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    anyone had luck with ath5k?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Ethyriel, Jul 27, 2008.

  1. Ethyriel

    Ethyriel Notebook Deity

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    I'm just curious, the old madwifi driver is working beautifully, but with the new mainline ath5k driver I can hardly ping smoothly. Literally, after 3 or 4 icmp packets it starts choking and delaying. Any sort of transfer and it chokes out after a few megs.

    At least it's an improvement over 2.6.25 where it wouldn't even connect to my access point.

    Anyone else with Atheros hardware? What are your experiences?

    I have an AR5212, by the way, the Thinkpad card.
     
    Ethyriel, Jul 27, 2008
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  2. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    Check out my thread here

    Maybe you can use this driver with more luck.
     
    The Fire Snake, Jul 28, 2008
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