Hello, I have installed SuSE 9.3 on my laptop about a month ago. Everything I have been using was working without problems, but lately my wireless card looses connection to the network. ifconfig shows that the device is up and that the DHCP has assigned an IP address, but I cannot access the network. When bringing the interface down, up and setting the default route again: # ifdown eth1 # ifup eth0 # route add default gw 192.168.100.1 When performing this ritual the wireless network is working again. If I then stop using the network for a while, it looses connectivity again and I have to repeat the above process. When I reboot the connection to the wireless network is established but as soon as I stop using it for a while, it looses connectivity. Might it be that I missed something during configuration? Albert -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.8/113 - Release Date: 2005/09/27
On Wednesday 28 September 2005 12:49, Albert wrote:
Hello,
I have installed SuSE 9.3 on my laptop about a month ago. Everything I have been using was working without problems, but lately my wireless card looses connection to the network.
ifconfig shows that the device is up and that the DHCP has assigned an IP address, but I cannot access the network.
When bringing the interface down, up and setting the default route again: # ifdown eth1 # ifup eth0 # route add default gw 192.168.100.1
When performing this ritual the wireless network is working again. If I then stop using the network for a while, it looses connectivity again and I have to repeat the above process. When I reboot the connection to the wireless network is established but as soon as I stop using it for a while, it looses connectivity.
Might it be that I missed something during configuration?
Albert
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Hi Albert, Make sure your AccesPoint or your card is not decreasing power during times of inactivity. Maybe it is best to swtich your card from Managed to some of the other options and by trial and error find out what works best for you. (Hence, I'm not a WiFi expert.) Peter
On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:49:47 0200, Albert wrote
Hello,
I have installed SuSE 9.3 on my laptop about a month ago. Everything I have been using was working without problems, but lately my wireless card looses connection to the network.
ifconfig shows that the device is up and that the DHCP has assigned an IP address, but I cannot access the network.
When bringing the interface down, up and setting the default route again: # ifdown eth1 # ifup eth0 # route add default gw 192.168.100.1
When performing this ritual the wireless network is working again. If I then stop using the network for a while, it looses connectivity again and I have to repeat the above process. When I reboot the connection to the wireless network is established but as soon as I stop using it for a while, it looses connectivity.
Might it be that I missed something during configuration?
Albert
I had s similar problem. Wireless connection would drop if no activity. My power saving settings are turned off. So I know this wasn't the problem. Mine would always reconnect without my doing anything however. What I did was put a simple cron job to ping the gateway once every 5 minutes. Not pretty buy it works. Doug
Doug Currey wrote:
I had s similar problem. Wireless connection would drop if no activity. My power saving settings are turned off. So I know this wasn't the problem. Mine would always reconnect without my doing anything however. What I did was put a simple cron job to ping the gateway once every 5 minutes. Not pretty buy it works.
Doug
I have since established that 90% of the time the network connection to the local WLAN is still established. It looses the configured default gateway though. When setting the default gateway again it works fine. It stops working at random intervals of no activity, the smallest time frame I had was 2 minutes. I'm not sure which driver is used, but I've stumbled across a site where the driver is available for download. I've send an email to the support email they list (which happens to be @linux.intel.com) Hopefully it gets resolved this way. Albert -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.8/113 - Release Date: 2005/09/27 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.8/113 - Release Date: 2005/09/27
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