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  1. Bug #378156
  2. Comment #15

Comment 15 for bug 378156

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Christopher Peplin (chris.peplin) wrote :

I have the unstable connection problem with an ar928x wireless card, using the ath9k driver. The card is in a brand new Dell Inspiron 1440.

I first noticed the problem in a standard 9.04 installation, where the connection would stop working for a 30s-1 minute period. NetworkManager wouldn't report any problems, but dmesg showed wlan0 deauthenticating and doing a "direct probe" to the AP. After a while, the log becomes filled with this loop of deauth and re-association with the AP. Installing linux-backports-modules-jaunty had no effect.

I am now trying again in 9.10 Alpha 5, with linux-backports-modules-karmic installed. I have the same problem, and I would even say it is worse. Every 30 seconds I am disconnected, although the signal strength remains full and NetworkManager reports no problems. The output of dmesg looks the same as before.

I will add the various logs to this bug as soon as I can find a network cable to get that laptop on the network.