rt61pci driver broken - random disconnects and 1MB rate???

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#1

Hi

So, I have a wireless card that uses the rt61pci driver. Unfortunately it randomly disconnects from the network and throttles to 1MB. Ummmm WTF!!!

Help!

#2

There are like 10 threads about it already, how about using the search.

#3

I am logging this as an 11.2 rant :wink: Been broken for a verrrryyyyy long time, aaa vvveeeeeerrrryyyy llloooonnnnnggggg ttttiiiimmmmeee. I have filed a bug with the kernel guys but I get the feeling from the thread they don’t know what happened between the kernel updates. Lots of diff files and the such but nothigns working… sigh

#4 
sudo /usr/sbin/iwconfig wlan0 rate 48M

works for me. Of course having to enter this every time is a slight nuisance :X

#5

Ahhhh but the card also randomly disconnects from the internet and I cannot reconnect for at least 5 minutes, then I am back to 1MB heaven :slight_smile:

Before the 2.6.3x series everything was fine… on stupid wired when I travel now :frowning:

#6

Have you tried.


iwconfig wlan0 power off
iwconfig wlan0 txpower auto

?

At least in my network card the power management is completely borked and I need the above commands to get started at all. Maybe your disconnects have to do with power management, too? Just a wild guess, but best of luck to you :wink:

#7

Thanks! that last one worked for me… and it’s been working for two days!

Here’s what I did to make it run when it reboots or when NetworkManager puts it up again:

I created a script which I named zzzwlan0 and I put it in /etc/network/if-up.d/ [Caveat! I’m not running Suse :open_mouth: so the location may vary] The zzz part was so that it is the last script that runs.

Anyway, here’s the script, and don’t forget to make it chown root:root and chmod 755


#! /bin/sh
set -e

## This was put in by jose on 20091119 to fix the problem
## with the wireless card dying after a while...

# Only run from ifup.
if  "$MODE" != "start" ]; then
        exit 0
fi

if  "$METHOD" != "NetworkManager" ]; then
        exit 0
fi

if  "$IFACE" = wlan0 ]; then
        iwconfig wlan0 power off
        iwconfig wlan0 txpower auto
fi
exit 0