On 2/12/07, Patton Echols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have two issues with Network Manager that I think are related, but > perhaps not. > > Note: Using Ubuntu Edgy > > First, I have the Network Monitor applet showing that I have a > connection, as of now, connection strength is at 86%. At the same time > Network Manager (0.6.3) shows connection strength at 52%. (25' > unobstructed line of sight) I understand this is a known issue with > Atheros chipset cards. And I saw at one point a fix. The problem is > that the fix required hacking some element of the NM source and > recompiling. While I'd be willing to give such a fix a try, the entire > discussion assumed at least some modicum of programing ability. I'm > willing to learn, but that's not me. The other issue is that I > understand the fix would then "break" the ability to have Ubuntu > auto-majically update when necessary. I'm not sure that's a good idea. >
Unfortunately the problem is that the Madwifi driver reports their signal strength differently, Robert Love posted a patch for this and I posted the patch on Launchpad for this hoping to get the patch integrated into Fiesty. The bug is at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/69709 if you want to add a "Me Too" I can see about creating new packages with the patch this weekend and posting them if you are not comfortable with rebuilding the package but it really is VERY easy. I know that Dan has said that Network Manager is not affected by the reported signal strength (and he certainly knows more about NM than I do) but until I applied that patch my Atheros card was VERY flaky. _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
