Return-path: Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com ([74.125.92.27]:53817 "EHLO qw-out-2122.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751006Ab0DJMHL convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:07:11 -0400 Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 8so1507303qwh.37 for ; Sat, 10 Apr 2010 05:07:11 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <4BB7660A.3030900@lwfinger.net> <4BB773A9.2070703@lwfinger.net> Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:07:10 -0300 Message-ID: Subject: Re: RTL 8187b - naughty behaviour From: Rogerio Luz Coelho To: Larry Finger Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 2010/4/3 Rogerio Luz Coelho : > 2010/4/3 Larry Finger : >> On 04/03/2010 11:49 AM, Rogerio Luz Coelho wrote: >>> >>> I have a MS-Win7 instalation on this Laptop and it works 100% even at >>> longer distances than you report,even with walls in between. >>> >>> Will do the tcpperf test as soon as I get home. There are other with >>> the same problem with my exact chip here in Brasil , that is because >>> one of our leading Laptop vendors uses this config. >> >> What is the exact make and model of the device? It might be difficult >> for me to get one in the US, but one of the rtl8187 developers lives in >> Brazil. He should be able to find one. >> > > It?s a POSITIVO R430L - Core 2 Duo 4GB RAM > > >>> Does it matter that the USB port used in this setting is a connected >>> to a USB HUB and then to the mother board? >> >> Is the hub passive, or is it powered? If the hub is good and not >> underpowered, it should be OK. >> >>> More details and tests will come your way in a day or two ... will >>> reinstall Mandriva 2010 and do some tests with older kernels. >> >> If you can download an openSUSE 11.2 Live CD and burn it, you would not >> even have to do an installation. That one has a 2.6.31 kernel. >> >> Larry Downloaded and installed: OpenSuse 11.2 - LiveCD result: Gnome Network-Manager tells me there is connection but no ping resposes, Firefox complains about conections errors. Mandriva 2010.0 (kernel 2.6.31-12) result: concection comes and goes ... generally the first boot of the day connects, but it lasts less than 5min. The error code is the "deauthentication by local reason (reason=3) again. MS-Win7 : connects and is as fast as ever. -- Any other suggestions? Rogerio PS: Will give OpenSuse a HD install atempt and will try to debug the Mandriva for some time, future tries involve Debian Stable (old kernel) and some Fedora (any suggestions?) and the NDISwrapper drive in a Debian Testing (the Distro I need working)