[nmglug] No wireless Ubuntu 11.10

[Nick Frost]

On 12/23/12 08:51, BrianO'Keefe wrote:

> Thanks Nick,
> 
> In the interim I did much of what you write here, reinstalling the
> driver and reloading the wl module. I finally just shut down the box,
> after multiple restarts, and this morning my wireless is automagically
> present! Thanks for the early holiday gift!

That's good news Brian, I'm glad to hear it's working.

I do have to say that having recently switched back to Linux on the
laptop (from OS X) I'm surprised by the wireless issues across the
board. I disassembled this new Asus laptop running 12.10 and replaced
the mini PCI Atheros 8131 (slow wireless speeds at 72 MB/sec maximum)
with an Intel Centrino 6230 only to find I had to disable 802.11n due to
framing errors. There are innumerable posts on various forums about
wireless problems with the 6230 and other 802.11b/g/n chipsets.

I guess we can only hope the Linux wireless situation gets better with time!

Best wishes,

-Nick

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