![]() ![]() Current kernel, open wifi, testing the Trendnet and the two TP-Links-> device associates but FAILS to get/assign IP.Ģ. When I went to Starbucks to test the open wifi connection, things were not as nice.ġ. ![]() I just went into the wicd network manager dialog and activated the connection. ![]() I tested each by just unplugging one and plugging another, all without rebooting. Result: all devices associated, and acquired IP without issue. I first tested at home against my WPA connection with all kernels and devices. Panda Mini Wifi (b/g/n) 150Mbps Wireless-N 2.4GHz USB Adapter - … =de_a_smtd RTL8187B Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Adapter As the kernel directly supports these devices, I did not install any other drivers. No other module config done except the blacklist. rc.conf is vanilla, with dbus and wicd starting in the DAEMONS line as per the wiki. If it matters, I am running XFCE, WICD, DHCP, dhcpcd. The LTS kernel: 3.0.36-1 w/ Broadcom B43 module blacklisted The current production Kernel: linux-3.4.4-2 w/ Broadcom B43 module blacklistedĢ. The software/network variables I tested were:ġ. This testing was done in a recent installation. See my other threads, but what drove this testing, was the sudden failure of my TP-Link adaptor, TL-WN821N, in a longstanding and fully updated installation. I wanted to share my experience with four different USB WIFI adaptors, that I am using in Arch Linux on a laptop. ![]()
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