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           Summary: Wifi card  using ath9k modules frequently disconnects
                    and stops working at last
    Classification: openSUSE
           Product: openSUSE 11.2
           Version: Final
          Platform: x86-64
        OS/Version: openSUSE 11.2
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Major
          Priority: P5 - None
         Component: Kernel
        AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: ciriarte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
         QAContact: qa@xxxxxxx
          Found By: ---
           Blocker: ---


User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; es-ES; rv:1.9.1.8)
Gecko/20100204 SUSE/3.5.8-0.1.1 Firefox/2.0.0.2pre MEGAUPLOAD 1.0

I've upgraded my internal Wifi with a Gigabyte card based on Atheros AR5008
chip. It works for some minutes, sometimes for more than an hour and then the
connection starts to break.

Apparently same bug in Ubuntu:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/414560

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Configure network with KNetworkManager
2.Connect to network
3.Browse internet for a while
Actual Results:  
Network disconnects frequently

Expected Results:  
Stable wifi connection

Connection to 2 APs was tested, one with WEP, another with WPA-SK

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