[Cialug] Slightly OT, .. WiFi Latency

[Josh More]

Does the WAP have some sort of powersave setting, perhaps?
On Aug 22, 2012 9:26 PM, "L. V. Lammert" <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:

> We normaly use cable connections for the industrial systems we install,
> which operate on a 'short transaction' type of traffic (a few hundred
> bytes at a time, with a variable amount of time in between)..
>
> Never had a problem in the past with latency with wire, but we just moved
> one installation and they are using WiFi temporarily until they can get
> cables run.
>
> Has anyone ever encountered what appears to be a 'connection setup'
> latency between wired and WiFi? In this case, the first 'transaction'
> seems to run slow [but complete properly], .. subsequent transactions are
> just fine; after a wait period, again, the first transaction is slow.
>
> The units have excellent signal strength, and are connecting at 54 Mbps,
> .. and, once a 'transaction' sequence is in process, response is
> excellent.
>
> It 'feels' to me like it takes longer to establish a connection over
> WiFi, .. some of the notes I find online indicate that is fact, but I
> don't see any explanation.
>
> Would anyone have any thoughts on why/justification/possible ways to fix?
>
>         Thanks!
>
>         Lee
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