPSC' [AC7]>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 11 Mb/s, Strength 9 WEP
IPv4 Settings:
Address: 192.168.2.213
Prefix: 24 (255.255.255.0)
Gateway: 192.168.2.12
DNS: 192.168.2.12
- Device: eth0 -----------------------------------------------------------------
Type: Wired
Driver: ATL1E
State: unavailable
Default: no
HW Address: <MAC 'eth0' [IF]>
Capabilities:
Carrier Detect: yes
Wired Properties
Carrier: off
##### NetworkManager.state ##############
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true
##### NetworkManager.conf ###############
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono
dns=dnsmasq
no-auto-default=<MAC 'eth0' [IF]>,<MAC address>,
[ifupdown]
managed=false
##### NetworkManager profiles ###########
[[/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ASSAINS CREED ]] (600 root)
[connection] id=ASSAINS CREED | type=802-11-wireless
[802-11-wireless] ssid=ASSAINS CREED | mac-address=<MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>
[ipv4] method=auto
[ipv6] method=auto
##### iw reg get ########################
Region: America/Havana (based on set time zone)
country US:
(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 27)
(5170 - 5250 @ 40), (3, 17)
(5250 - 5330 @ 40), (3, 20), DFS
(5490 - 5600 @ 40), (3, 20), DFS
(5650 - 5710 @ 40), (3, 20), DFS
(5735 - 5835 @ 40), (3, 30)
(57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 40)
##### iwlist channels ###################
eth0 no frequency information.
lo no frequency information.
wlan0 11 channels in total; available frequencies :
Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
Current Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
##### iwlist scan #######################
Channel occupancy:
2 APs on Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
4 APs on Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
1 APs on Frequency:2.472 GHz
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: <MAC '' [AC1]>
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=29/70 Signal level=-81 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:""
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000000aae231180
Extra: Last beacon: 116ms ago
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Cell 02 - Address: <MAC '' [AC2]>
Channel:13
Frequency:2.472 GHz
Quality=17/70 Signal level=-93 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:""
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000001c942e3180
Extra: Last beacon: 21512ms ago
Cell 03 - Address: <MAC 'Butcher' [AC3]>
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=25/70 Signal level=-85 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"Butcher"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000000013ca81181
Extra: Last beacon: 3196ms ago
Cell 04 - Address: <MAC 'THE BOSS-2' [AC4]>
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=17/70 Signal level=-93 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"THE BOSS-2"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000000d4795c1cf
Extra: Last beacon: 22540ms ago
Cell 05 - Address: <MAC '' [AC1]>
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=23/70 Signal level=-87 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"ASSAINS CREED "
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000000aacd93dfd
Extra: Last beacon: 21312ms ago
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Cell 06 - Address: <MAC 'GHOST' [AC6]>
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=19/70 Signal level=-91 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"GHOST"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000000617bf5180
Extra: Last beacon: 120ms ago
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Cell 07 - Address: <MAC 'MPSC' [AC7]>
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=15/70 Signal level=-95 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"MPSC"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000000619b67181
Extra: Last beacon: 580ms ago
##### module infos ######################
[rt2800usb]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.ko
license: GPL
firmware: rt2870.bin
description: Ralink RT2800 USB Wireless LAN driver.
