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Subject: Re: I always need a miracle to connect with iwlwifi
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On Sat, Nov 2, 2013 at 10:36 PM, Felipe Contreras
<felipe.contreras@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry for the crappy format (laptop is stuck).
>
> If the problem is the firmware why does it start working when I
> restart the router?

I was referring FW on iwlwifi, not the AP's. May be restarting the router
triggered some kind of event like Beacon Loss which might have
helped the STA to connect. Just guessing.

> Plus, I should be seeing this problem with other APs.
> And what could Windows be doing differently that doesn't exhibit this problem?

Without knowing the root cause it tough to comment these questions :-)