BobbyFlobby
Occasional Visitor
Did you detect this wireless packet loss while connected to the node, the router, or both?
What was the symptom with Whatsapp (dropped audio?) and with the speed tests?
What would be an easy way to test for packet lost here? Ping shows no lost packets here but it may not be very rigorous.
Edit: I pinged my wireless backhaul longer and got this:
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.86:
Packets: Sent = 990, Received = 979, Lost = 11 (1% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 9ms, Average = 1ms
OE
It was to a node, and tested on both wifi channels.
With the whatsapp, normally its perfect audio clear and smooth, but as soon as i ugraded, it was dropping out the other persons voice every few seconds, so of course I blamed them!
Wireless speed tests were showing 1-2% loss on both channels.
After downgrading everything went back to normal.
The routers have been rock solid for the last 3-4 months since ther previous firmware, so I am not sure what else the issue could be but this new firmware.