VY wrote: > Hi : > > I have a Linksys Wireless-G USB adapter (Model WUSB54GC) which I use to > connect to a wifi router at work for > connectivity. It is DHCP and works fine most of the time. Every now then, > after a long usage especially, it will disconnect > from the router itself. In fact, it seems that the USB adapter is not > functional anymore even though the green light on it is still lit. > If I unplug and plug it back it, green light is lit, wlan0 shows as "UP" in > ifconfig but I do not receive any address. > > I look at /var/log/message (included below), it would just say wlan0: link > is not ready. The network-monitor GUI says wlan0 is invalid. If I wait a > day or two, the USB adapter will start working again. > > Can anyone offer clues to explain this very odd behavior? I borrowed > another adapter from my sister (same model) and > the same thing would happen over time. I uses 2 different boxes (kernel > 2.6.27 and 2.6.28) and the same thing happened on both boxes. > > > May 7 16:07:28 vdesktop kernel: [624515.252024] usb 1-4: new high speed USB > device using ehci_hcd and address 56 > May 7 16:07:28 vdesktop kernel: [624515.579410] usb 1-4: configuration #1 > chosen from 1 choice > May 7 16:07:29 vdesktop kernel: [624516.124779] Registered led device: > rt73usb-phy0:radio > May 7 16:07:29 vdesktop kernel: [624516.125600] Registered led device: > rt73usb-phy0:assoc > May 7 16:07:29 vdesktop kernel: [624516.126329] Registered led device: > rt73usb-phy0:quality > May 7 16:07:29 vdesktop kernel: [624516.127495] usbcore: registered new > interface driver rt73usb > May 7 16:07:33 vdesktop kernel: [624520.500521] firmware: requesting > rt73.bin > May 7 16:07:33 vdesktop kernel: [624520.594335] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: > link is not ready > > > --Vincent > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > We had the same problem here with that model. We guessed it to be a heat issue, but don't really have any way to confirm that. I wired the room for ethernet and solved the problem.
Good to know that we weren't the only one having issues with it. Bruce _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
