
I'm feeling embarrassed, as I am pretty sure this is just a symptom of being far away from my router (this is what happens when you overthink things!).

Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:491 Missed beacon:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: AC:9E:17:8B:F8:C8 Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 7.4.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.20 System Temperatures: cpu: 50.0 C mobo: N/A ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Crucial model: CT250MX500SSD1 size: 232.89 GiB Vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0ĭevice-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Dellĭriver: ath9k v: kernel port: 1000 bus ID: 02:00.0 OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Bay Trail v: 4.2 Mesa 19.0.2ĭevice-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio Vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0ĭisplay: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa Speed: 1037 MHz min/max: 500/2416 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 965 2: 896ĭevice-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Celeron N2830 bits: 64 type: MCPĪrch: Silvermont rev: 8 L2 cache: 1024 KiBįlags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 8663 Mobo: Dell model: 00FTTX v: A00 serial: UEFI: Dell v: A03 Type: Portable System: Dell product: Inspiron 3531 v: A03 serial: V: 7.4.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.2.3 Distro: Linux Mint 19.2 Tina on-ubuntu/ as they didn't really seem relevant but maybe I'm wrong? All but the last three solutions listed here.

DL speed on phone: 20.1 Mbps Download/ 5.43 Mbps Upload.ġ. DL speed on LAPTOP: 1.41 Mbps Download/ 5.00 Mbps Upload. Model = Dell Inspiron 3531, no ethernet port. No disconnect and reconnect issues so far on linux. I recently migrated from windows where I didn't have problems with DL speed although on windows it would often disconnect and reconnect which makes me think hardware. This is a bummer as I really like linux mint otherwise. Today I realized my download speeds were slow on my laptop but much faster on my phone.

My card is recognized it's just that the DL speed is super slow. I looked at this post: viewtopic.php?t=272234 with the same wifi card as me but their problem was different. Hello all, I've been googling and tried a few different solutions but no fix yet.
