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Since: Nov 21, 2008
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:51 pm
Post subject: Wireless networking problem in Ubuntu 8.10
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I am a Linux newbie who knows just enough to get myself into trouble...
I had my machine seamlessly connecting to the wireless network from
Ubuntu 8.04, and now very, very intermittently from 8.10. Don't have any
idea why - it takes forever to connect now, and multiple tries.
The problem isn't with the ISP. The same laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad T61) has
no problem connecting using Windows XP, and everything worked fine in
8.04. There's something about 8.10 that doesn't like my wireless network
- or vice-versa.
I've appended my hardware setup below. Can anyone out there help?
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory
Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82566MM Gigabit Network
Connection (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI
Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio
Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express
Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express
Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express
Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express
Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express
Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI
Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HBM (ICH8M-E) LPC Interface
Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE
Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E)
SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller
(rev 03)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212 802.11abg
NIC (rev 01)
15:00.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev ba)
15:00.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:00 pm
Post subject: Re: Wireless networking problem in Ubuntu 8.10 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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preacher <no.DeleteThis@noway.com> wrote:
> I am a Linux newbie who knows just enough to get myself into trouble...
>
> I had my machine seamlessly connecting to the wireless network from
> Ubuntu 8.04, and now very, very intermittently from 8.10. Don't have any
> idea why - it takes forever to connect now, and multiple tries.
>
> The problem isn't with the ISP. The same laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad T61) has
> no problem connecting using Windows XP, and everything worked fine in
> 8.04. There's something about 8.10 that doesn't like my wireless network
> - or vice-versa.
>
> I've appended my hardware setup below. Can anyone out there help?
>
> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212 802.11abg
> NIC (rev 01)
You have an Atheros based wireless card. Which driver are you using,
madwifi or ath5k? The ath5k driver is new and tends to connect at
slower speeds than madwifi. It's also undergoing development, so the
latest version may be better.
ls /sys/class/net
ath0 is madwifi, wlan0 is ath5k.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:21 am
Post subject: Re: Wireless networking problem in Ubuntu 8.10 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Jerry Peters <jerry.TakeThisOut@example.invalid> wrote in
news:QbGVk.147082$Mh5.74472@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
> preacher <no.TakeThisOut@noway.com> wrote:
>> I am a Linux newbie who knows just enough to get myself into
>> trouble...
>>
>> I had my machine seamlessly connecting to the wireless network from
>> Ubuntu 8.04, and now very, very intermittently from 8.10. Don't have
>> any idea why - it takes forever to connect now, and multiple tries.
>>
>> The problem isn't with the ISP. The same laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad T61)
>> has no problem connecting using Windows XP, and everything worked
>> fine in 8.04. There's something about 8.10 that doesn't like my
>> wireless network - or vice-versa.
>>
>> I've appended my hardware setup below. Can anyone out there help?
>>
>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212
>> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
>
> You have an Atheros based wireless card. Which driver are you using,
> madwifi or ath5k? The ath5k driver is new and tends to connect at
> slower speeds than madwifi. It's also undergoing development, so the
> latest version may be better.
>
> ls /sys/class/net
>
> ath0 is madwifi, wlan0 is ath5k.
I don't know how to tell what driver I'm using. Do I use the ls
/sys/class/net to find out? I'll switch over to Linux and give that a
try. |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:21 am
Post subject: Re: Wireless networking problem in Ubuntu 8.10 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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preacher wrote:
> Jerry Peters <jerry RemoveThis @example.invalid> wrote in
> news:QbGVk.147082$Mh5.74472@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
>
>> preacher <no RemoveThis @noway.com> wrote:
>>> I am a Linux newbie who knows just enough to get myself into
>>> trouble...
>>>
>>> I had my machine seamlessly connecting to the wireless network from
>>> Ubuntu 8.04, and now very, very intermittently from 8.10. Don't have
>>> any idea why - it takes forever to connect now, and multiple tries.
>>>
>>> The problem isn't with the ISP. The same laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad T61)
>>> has no problem connecting using Windows XP, and everything worked
>>> fine in 8.04. There's something about 8.10 that doesn't like my
>>> wireless network - or vice-versa.
>>>
>>> I've appended my hardware setup below. Can anyone out there help?
>>>
>>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212
>>> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
>> You have an Atheros based wireless card. Which driver are you using,
>> madwifi or ath5k? The ath5k driver is new and tends to connect at
>> slower speeds than madwifi. It's also undergoing development, so the
>> latest version may be better.
>>
>> ls /sys/class/net
>>
>> ath0 is madwifi, wlan0 is ath5k.
