I think you are correct with the users not thoroughly testing the connection. i have also read many posts by users claiming that WPA2 was the culprit and of course that did not turn out to be true. i have tested this with WPA2, WPA, WEP, and with no encryption and none of them made any difference.
On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 5:54 PM, PetterKatt <[email protected]> wrote: > Without the backports loaded my wifi drops all by itself every now and then, > now Im able to have a stable connection as long as I dont download data over > 900kb/s. It drops after about 45 seconds of continous "high speed" transfer. > I dont have the same problems with the speed drops, its the whole connection. > Last drop I waited for 35 minutes for it to reconnect, then I rebooted. > Have tried both WPA-PSK and WEP and no diffrence so I dont think its the > encryption. > > I have read that there is a issue with the Asus UL30A and wifi (the one > Im on) but all the forumposts has a happy ending when ppl install the > backports... It might just be that without the backports it cant keep > connection at all and that ppl dont care to test the connection further. > > -- > Atheros AR9285 wireless connection unstable > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/519158 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > I currently am experiencing issues with the "ath9k" modules present in kernel > "2.6.31-20-generic" on Kubuntu 9.10. when using the stock modules included > with that kernel my wifeless connection in extremely unstable and disconnects > and reconnects frequently. After i installed > "linux-backports-modules-wireless-karmic-generic" i have been able to > maintain a wireless connection but am suffering from serious speed issues. > the speed will drastically spike up and then slow down to taking several > minutes to transfer even one MB between the laptop with the Atheros and a > desktop wired directly into the router. we have other laptops and various > other devices that are able to use the wireless with no issues. it seems to > only be this machine with the AR9285. Any help with this work greatly be > appreciated. Thank You. > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/519158/+subscribe > -- Atheros AR9285 wireless connection unstable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/519158 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
