Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 15:50:21 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com> To: James Wright <james.wright@digital-chaos.com> Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Edimax EW-7811Un (rtwn): Slow speeds / rate control Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmo=_p=A3jYvAW82mtRWRhqYQOV2aWx6-VNbJMPQYJqTCUQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <31c36c34-f1aa-3d4d-ccd3-3d76dc9bf69e@digital-chaos.com> References: <b76ded4d-135a-9e0f-d25e-44bcf664ddc2@digital-chaos.com> <CAJ-Vmok2=0kOtOQLx70cE6EB0ZpqvuXfxinaL6T%2BU_VirxDHRA@mail.gmail.com> <31c36c34-f1aa-3d4d-ccd3-3d76dc9bf69e@digital-chaos.com>
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Hi! Dang, ok. Well, rtwn was broken on freebsd-head due to changes elsewhere so we need to get those fixed before we can see what's up with it. I'll post updates to freebsd-wireless if/when I figure it out. :P -adrian On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 at 15:43, James Wright <james.wright@digital-chaos.com> wrote: > On 16/09/2020 22:36, Adrian Chadd wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 at 13:41, James Wright < > james.wright@digital-chaos.com <mailto:james.wright@digital-chaos.com>> > wrote: > > > > Hi wireless gurus, > > > > I'm trying to understand why this USB wifi dongle is so slow > under FreeBSD. > > The max real-world download rate seems to be capped at ~900KB/sec > (see wget below), > > but with exactly the same hardware and conditions under Win10 I > reach ~3MB/sec. > > > > > > OS: FreeBSD 12.2-PRERELEASE (r365055) > > Router: Virgin Media SuperHub 3 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) > > Hardware: Edimax EW-7811Un (RTL8188CUS) > > Driver: rtwn > > > > % grep wlan /etc/rc.conf > > wlans_rtwn0="wlan0" > > ifconfig_wlan0="WPA SYNCDHCP" > > create_args_wlan0="country GB > > > > % dmesg | grep rtwn > > rtwn0 on uhub0 > > rtwn0: <Realtek 802.11n WLAN Adapter, class 0/0, rev 2.00/2.00, addr > 1> on usbus0 > > rtwn0: MAC/BB RTL8188CUS, RF 6052 1T1R > > > > % sysctl dev.rtwn > > dev.rtwn.0.rx_buf_size: 24 > > dev.rtwn.0.ratectl_selected: 1 > > dev.rtwn.0.ratectl: 1 > > dev.rtwn.0.hwcrypto: 1 > > dev.rtwn.0.debug: 0 > > dev.rtwn.0.ht40: 0 > > dev.rtwn.0.%parent: uhub0 > > dev.rtwn.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=0x7392 product=0x7811 devclass=0x00 > devsubclass=0x00 devproto=0x00 sernum="00e04c000001" > > release=0x0200 mode=host intclass=0xff intsubclass=0xff > intprotocol=0xff > > dev.rtwn.0.%location: bus=0 hubaddr=1 port=1 devaddr=2 interface=0 > ugen=ugen0.2 > > dev.rtwn.0.%driver: rtwn > > dev.rtwn.0.%desc: Realtek 802.11n WLAN Adapter, class 0/0, rev > 2.00/2.00, addr 1 > > dev.rtwn.%parent: > > > > % ifconfig wlan0 > > wlan0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 > mtu 1500 > > ether 74:da:38:8b:e1:10 > > inet 192.168.0.12 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast > 192.168.0.255 > > groups: wlan > > ssid VM5909357 channel 6 (2437 MHz 11g ht/20) bssid > c0:05:c2:57:8d:69 > > regdomain ETSI country GB authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON > > deftxkey UNDEF AES-CCM 2:128-bit AES-CCM 3:128-bit txpower > 30 bmiss 7 > > scanvalid 60 protmode CTS ht20 ampdulimit 64k ampdudensity > 8 shortgi > > -stbc -ldpc wme roaming MANUAL > > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet MCS mode 11ng > > status: associated > > nd6 options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> > > > > % ifconfig wlan0 scan > > SSID/MESH ID BSSID CHAN RATE > S:N INT CAPS > > VM5909357 c0:05:c2:57:8d:69 6 54M > -78:-95 100 EPS HTCAP WME ATH RSN > > > > % ifconfig wlan0 list sta > > ADDR AID CHAN RATE RSSI IDLE TXSEQ RXSEQ CAPS FLAG > > c0:05:c2:57:8d:69 1 6 65M 21.5 0 28562 4816 EPS > AQEHTRs HTCAP WME ATH RSN (rssi 0.0:0.0:0.0:0.0 nf > > 0:0:0:0) > > > > % wget > https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/12.1/FreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso > > FreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso > > < > https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/12.1/FreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.isoFreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso > > > > 0%[ ] 19.05M 947KB/s eta > 79m 18s > > > > > > % wlandebug +rate > > $ dmesg > > wlan0: [c0:05:c2:57:8d:69] AMRR: current rate 6, txcnt=11, retrycnt=6 > > wlan0: [c0:05:c2:57:8d:69] AMRR decreasing rate 5 (txcnt=11 > retrycnt=6) > > wlan0: [c0:05:c2:57:8d:69] AMRR: current rate 5, txcnt=36, retrycnt=1 > > wlan0: [c0:05:c2:57:8d:69] AMRR increasing rate 6 (txcnt=36 > retrycnt=1) > > wlan0: [c0:05:c2:57:8d:69] AMRR: current rate 6, txcnt=37, retrycnt=7 > > wlan0: [c0:05:c2:57:8d:69] AMRR: current rate 6, txcnt=36, retrycnt=9 > > wlan0: [c0:05:c2:57:8d:69] AMRR: current rate 6, txcnt=36, retrycnt=2 > > wlan0: [c0:05:c2:57:8d:69] AMRR increasing rate 7 (txcnt=36 > retrycnt=2) > > wlan0: [c0:05:c2:57:8d:69] AMRR: current rate 7, txcnt=36, retrycnt=5 > > wlan0: [c0:05:c2:57:8d:69] AMRR: current rate 7, txcnt=36, retrycnt=5 > > wlan0: [c0:05:c2:57:8d:69] AMRR: current rate 7, txcnt=37, > retrycnt=12 > > wlan0: [c0:05:c2:57:8d:69] AMRR: current rate 7, txcnt=36, retrycnt=7 > > wlan0: [c0:05:c2:57:8d:69] AMRR: current rate 7, txcnt=36, > retrycnt=10 > > > > As you can see the MCS rate is being set by wlan_amrr to MCS 6 and > 7, but the actual real-world download rate > > remains firmly stuck at around ~900KB/sec (!) > > > > Please could someone with knowledge of the FreebSD wifi stack help > diagnose this problem with me? > > > > > > hi! > > > > You can experiment with limiting the unicast rate - eg ifconfig wlan0 > ucastrate 3 for MCS3 when it's in 11n mode. > > > > AMRR isn't the best at all at 802.11n rate selection. It may just be > over-estimating how great the channel is behaving. > > > > However, that's just the transmit rate control. The remote end (ie the > sender) is making choices on what rate to use > > when transmitting to you. So let's see if we can first limit bad choices > (and thus taking up too much airtime) > > transmitting data BACK, and then we can figure out what's up with > download speeds. > > > > > > > > -adrian > > > > Hi Adrian, thanks for your time and the explanation, much appreciated! > > I tried setting ucastrate 3 and it made no difference to the download rate; > > % ifconfig wlan0 > wlan0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500 > ether 74:da:38:8b:e1:10 > inet 192.168.0.12 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255 > groups: wlan > ssid VM5909357 channel 6 (2437 MHz 11g ht/20) bssid > c0:05:c2:57:8d:69 > regdomain ETSI country GB authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON > deftxkey UNDEF AES-CCM 2:128-bit AES-CCM 3:128-bit txpower 30 > bmiss 7 > ucastrate 3 scanvalid 60 protmode CTS ht20 ampdulimit 64k > ampdudensity 8 shortgi -stbc -ldpc wme roaming MANUAL > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet MCS mode 11ng > status: associated > nd6 options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> > > % wget > https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/12.1/FreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso > FreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso > <https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/12.1/FreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.isoFreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso>. > 0%[ ] 8.87M 806KB/s eta 81m 35s > > >
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