thanks for your replies. I just ordered a different USB plug, let's see if that improves things. After tinkering so much with it, it seems the better options. In the end it is probably cheaper spending another $14, rather than sitting hours of hours trying to fix it. Hope the TP-LINK TL-WN722N <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SZEOLG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1> will help.
I'll also try to also do what you suggest Dave, let's see if that helps too. Have to say it is a bit annoying that such a simple problem keeps you from using the beaglebone.... -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.