>
> I don't know how to tell what driver I'm using. Do I use the ls
> /sys/class/net to find out? I'll switch over to Linux and give that a
> try.
>
lshw -C network
Just in case you weren't aware of it, there is an Ubuntu newsgroup:
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:21 am
Post subject: Re: Wireless networking problem in Ubuntu 8.10 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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preacher wrote:
> Jerry Peters <jerry.TakeThisOut@example.invalid> wrote in
> news:QbGVk.147082$Mh5.74472@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
>
>> preacher <no.TakeThisOut@noway.com> wrote:
>>> I am a Linux newbie who knows just enough to get myself into
>>> trouble...
>>>
>>> I had my machine seamlessly connecting to the wireless network from
>>> Ubuntu 8.04, and now very, very intermittently from 8.10. Don't have
>>> any idea why - it takes forever to connect now, and multiple tries.
>>>
>>> The problem isn't with the ISP. The same laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad T61)
>>> has no problem connecting using Windows XP, and everything worked
>>> fine in 8.04. There's something about 8.10 that doesn't like my
>>> wireless network - or vice-versa.
>>>
>>> I've appended my hardware setup below. Can anyone out there help?
>>>
>>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212
>>> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
>>
>> You have an Atheros based wireless card. Which driver are you using,
>> madwifi or ath5k? The ath5k driver is new and tends to connect at
>> slower speeds than madwifi. It's also undergoing development, so the
>> latest version may be better.
>>
>> ls /sys/class/net
>>
>> ath0 is madwifi, wlan0 is ath5k.
>
> I don't know how to tell what driver I'm using. Do I use the ls
> /sys/class/net to find out? I'll switch over to Linux and give that a
> try.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:22 am
Post subject: Re: Wireless networking problem in Ubuntu 8.10 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Jerry Peters <jerry RemoveThis @example.invalid> wrote in
news:QbGVk.147082$Mh5.74472@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
> preacher <no RemoveThis @noway.com> wrote:
>> I am a Linux newbie who knows just enough to get myself into
>> trouble...
>>
>> I had my machine seamlessly connecting to the wireless network from
>> Ubuntu 8.04, and now very, very intermittently from 8.10. Don't have
>> any idea why - it takes forever to connect now, and multiple tries.
>>
>> The problem isn't with the ISP. The same laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad T61)
>> has no problem connecting using Windows XP, and everything worked
>> fine in 8.04. There's something about 8.10 that doesn't like my
>> wireless network - or vice-versa.
>>
>> I've appended my hardware setup below. Can anyone out there help?
>>
>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212
>> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
>
> You have an Atheros based wireless card. Which driver are you using,
> madwifi or ath5k? The ath5k driver is new and tends to connect at
> slower speeds than madwifi. It's also undergoing development, so the
> latest version may be better.
>
> ls /sys/class/net
>
> ath0 is madwifi, wlan0 is ath5k.
ath0 eth0 lo pan0 wifi0
So it looks like madwifi. It does eventually connect, most of the time.
It usually has to try and re-try several times though, which is time
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:03 pm
Post subject: Re: Wireless networking problem in Ubuntu 8.10 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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preacher <no.DeleteThis@noway.com> wrote:
> Jerry Peters <jerry.DeleteThis@example.invalid> wrote in
> news:QbGVk.147082$Mh5.74472@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
>
>> preacher <no.DeleteThis@noway.com> wrote:
>>> I am a Linux newbie who knows just enough to get myself into
>>> trouble...
>>>
>>> I had my machine seamlessly connecting to the wireless network from
>>> Ubuntu 8.04, and now very, very intermittently from 8.10. Don't have
>>> any idea why - it takes forever to connect now, and multiple tries.
>>>
>>> The problem isn't with the ISP. The same laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad T61)
>>> has no problem connecting using Windows XP, and everything worked
>>> fine in 8.04. There's something about 8.10 that doesn't like my
>>> wireless network - or vice-versa.
>>>
>>> I've appended my hardware setup below. Can anyone out there help?
>>>
>>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212
>>> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
>>
>> You have an Atheros based wireless card. Which driver are you using,
>> madwifi or ath5k? The ath5k driver is new and tends to connect at
>> slower speeds than madwifi. It's also undergoing development, so the
>> latest version may be better.
>>
>> ls /sys/class/net
>>
>> ath0 is madwifi, wlan0 is ath5k.
>
> ath0 eth0 lo pan0 wifi0
>
> So it looks like madwifi. It does eventually connect, most of the time.
> It usually has to try and re-try several times though, which is time
> consuming and annoying.
That's wierd, I use madwifi and it connects almost immediately. The
only problem I've had is with a weak signal in airports. That's why I
thought perhaps you'd switched to ath5k.
