On Friday 10 August 2012 19:32:23 Shlomi Fish wrote: > Hi Richard, > > On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:22:38 +0100 > > Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Friday 10 August 2012 11:09:30 Shlomi Fish wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > my Mageia 2 Wireless LAN (Wifi) Connection keeps getting > > > disconnected. I tried running this script as root: > > > > > > <<<< > > > #!/bin/bash > > > IP="10.0.0.138" > > > # IP="192.168.1.1" > > > while true ; do > > > > > > if ! ping -c 4 "$IP" ; then > > > > > > service network restart > > > # /etc/init.d/networkmanager restart > > > sleep 10 > > > > > > fi > > > sleep 5 > > > > > > done > > > > > > > > > It helps a lot, but sometimes one of the programs gets wedged as > > > well, and I need to run "pkill -9 ifplugd" as well. Is there any > > > way to tell NetworkManager, netapplet, or whatever the flavour of > > > the day is to start the connection again promptly after a > > > disconnect? > > > > > > My laptop's specs are: > > > > > > <<<< > > > > > > I also have an Acer Aspire 5738DZG laptop with the following specs: > > > Intel Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4300 @ 2.10GHz. (x86-64). > > > ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570 (r700) > > > 15.6" 3D HD LCD Screen. > > > 3 GB Memory > > > 320 GB Hard Disk Drive. > > > “DVD Super Multi DL drive” > > > Acer Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n. > > > > > > I'd rather not have to baby sit it all the time. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Shlomi Fish > > > > Not sure if it's relevant but I find that if I set "Allow access > > point roaming" in network center it solves it for me. > > I set it now and am trying it with this option set (after rebooting, > which it appears I had to do). Seems OK to fine (even without running > my script), but only time and experience can tell. > > Thanks! > > Regards, > > Shlomi Fish
Fingers crossed then. I've always found it helped. -- Richard. http://www.leiston.info http://www.rose-linux.net
