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Wireless keeps dropping

  • 04-08-2009 11:13am
    #1
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,374 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey, i'm using Mint Linux for a few weeks now, and i like it a lot, but i've noticed that the wireless drops on a fairly regular basis... I'll be doing something online (although nothing intensive) and then the thing will pop up in the corner telling me i've been disconnected... I have to manually reconnect by choosing the network and hitting connect...

    I'm on eircom broadband if it matters, and when i use the wireless on the same laptop in the same location on windows there is no problem...

    Is there something I could do to fix this?


Comments

  • #2
    bman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 590 ✭✭✭bman


    I can't tell you what might be wrong but one way to get info to debug it might be to use dmesg.

    Try 
    tail -f /var/log/dmesg
    in a terminal (as root) and let it run. When your connection goes down press Ctrl-C and have a look through the last few entries. Post them up here for more help if it isnt' obvious.

    On some systems you might need to use 
    dmesg
    instead of the above command.

    Good luck.


  • #3
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,374 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Cool, i'll try that later tonight or tomorrow and report back... Cheers..


  • #4
    An Fear Aniar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,377 ✭✭✭An Fear Aniar


    What kernel are you using? If you're using 2.6.31 there seems to be some wireless breakage:

    http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=ubuntu+wireless+kernel+2.6.31&btnG=Search&meta=

    I doubt you'd be using that though. Run the command

    uname -r

    it will tell you the kernel version.

    .


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