I am experiencing a similar issue with Ubuntu 12.04 & 12.10 running on a new Dell XPS Ivy Bridge. I have detailed my experience on the Ubuntu Forums http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12477970#post12477970
>From what I can deduce, the issue relates somehow to DNS rather than just >network connectivity. As the following video shows, pinging Google.com >compared to pinging the ip address of Google.com have drastically different >results. http://youtu.be/Q3fyRgX31l4 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1091372 Title: wifi slows and/or drops frequently To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-sputnik/+bug/1091372/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs