Wireless Router Issues

There are some wireless routers known to have problems with Linux. This section contains workarounds.

Linksys RV016

At some point after kernel 2.6.13 there was a change that causes this router not to function correctly under Linux.

Issue

When not connected through a firewall the system operates correctly. However when connected to a firewall local access works but internet connections begin and fail to continue past a certain point. In a given example, a wget fails after downloading exactly 5,463 bytes.

Solution

The workaround can be tested by opening a terminal and typing:

 echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling 

To make the change permanent, open a terminal and type:

 gksudo /etc/sysctl.conf 

Add the following line to the file

 net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 0 

More information is available here and here.

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