[plug] Wacky packet loss/delays on wireless

[Cameron Patrick]

Ello all,

Has anyone else here observed intermittent horrible latency on their
wireless links?  I'm seeing packets being delayed (not lost entirely)
for several seconds between my laptop with ipw2100 wireless and hosts
on the local network.  I'm using 128-bit WEP, cheapo Minitar access
point.  The same machine is fine when directly plugged into ethernet.

Ping traces below.

Cameron.  (Confused.)

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PING erdos(erdos.patrick.wattle.id.au) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from erdos.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.76 ms
[...]
64 bytes from erdos.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=1.95 ms
64 bytes from erdos.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=2.53 ms
64 bytes from erdos.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=1.81 ms
64 bytes from erdos.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=2.00 ms
64 bytes from erdos.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=1.80 ms
64 bytes from erdos.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=1.84 ms
64 bytes from erdos.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=5297 ms
64 bytes from erdos.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=1.78 ms
64 bytes from erdos.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=16 ttl=64 time=2.09 ms
64 bytes from erdos.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=17 ttl=64 time=1.92 ms

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PING euclid(euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=2.17 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=3.69 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=1.93 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=1.82 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=2.74 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=1.80 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=1.91 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=2.98 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=2.04 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=1.97 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=1.80 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=10536 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=9537 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=17 ttl=64 time=1.89 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=18 ttl=64 time=2.00 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=19 ttl=64 time=1.91 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=20 ttl=64 time=2.05 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=21 ttl=64 time=2.04 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=22 ttl=64 time=1.95 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=23 ttl=64 time=3.39 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=9020 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=8020 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=16 ttl=64 time=7017 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=26 ttl=64 time=1.92 ms
64 bytes from euclid.patrick.wattle.id.au: icmp_seq=27 ttl=64 time=1.90 ms