https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=330995#c28
--- Comment #28 from Ben Kevan
(In reply to comment #25 from Ben Kevan)
Created an attachment (id=179370) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=179370) [details] [details] Modified rpm note version: ipw3945-kmp-default-1.2.2_2.6.22.5_31-5.18.i586.rpm
Here is the one I am using, i've tested and working great.
Ben,
I just got back home and was going to play with the source RPM, but checked here first and saw that you have done that. I downloaded your RPM and the module seems to work fine. The problem is that for some reason it has always been able to connect on my home network (WPA), and I'm no longer at my parents' house where it did not work, so I can't draw a firm conclusion. It does seem to connect faster, however, and the behavior of the light is different, more like in Ubuntu or SuSE 10.2. The connection has been a little flaky at one of my client's sites, however, so I will test that early next week and see if it is more reliable.
Many thanks for spending the time working on this, I really hope the developers pick this up and issue an update. It's hard to believe we are the only people affected by this bug, but it does seem to be dependent on the AP since I can connect to several networks OK, so many people may not notice it. BTW, I tried the iwl driver as well, and it seemed to have the same problem.
Dave
Hi Dave, Thanks for giving it a try.. I have open security (locked down by MAC) on my AP, and had the issue you stated you are having are other locations. The patches applied did resolve the issue. As for the light, what was it doing compared to what it is doing now? (Mine is just a solid light, and not blinking, I think it used to blink.. don't remember, that thing annoys me when it blinks though). I'll look at the iwl driver when I have a chance, but I typically just use ipw... so a little lack of motivation and time there. Also, it seems like alot of people are effected by it (there are several other bugs out there, and still doesn't seem to be much movement). My connection after the updates is faster, and signal strength seems to be better also (I thought it was in my head, but you also noted it connected faster). I have not checked if it worked with WPA, but thanks for doing so. Lastly as you see by the scribbles above, I also did other changes and not just apply the newest patch (I didn't just replace the ipw3945.c file, since I wanted to follow the standard Novell uses and keep the vanilla source, and just apply patches). I was very suprised to see that there were many other patches that were there, that weren't applying because it was pointing to the incorrect source folder (1.2.1 instead of 1.2.2). I think I pasted all the diffs.. .. If you want them to look more into.. just let me know and i'll throw your way.. Thanks -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.