I'd suggest you find an Ubuntu group and see if others are having the
same problem as Atheros wifi adapters are fairly common.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:30 am
Post subject: Re: Wireless networking problem in Ubuntu 8.10 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Jerry Peters <jerry RemoveThis @example.invalid> wrote in news:Gs_Vk.149194
$Mh5.128481@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
> preacher <no RemoveThis @noway.com> wrote:
>> Jerry Peters <jerry RemoveThis @example.invalid> wrote in
>> news:QbGVk.147082$Mh5.74472@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
>>
>>> preacher <no RemoveThis @noway.com> wrote:
>>>> I am a Linux newbie who knows just enough to get myself into
>>>> trouble...
>>>>
>>>> I had my machine seamlessly connecting to the wireless network from
>>>> Ubuntu 8.04, and now very, very intermittently from 8.10. Don't have
>>>> any idea why - it takes forever to connect now, and multiple tries.
>>>>
>>>> The problem isn't with the ISP. The same laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad
T61)
>>>> has no problem connecting using Windows XP, and everything worked
>>>> fine in 8.04. There's something about 8.10 that doesn't like my
>>>> wireless network - or vice-versa.
>>>>
>>>> I've appended my hardware setup below. Can anyone out there help?
>>>>
>>>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212
>>>> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
>>>
>>> You have an Atheros based wireless card. Which driver are you using,
>>> madwifi or ath5k? The ath5k driver is new and tends to connect at
>>> slower speeds than madwifi. It's also undergoing development, so the
>>> latest version may be better.
>>>
>>> ls /sys/class/net
>>>
>>> ath0 is madwifi, wlan0 is ath5k.
>>
>> ath0 eth0 lo pan0 wifi0
>>
>> So it looks like madwifi. It does eventually connect, most of the
time.
>> It usually has to try and re-try several times though, which is time
>> consuming and annoying.
>
> That's wierd, I use madwifi and it connects almost immediately. The
> only problem I've had is with a weak signal in airports. That's why I
> thought perhaps you'd switched to ath5k.
>
> I'd suggest you find an Ubuntu group and see if others are having the
> same problem as Atheros wifi adapters are fairly common.
Thanks for your comments. The Ubuntu group suggested I come /here/. I
guess I'll keep plugging away at it.
I am, however, wishing I hadn't 'upgraded' to 8.10. Not only is it less
useful (since my connections to the internet are suddenly unreliable), I
find the UI effects kind of strange... |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:31 am
Post subject: Re: Wireless networking problem in Ubuntu 8.10 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:03:34 +0000, Jerry Peters wrote:
> preacher <no.RemoveThis@noway.com> wrote:
>> Jerry Peters <jerry.RemoveThis@example.invalid> wrote in
>> news:QbGVk.147082$Mh5.74472@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
>>
>>> preacher <no.RemoveThis@noway.com> wrote:
>>>> I am a Linux newbie who knows just enough to get myself into
>>>> trouble...
>>>>
>>>> I had my machine seamlessly connecting to the wireless network from
>>>> Ubuntu 8.04, and now very, very intermittently from 8.10. Don't have
>>>> any idea why - it takes forever to connect now, and multiple tries.
>>>>
>>>> The problem isn't with the ISP. The same laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad T61)
>>>> has no problem connecting using Windows XP, and everything worked
>>>> fine in 8.04. There's something about 8.10 that doesn't like my
>>>> wireless network - or vice-versa.
>>>>
>>>> I've appended my hardware setup below. Can anyone out there help?
>>>>
>>>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212
>>>> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
>>>
>>> You have an Atheros based wireless card. Which driver are you using,
>>> madwifi or ath5k? The ath5k driver is new and tends to connect at
>>> slower speeds than madwifi. It's also undergoing development, so the
>>> latest version may be better.
>>>
>>> ls /sys/class/net
>>>
>>> ath0 is madwifi, wlan0 is ath5k.
>>
>> ath0 eth0 lo pan0 wifi0
>>
>> So it looks like madwifi. It does eventually connect, most of the time.
>> It usually has to try and re-try several times though, which is time
>> consuming and annoying.
>
> That's wierd, I use madwifi and it connects almost immediately. The only
> problem I've had is with a weak signal in airports. That's why I thought
> perhaps you'd switched to ath5k.
>
> I'd suggest you find an Ubuntu group and see if others are having the
> same problem as Atheros wifi adapters are fairly common.
Found a solution, I think. Apparently, the driver is not reliable. I
don't know if this is an upgrade or if I'm reverting back to an older
version. I need to reboot to confirm that it works consistently, but
assuming it does, this is a big relief.
Here's where I got the fix:
http://unsharptech.com/2008/10/31/atheros-wireless-in-ubuntu-810-intrepid-
ibex/ |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:19 pm
Post subject: Re: Wireless networking problem in Ubuntu 8.10 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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preacher <no DeleteThis @noway.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:03:34 +0000, Jerry Peters wrote:
>
>> preacher <no DeleteThis @noway.com> wrote:
>>> Jerry Peters <jerry DeleteThis @example.invalid> wrote in
>>> news:QbGVk.147082$Mh5.74472@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
>>>
>>>> preacher <no DeleteThis @noway.com> wrote:
>>>>> I am a Linux newbie who knows just enough to get myself into
>>>>> trouble...
>>>>>
>>>>> I had my machine seamlessly connecting to the wireless network from
>>>>> Ubuntu 8.04, and now very, very intermittently from 8.10. Don't have
>>>>> any idea why - it takes forever to connect now, and multiple tries.
>>>>>
>>>>> The problem isn't with the ISP. The same laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad T61)
>>>>> has no problem connecting using Windows XP, and everything worked
>>>>> fine in 8.04. There's something about 8.10 that doesn't like my
>>>>> wireless network - or vice-versa.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've appended my hardware setup below. Can anyone out there help?
>>>>>
>>>>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212
>>>>> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
>>>>
>>>> You have an Atheros based wireless card. Which driver are you using,
>>>> madwifi or ath5k? The ath5k driver is new and tends to connect at
>>>> slower speeds than madwifi. It's also undergoing development, so the
>>>> latest version may be better.
>>>>
>>>> ls /sys/class/net
>>>>
>>>> ath0 is madwifi, wlan0 is ath5k.
>>>
>>> ath0 eth0 lo pan0 wifi0
>>>
>>> So it looks like madwifi. It does eventually connect, most of the time.
>>> It usually has to try and re-try several times though, which is time
>>> consuming and annoying.
>>
>> That's wierd, I use madwifi and it connects almost immediately. The only
>> problem I've had is with a weak signal in airports. That's why I thought
>> perhaps you'd switched to ath5k.
>>
>> I'd suggest you find an Ubuntu group and see if others are having the
>> same problem as Atheros wifi adapters are fairly common.
>
> Found a solution, I think. Apparently, the driver is not reliable. I
> don't know if this is an upgrade or if I'm reverting back to an older
> version. I need to reboot to confirm that it works consistently, but
> assuming it does, this is a big relief.
>
> Here's where I got the fix:
>
> http://unsharptech.com/2008/10/31/atheros-wireless-in-ubuntu-810-intrepid-
> ibex/
>
That's interesting, apparently Ubuntu has managed to screw-up the
madwifi driver.
Jerry
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:21 am
Post subject: Re: Wireless networking problem in Ubuntu 8.10 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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propman <propman DeleteThis @propmeup.ca> wrote in news:gg7nf9$kpk$1
@news.motzarella.org:
> preacher wrote:
>> Jerry Peters <jerry DeleteThis @example.invalid> wrote in
>> news:QbGVk.147082$Mh5.74472@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
>>
>>> preacher <no DeleteThis @noway.com> wrote:
>>>> I am a Linux newbie who knows just enough to get myself into
>>>> trouble...
>>>>
>>>> I had my machine seamlessly connecting to the wireless network from
>>>> Ubuntu 8.04, and now very, very intermittently from 8.10. Don't have
>>>> any idea why - it takes forever to connect now, and multiple tries.
>>>>
>>>> The problem isn't with the ISP. The same laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad
T61)
>>>> has no problem connecting using Windows XP, and everything worked
>>>> fine in 8.04. There's something about 8.10 that doesn't like my
>>>> wireless network - or vice-versa.
>>>>
>>>> I've appended my hardware setup below. Can anyone out there help?
>>>>
>>>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212
>>>> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
>>> You have an Atheros based wireless card. Which driver are you using,
>>> madwifi or ath5k? The ath5k driver is new and tends to connect at
>>> slower speeds than madwifi. It's also undergoing development, so the
>>> latest version may be better.
>>>
>>> ls /sys/class/net
>>>
>>> ath0 is madwifi, wlan0 is ath5k.
>>
>> I don't know how to tell what driver I'm using. Do I use the ls
>> /sys/class/net to find out? I'll switch over to Linux and give that a
>> try.
>>
>
> lshw -C network
>
> Just in case you weren't aware of it, there is an Ubuntu newsgroup:
>
> alt.os.linux.ubuntu
I am aware. Of course, they sent me here...
I did find a solution, finally (it's elsewhere in the thread). |
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