Hi Christopher--

10.04.4 (kernel: Linux ubuntu 2.6.32-38-generic #83-Ubuntu) continues to
have a steady signal for me (though, ironically enough, as I was typing
this message, signal strength went down to 0% a few times, though it
didn't seem to disconnect/reconnect)

Let's assume a regression was introduced sometime after this kernel. Can you 
give me a sense of what I'd need to do from here on out? I've poked around a 
bit on this today and it seems like the next steps would be for me to:
1. Keep narrowing down which kernel (and eventually, using git-bisect, identify 
the diffs that) introduced the regression.
2. Submit the properly documented bug report to the kernel-wireless mailing 
list.
3. Hope the maintainer of the ipw2200 driver takes this on, given all his other 
priorities.
4. Be available to test any kernel patches.
5. Apply the patched kernel to all kernel updates I accept from Ubuntu until 
the patch makes it into Ubuntu.

Any shortcuts? ;)

If this was my personal machine I might be inclined to keep going
through all those steps, even though it sounds pretty intimidating for a
non-developer like me. But this is a friend's machine and the longer I
keep it while troubleshooting, the longer she's without a working
computer where she is.

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  8086:4220 WiFi (signal strength and connection) drops intermittently:
  12.04, Intel 2200BG (ipw2200)

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