jxself,
Man, you are full of ideas!
I've never tried using the computer with a different WiFi router, I've only
had the computer a couple of weeks. I could do that as I have another router,
not hooked up at the moment. When I have some time, I'll try that and report
back.
Also, I will try the new kernel. Easy to do. Will report back on that as
well.
The message I get upon failure, the deauthenticating "reason 3" means the
following:
3 Deauthenticated because sending STA is leaving (or has left) IBSS or ESS.
The access point went offline, deauthenticating the client.
http://www.aboutcher.co.uk/2012/07/linux-wifi-deauthenticated-reason-codes/
It seems to me that the software is assuming some sort of blessed handshake
has taken place because certain steps have transpired without a problem.
However it is as if it cannot wait long enough for the DCHP type info to be
picked up (It must be there, other devices pick it up ok). Or maybe it can't
hear it and deauthenticates/does not complete the connection. It thinks the
AP went offline when in reality something simply didn't take place as thought
by the software, leaving a gap that perhaps is seen as the AP not being
there. Perhaps the gap is a spot that was brought about by changes in the
kernel or in Network Manager or wpa_supplicant. I am not a coder so I can
only guess at this. Could be the dd-wrt software in the router is bad too I
guess, I haven't checked their forum, which is huge, might be info there.
This doesn't happen with the USB WiFi but yeah, that uses a different driver.
I noticed the core boot potential in the X60s too and would like to try that
some day. Seems complicated.