version: 2.3.0
author: http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
srcversion: 98B048D64D7288E7C870495
depends: rt2x00lib,rt2800lib,rt2x00usb
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-37-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 2C:B1:13:3B:35:F9:5A:9E:24:DE:AB:EE:B1:2B:A4:49:BC:BA:BB:C9
sig_hashalgo: sha512
parm: nohwcrypt:Disable hardware encryption. (bool)
[rt2x00usb]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.ko
license: GPL
description: rt2x00 usb library
version: 2.3.0
author: http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
srcversion: 1C7B3D09AA920FB776204BA
depends: rt2x00lib,mac80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-37-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 2C:B1:13:3B:35:F9:5A:9E:24:DE:AB:EE:B1:2B:A4:49:BC:BA:BB:C9
sig_hashalgo: sha512
[rt2800lib]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.ko
license: GPL
description: Ralink RT2800 library
version: 2.3.0
author: http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
srcversion: 7A7EEDE3C2270AE56EB54F8
depends: rt2x00lib,mac80211,crc-ccitt
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-37-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 2C:B1:13:3B:35:F9:5A:9E:24:DE:AB:EE:B1:2B:A4:49:BC:BA:BB:C9
sig_hashalgo: sha512
[rt2x00lib]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.ko
license: GPL
description: rt2x00 library
version: 2.3.0
author: http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
srcversion: E9BB2D2E4429AB671216A29
depends: mac80211,cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-37-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 2C:B1:13:3B:35:F9:5A:9E:24:DE:AB:EE:B1:2B:A4:49:BC:BA:BB:C9
sig_hashalgo: sha512
[mac80211]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
license: GPL
description: IEEE 802.11 subsystem
srcversion: B822641624778B987844F6F
depends: cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-37-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 2C:B1:13:3B:35:F9:5A:9E:24:DE:AB:EE:B1:2B:A4:49:BC:BA:BB:C9
sig_hashalgo: sha512
parm: max_nullfunc_tries:Maximum nullfunc tx tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: max_probe_tries:Maximum probe tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: beacon_loss_count:Number of beacon intervals before we decide beacon was lost. (int)
parm: probe_wait_ms:Maximum time(ms) to wait for probe response before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: ieee80211_default_rc_algo:Default rate control algorithm for mac80211 to use (charp)
[cfg80211]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
description: wireless configuration support
license: GPL
author: Johannes Berg
srcversion: C2478077E22138832B71659
depends:
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-37-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 2C:B1:13:3B:35:F9:5A:9E:24:DE:AB:EE:B1:2B:A4:49:BC:BA:BB:C9
sig_hashalgo: sha512
parm: ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm: cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)
##### module parameters #################
[rt2800usb]
nohwcrypt: N
[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
probe_wait_ms: 500
[cfg80211]
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00
##### /etc/modules ######################
lp
rtc
##### modprobe options ##################
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off
[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211
[/etc/modprobe.d/mlx4.conf]
softdep mlx4_core post: mlx4_en
##### rc.local ##########################
hddtemp -d /dev/sda
exit 0
##### pm-utils ##########################
##### udev rules ########################
[/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules]
# PCI device 0x1969:0x1026 (ATL1E)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'eth0' [IF]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"
# PCI device 0x1969:0x1026 (ATL1E)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC address>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth1"
# USB device 0x:0x (rt2800usb)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan0"
##### dmesg #############################
[ 12.946227] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware file 'rt2870.bin'
[ 12.991347] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Firmware detected - version: 0.29
[ 16.463783] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready (repeated 2 times)
[ 21.115556] wlan0: authenticate with <MAC '' [AC1]>
[ 21.163783] wlan0: send auth to <MAC '' [AC1]> (try 1/3)
[ 21.166496] wlan0: authenticated
[ 21.168067] wlan0: associate with <MAC '' [AC1]> (try 1/3)
[ 21.172511] wlan0: RX AssocResp from <MAC '' [AC1]> (capab=0x31 status=0 aid=3)
[ 21.179246] wlan0: associated
[ 21.179279] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
[ 151.811519] wlan0: authenticate with <MAC '' [AC1]>
[ 151.857836] wlan0: send auth to <MAC '' [AC1]> (try 1/3)
[ 151.859420] wlan0: authenticated
[ 151.860015] wlan0: associate with <MAC '' [AC1]> (try 1/3)
[ 151.864537] wlan0: RX AssocResp from <MAC '' [AC1]> (capab=0x31 status=0 aid=3)
[ 151.871030] wlan0: associated
########## wireless info END ############