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From: Marco <netuse@lavabit.com>
Subject: Re: DHCP request timed out, iwlwifi
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 21:06:07 +0200
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On 2012-08-06 Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>
wrote:

> What kernel version?

3.2.0

> Is the network an 802.11n-enabled network?

Nope.

> If you have kernel version 3.2, try to disable 802.11n and see if
> that makes things happier.

Unfortunately not.

> Association happens correctly, but data frames do not work.

Sorry, I don't quite get it. What is the problem here (if you can
tell), a bug in the driver?

> Do something like the following:
> 
> rmmod iwlwifi
> modprobe iwlwifi 11n_disable=1
> (let it reconnect)

Same as before.

> Or, better yet, upgrade your kernel version to 3.4 or later, but
> that's probably not something that Canonical will do in the near
> future with 12.04.

If it helps, I can build and install my own kernel. What would you
suggest, any objections against 3.5.0 or should I go for a 3.4.0?

Thanks for your help.


Marco