I've recently switched to Bazzite for my internet service, but ever since the change, my connection has been really poor. I didn't have any issues when I was on Windows, but now it's frustratingly slow. I've already tried disabling EEE and IPv6, but nothing seems to be getting better. Any suggestions on what I can do?
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First off, can you check what WiFi chip you have? That might give us a clue about your connection issues. You can run the command `lspci | grep Network` in your terminal to find out the hardware info. Sometimes it's because of a poorly supported chip or bugs in the drivers.
I’m using the MEDIATEK Corp. MT7921K (RZ608) Wi-Fi 6E, and honestly, it hasn’t been great on Linux.
Just a heads up, MEDIATEK chips don’t perform very well with Linux. If you can, switching to an Intel WiFi chip might help a lot. Also, have you tried altering the TCP congestion control settings? I found tcp_westwood really improves WiFi performance. You can read more about it [here](https://bunny.net/academy/network/what-are-congestion-controls-and-how-do-they-work-in-linux-tcp/).
Yeah, I definitely think that’s the case. From what I've experienced with the rtl88x2 chipset, the generic drivers only support USB 2.0, but they can be configured for 3.x. I've had much better luck with Intel chipsets for my WiFi needs.