On Mon, 2011-11-21 at 00:32 +0100, dayer wrote: > Package: firmware-iwlwifi > Version: 0.34 > Severity: important > > Hi, > > I'm using a Toshiba laptop model U200-191 with a wireless card "Intel > Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)" > (according to lspci). My laptop has several disconnections, it depends on the > network and this situation happens randomly. A day the connection goes very > well, without cuts, but next day, with the same network, position and power > signal, there're several disconnections. Now, for example, according on > iwconfig the network has Link Quality=54/70 and Signal level=-56 dBm, and it > has been several cuts. > > I paste the dmesg ouput using Network Manager and with Network Manager stopped > and using only a shell to configure the wireless lan. I've left out the BSSID. [...] > Sometimes the solution is turn off and turn on again the Wi-Fi switch. I know > the problem six or eight months ago. The firmware for this device was last changed 2 years ago; therefore this is not likely to be a firmware bug. It might be a bug in the driver, or a hardware problem (the wifi switch not making a good connection). Could you test the kernel package from stable (linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64)? Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Teamwork is essential - it allows you to blame someone else.
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