I am running FC4:
Linux maincomp 2.6.13-1.1532_FC4smp
I recently changed the OS from windows XP, and have a feeling that for some reason my wireless network card is slower on Fedora Core 4. The Belkin PCI 802.11b card was automatically detected and configured by FC4 when I installed the OS, but downloads from the Internet seem to be much slower. The wireless radio shows an excellent connection. The only hint that I get is the output from iwconfig:
eth1 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"something" Nickname:"Prism I"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point: 00:09:5B:71:45:34
Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Sensitivity:1/3
Retry min limit:8 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=74/92 Signal level=-36 dBm Noise level=-149 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:1454 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
The "Tx excessive retries:1454" worries me a bit. I wonder why that is. Is there anything different I should be doing? Thanks in advance.
Edit to add: transfers within my own network to the computer max out at about 170KB/s.