Mailing List os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Archived Message #5948

From:	"Carl Gehr" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>	Full Headers Undecoded message
Sender:	"OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Subject:	Re: [OS2Wireless] WiFi dropouts (was TP Hibernation
Date:	Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:36:31 -0400 (EDT)
To:	"OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>

On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:31:31 -0400, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote: >On 06/20/07 03:53 pm, Julian Thomas thus wrote : >> In <list-1227844@2rosenthals.com>, on 06/20/07 >> at 09:27 AM, "Lewis G Rosenthal" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> >> typed: >Back on-topic, and probably should be split off into a separate >> thread: >I'm interested to hear from both of you as to any Wi-Fi >> dropouts you may >experience with the 2915 or the 3945 cards. I find the >> later Intel >drivers to be less susceptible to this condition, but still, >> they >happen. I have a client where we just deployed two T60's (running >> XP), >patched to the latest levels (the latest Intel driver for the 3945 >> did >*not* work properly with Access Connections, so I had to roll back >> to >the latest offered by Lenovo), and I have seen a couple dropouts >> already >(and not related to the use of WPA2; these were complete loss of >> >connectivity from the card, requiring a reboot to reactivate). >> >> I have, for another week, a T43 with the 2915 abg nic. I exercised the >> wireless and once I got it to work, didn't notice any dropouts. I'll >> exercise it a bit more during the next few days. I did use the latest >> driver, and didn't have any trouble with Axis Connections, which I >> subsequently disabled, setting it up just to use XP to manage the >> connection. >> >> >Thanks, Julian. Interesting that the latest 2915 driver seems to work >fine with AC, yet the 3945 doesn't seem to want to do that (tried on two >separate T60's). Actually, on my T60 with the 3945ABG [8086:4227], and the latest 'experimental' drivers from GenMac, both the WiFi and the PRO/1000 [8086:109A] are working flawlessly! As a specific example, I have not rebooted the T60 since Sunday [about 4 days]. Since that reboot, I have moved the system from the docking station that has the Wired connection to the living room [WiFi connection] at least two round trips. It has switched from one adapter to the other without failing or locking up. And, this obviously means going from plug to battery and back. That said, the only problem I have noticed is, every time I go back to the Dock and want to print to my Lexmark Optra laser printer, the system cannot see the printer. It insists it is 'off line' in the nastygram that is popped up. I believe this to be an ACPI problem. I am going to have to reboot shortly because I want to print some files. Otherwise, there would be no need. And, the other ACPI that has been rather widely reported: Rebooting without actually powering the system off is not possible. No matter which option is selected from the eCenter for ShutDown [Power off, Reboot, Shutdown], the result is a locked up system. MANUAL power off is required. In the case of the 'Power Off' selection, you also suffer the 'Dirty Drive' situation that means one or more CHKDSKs before the boot will complete. Carl =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <os2-wireless_users-off@2rosenthals.com> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <os2-wireless_users-digest@2rosenthals.com> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <os2-wireless_users-index@2rosenthals.com> Send administrative queries to <os2-wireless_users-request@2rosenthals.com> To subscribe (new addresses), E-mail to: <os2-wireless_users-on@2rosenthals.com> and reply to the confirmation email. Web archives are publicly available at: http://lists.2rosenthals.com This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non- electronic communications related to content contained in these messages should be directed to the above address. (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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