We did have somebody from OIT visiting us, and confirming this story that some cards may have a threshold being set low (but we compared the dB's and the S/N was ok) and that there are cards that won't play well.
On [Wed Oct 28 10:43], Derek Monner wrote: > I've been experiencing this with the umd-secure-fast network on my > MacBook since I got it about a month ago; it reports that the wireless > card firmware version is "Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.19)". Before > getting the MacBook I had an Asus laptop with an Intel Pro Wireless > 2915 card, which ran many versions of Ubuntu and NetworkManager over > the course of a couple years, and I never had disconnection problems > with that setup. So: Maybe it's related to the Broadcom chipset? > > --Derek > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Andres Cimmarusti <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > > > I just wanted to know if those of you who regularly use the umd-secure > > wireless network get recurrent disconnects? > > > > They happen to me at least 1 or 2 times a day, but it really varies. I have > > the latest wpasupplicant and wireless-tools installed running on a vanilla > > 2.6.27.38 kernel. My wireless chip is a broadcom 4318 (I have the feeling > > this is the problem, because I've had issues with it in the past with low > > signal connections). I use Network-Manager to connect to WPA. > > > > If someone knows something that can help me, let me know > > > > Andres Cimmarusti > > > > http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~candres/ > >
