参考までに、新MBPと他のマシン(以下ではMBAだが他のマシンでも同じ)とで、RSSIとwifiルータへのpingの結果を、比べてみました。
◆ MacBook Pro (early 2011,15 inch w/ CTO: 2.3GHz CPU, 8GB memory, high-reso display, 500GB HDD)
観察しているとwifiルータへのpingはだいだい数十から数百msと遅い印象。しばらく(ばらつきがあるが体感的には15分位?)すると、接続が切れてRequest timeoutになる。
RSSI: -61
$ ping 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=29.727 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=54.734 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=77.260 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=3.159 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=23.046 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=46.248 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=70.066 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=93.962 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=15.268 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=3.742 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=62.792 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=86.418 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=8.291 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=31.745 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=55.502 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=79.161 ms
◆ MacBook Air (late 2010, 11 inch, 128GB SSD)
wifiルータへのpingのレスポンスは1桁台のmsで安定しており、切れることもない。
RSSI: -66
$ ping 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=6.300 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.191 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.258 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=7.499 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=1.259 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=6.049 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=5.945 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=6.223 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=6.206 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=6.360 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=7.166 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=6.061 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=6.179 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=6.177 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=6.128 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=7.130 ms
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なすすべもなく特に参考にならないデータですが。。