On Tue, 2012-01-10 at 10:07 -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote: > Hello. > > I have an IBM T60 with an Atheros chipset running Debian unstable, Gnome > 3.2, Network Manager 0.9.2.0, and Linux kernel 3.1.8 (all Debian > packages). I have noticed seemingly random disconnections of a stable > 802.11a/bg wireless connection and then an immediate reconnect. While > this can cause momentary pauses of SSH sessions, it seems to kill > streaming using Pulse Audio to a remote PA server within a few tens of > seconds. The PA sink will not reappear until the link is renegotiated > it seems.
What does 'dmesg' output say? There's more debugging hints on this page too which would help us diagnose what's going on. http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManager/Debugging Dan > Rather than end the message here, I ask what can I do to help identify > the problem and then fixing it? So far I have not built NM from Git but > will consider doing so if that makes the testing more relevant. > > Of note I have experienced the same drop-outs on Ubuntu 11.0 and Linux > Mint 12 on this laptop. I have also experienced that using Wicd results > in no wireless drop-outs on this hardware and software configuration. > It is not my intent to compare distributions or software, but to assist > in identifying the problem area and finding a fix. Please let me know > what tests I can perform and what information I can provide. > > The wired connection from this laptop does not suffer from the drop-outs > and I was able to stream for several hours using the wired connection. > I presume that indicates that something in the wireless stack is amiss. > > Thanks! > > - Nate >> > _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
