I can confirm this happens with my laptop as well. Removing and modprobing iwlagn solves the problem.
I'm on an HP Elitebook 6930p. Please let me know if I can contribute any more information to solve this. r...@miguel:~# lspci | grep -i wireless 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless WiFi Link 5300 r...@miguel:~# uname -a Linux miguel 2.6.31-16-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 8 04:02:15 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux r...@miguel:~# cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=karmic DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.10" -- Intel 5300 wifi dies randomly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/403455 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs