[wplug] wireless networking stability

[b0bby st0nes]

also what wireless router are you using? i have been having the same
problems with not only Linux but Windows. i great connectivity for an
hour maybe more then it just drops the signal.

On 8/9/05, Richard Farina <r.farina at adelphia.net> wrote:
> Does dmesg or the kernel log say anything about the drivers goings
> nuts?  maybe something bad happens with the drivers, I certainly could
> believe it, a lot of the wireless drivers go to lunch in the middle of
> doing something important.
> 
> -Rick Farina
> 
> At 07:15 PM 8/9/2005, you wrote:
> >I'm running Debian testing (Etch) on a Dell D800.  I've had problems with
> >the wireless going spotty on this laptop ever since I've owned it.
> >I've even replaced the original wireless card (an atheros based card) with
> >one that seems to have better Linux support (a prism54 card) in an attempt
> >to get better wireless behavior.
> >
> >I'm hoping that someone on this list has more networking savvy than I have
> >(not an unreasonable hope, really).  I'm thinking this has to do with
> >networking settings and not with the card or driver.  Here's what I observe:
> >
> >1. I get an IP address via DHCP just fine.
> >
> >2. I have decent wireless networking for up to an hour or so before it
> >drops out
> >
> >3. at some point, the wireless networking just drops off.  At this point,
> >the following is the state of the networking:
> >
> >A. ifconfig confirms that I still have a good IP address
> >
> >B. iwconfig shows that it still thinks it is talking to the correct AP,
> >ESSID is still there, etc.
> >
> >C. pings to the local wireless adapter itself work fine
> >
> >D. pings to the wireless access point fail with "Destination Host
> >Unreachable."
> >
> >4. I don't find anything conclusive in /var/log/syslog.  Sometimes it
> >seems to be coincident with ntpd attempting to sync, but not always.
> >
> >5. doing an ifdown/ifup cycle doesn't fix the problem, but a reboot
> >usually will get me working again.
> >
> >Can anyone give me some pointers on what to check next?  I can usually
> >reproduce this problem easily enough (within in hour or so of working
> >wirelessly).
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Rick Reynolds
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