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[Bug 1409102] [NEW] WiFi is slower on Ubuntu than Windows.

 

Public bug reported:

My wireless internet connection, no matter what dongle I use as an
interface, is always slower and I have more DNS issues "unable to find
website" than what I ever get on even the Windows 10 Developer Beta
running on my same machine within a different hard disk.

Using Ubuntu, my internet connection will often slow to a screeching
halt, videos fail to stream properly from popular sites a'la Youtube or
such, I get DNS issues reported by Chrome and Firefox in which my
current connection cannot "find" a website although connected, and last
but not least, my connection will cut in and out intermittently though I
have set the MAC address of my router as the BSSID. Windows 10 does not
give me these issues, and has been more stable connectivity-wise from
day one of the first public beta of Windows 10.

Something is terribly wrong, and I do not know what. I have tried what
seems like everything to fix the problem, and I still have the same
issues. If Ubuntu cannot support common wireless devices and drivers,
why would the general public want to prefer Ubuntu over something more
stable?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: libnm-gtk-common 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-28.38-lowlatency 3.16.7-ckt1
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-28-lowlatency x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Jan  9 14:34:48 2015
Dependencies:
 
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-08 (62 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
 192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.11  metric 9
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
 WimaxEnabled=true
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: network-manager-applet
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
nmcli-con:
 NAME                      UUID                                   TYPE              TIMESTAMP    TIMESTAMP-REAL                     AUTOCONNECT   READONLY   DBUS-PATH                                 
 Wired connection 1        f1c9b8fa-dda4-443c-9143-093770dd40a4   802-3-ethernet    1420688531   Wed 07 Jan 2015 10:42:11 PM EST    yes           no         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/2
 KCS96 1                   79387fc2-a0c8-452c-8dd3-a632947dbe73   802-11-wireless   1420831940   Fri 09 Jan 2015 02:32:20 PM EST    yes           no         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1
 HTC One Network           a509d61f-6a95-438f-b66f-8fde34f8e1ed   bluetooth         0            never                              no            no         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0
nmcli-dev:
 DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH                                  
 wlan0      802-11-wireless   connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3  
 2C:8A:72:02:18:B5 bluetooth         disconnected  /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2  
 eth0       802-3-ethernet    unavailable   /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN      
 running         0.9.8.8    connected       enabled       enabled         enabled    enabled         enabled

** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: address amd amd64 apport-bug ati broadcom bssid foxconn mac stability stable utopic wifi

** Attachment added: "HardInfo Report"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1409102/+attachment/4294811/+files/hardinfo_report.html

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Title:
  WiFi is slower on Ubuntu than Windows.

Status in network-manager-applet package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  My wireless internet connection, no matter what dongle I use as an
  interface, is always slower and I have more DNS issues "unable to find
  website" than what I ever get on even the Windows 10 Developer Beta
  running on my same machine within a different hard disk.

  Using Ubuntu, my internet connection will often slow to a screeching
  halt, videos fail to stream properly from popular sites a'la Youtube
  or such, I get DNS issues reported by Chrome and Firefox in which my
  current connection cannot "find" a website although connected, and
  last but not least, my connection will cut in and out intermittently
  though I have set the MAC address of my router as the BSSID. Windows
  10 does not give me these issues, and has been more stable
  connectivity-wise from day one of the first public beta of Windows 10.

  Something is terribly wrong, and I do not know what. I have tried what
  seems like everything to fix the problem, and I still have the same
  issues. If Ubuntu cannot support common wireless devices and drivers,
  why would the general public want to prefer Ubuntu over something more
  stable?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: libnm-gtk-common 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-28.38-lowlatency 3.16.7-ckt1
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-28-lowlatency x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Fri Jan  9 14:34:48 2015
  Dependencies:
   
  IfupdownConfig:
   # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-08 (62 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
  IpRoute:
   default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
   192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.11  metric 9
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
   WimaxEnabled=true
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: network-manager-applet
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  nmcli-con:
   NAME                      UUID                                   TYPE              TIMESTAMP    TIMESTAMP-REAL                     AUTOCONNECT   READONLY   DBUS-PATH                                 
   Wired connection 1        f1c9b8fa-dda4-443c-9143-093770dd40a4   802-3-ethernet    1420688531   Wed 07 Jan 2015 10:42:11 PM EST    yes           no         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/2
   KCS96 1                   79387fc2-a0c8-452c-8dd3-a632947dbe73   802-11-wireless   1420831940   Fri 09 Jan 2015 02:32:20 PM EST    yes           no         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1
   HTC One Network           a509d61f-6a95-438f-b66f-8fde34f8e1ed   bluetooth         0            never                              no            no         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH                                  
   wlan0      802-11-wireless   connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3  
   2C:8A:72:02:18:B5 bluetooth         disconnected  /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2  
   eth0       802-3-ethernet    unavailable   /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN      
   running         0.9.8.8    connected       enabled       enabled         enabled    enabled         enabled

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