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[Seth Forshee <seth.forshee+lp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ethan: I've been looking at your dump more. What seems to be happening
is that you're getting a reliable connection at CCK rates (low number of
tx retries), then the rate control algorithm bumps you up to HT rates
and you start getting a high number of retries. After a while you get
bumped back down to CCK rates, and the tx retry count goes down again.

I honestly don't know much about the rate control algorithm, but from
what I do know this behavior seems approximately right - push the rate
up until you start having problems, then push it back a notch. If your
connection feels flaky though then maybe it isn't being aggressive
enough on the backoff or something like that.

None of this should really have any bearing on the beacon loss issue
however.

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Title:
  8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses
  connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  My Intel 7260 network card regularly shows very poor performance
  and/or loses its connection entirely. On several occasions I have been
  unable to reestablish an association with the AP without rebooting.
  This occurs even if the laptop is within a few feet of the AP. I did
  not have this problem on 12.04 with a quantal backport kernel.

  Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 [8086:08b1] (rev 6b)
  Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 [8086:c470]

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic 3.13.0-24.46
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu May  1 22:59:32 2014
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=/dev/mapper/cswap0
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-25 (6 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS13 9333
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=/dev/mapper/root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-24-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-24-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.127
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/11/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A02
  dmi.board.name: 0GFTRT
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA02:bd12/11/2013:svnDellInc.:pnXPS139333:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0GFTRT:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
  dmi.product.name: XPS13 9333
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  elb        5375 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  elb        5375 F.... pulseaudio
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=/dev/mapper/cswap0
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-25 (94 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS13 9333
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-32-generic root=/dev/mapper/root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-32-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-32-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.127.5
  Tags:  trusty
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  _MarkForUpload: True
  dmi.bios.date: 03/19/2014
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A04
  dmi.board.name: 0GFTRT
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd03/19/2014:svnDellInc.:pnXPS139333:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0GFTRT:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
  dmi.product.name: XPS13 9333
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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