Return-path: Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.183]:60038 "EHLO ironport2-out.pppoe.ca" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750959Ab0BQFl1 (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:41:27 -0500 From: Stefan Monnier To: Larry Finger Cc: wireless Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] rtl8187se: Modify Kconfig Message-ID: References: <4b7adc62.wTpAwUAB+btMnNY6%Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> <4B7B6F90.6020401@lwfinger.net> Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:30:57 -0500 In-Reply-To: <4B7B6F90.6020401@lwfinger.net> (Larry Finger's message of "Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:24:48 -0600") MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > The list of make/models is usually restricted to places where the > wireless chip is built into a card by am OEM, or where the chip is > embedded in a USB device where it is not visible. I suspect the MSI > Wind 100 uses a Realtek-built PCIe card, the same way that my HP > laptop came with a Broadcom BCM4312. I see, thanks. >> Please let me know if/when you need testers for it (the staging version >> of the driver suffers from stability issues for me, so I'm eager to see >> it replaced). > I certainly will let you know. When the driver is ready for testing, > it will be in the source code of the wireless-testing git tree. Great, so I'll be waiting for it there. > What are the details of your setup? What signal and noise levels are shown by > iwconfig? What distance are you from the AP, and how much interference is on > your channel? The reason I am asking is that I find the staging driver to be > very stable. It never disconnects unless I bump the RF switch. Yes, the connection is stable once it's setup, but I get system hangs when I switch from one SSID to another. Stefan