Hi. I'm having the same problem as you, have you found a solution? Thanks.
On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 4:54 AM, czk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I cannot use iwl3945 to connect an ap far away. even it can hardly be > discovered. > when i boot with a feisty cd, using ipw3945, it works fine. signal > strength shows about 40/100. > the problem not fixed yet. > > -- > iwl3945 has very poor signal reception, whereas ipw3945 works perfectly > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/177624 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Intel Linux Wireless project upstream project presentation in > launchpad.: Fix Released > Status in Source Package "linux" in Ubuntu: Fix Released > > Bug description: > 0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network > Connection (rev 02) > > With the ipw3945 module in the .22 kernel I had great reception, signal > strength, and a stable connection. My Wifi here is pretty weak, since it > needs to go through 3 walls and the sender is across the street (my shoe > string internet), but it worked just fine with ipw3945 (Quality=38/100 > Signal level=-86 dBm Noise level=-86 dBm). On my previous laptop with a > bcm43xx it also worked. > > Now, with iwl3945 it does not even detect the essid reliably. When I poll > "iwlist scanning" I occasionally see it for a second, then it disappears > again. I never see it in n-m. > > Maybe the replacement for the non-free HAL is too conservative about > signal strenght? > > Any chance we could ship ipw3945 as an alternative until iwl3945 gets > better? > ** Attachment added: "unnamed" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13599824/unnamed -- iwl3945 has very poor signal reception, whereas ipw3945 works perfectly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/177624 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
