[GRLUG] wifi connection drops under Ubuntu

[John-Thomas Richards]

On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 07:32:31PM -0400, Joshua Hulst wrote:
> On Thursday 08 April 2010 19:22:55 John-Thomas Richards wrote:
> > I'm using NetworkManager.
> 
> NetworkManager can be a bit funny.  From this bug report, 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/407040 it looks like the 
> driver may be to blame.
> 
> If the disconnects are happening at regular intervals, I would guess that you 
> are having the same problem as the reporter where NM is scanning for access 
> points which throws off the current connection.
> 
> I'd recommend disabling NM and installing WICD and see if that helps...
> 
> Josh

It doesn't seem to be a regular occurrence, though it is frequent.  I'll
have my wife pay closer attention to how regular the drops are.
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