Also, just to verify that it is NOT a driver issue, I tried getting network manager to play with ndiswrappered wifi drivers, and I experienced the SAME thing, even with ath_pci and ath5k were rmmodded.
However, I did see a boost in signal by about 50%.
Anyway, either use wcid or volanin's patched up nm deb to fix the dropping problem (and additionally the 1m/s bit rate issue) and ndiswrapper for AR5008 bad signals.
Here's the quick and dirty 32bit i386 fix:
https:/ /launchpad. net/~volanin/ +archive/ ppa/+build/ 1124266/ +files/ network- manager_ 0.7.1~rc4. 1.cf199a964- 0ubuntu2- volanin1_ i386.deb
Also, just to verify that it is NOT a driver issue, I tried getting network manager to play with ndiswrappered wifi drivers, and I experienced the SAME thing, even with ath_pci and ath5k were rmmodded.
However, I did see a boost in signal by about 50%.
Anyway, either use wcid or volanin's patched up nm deb to fix the dropping problem (and additionally the 1m/s bit rate issue) and ndiswrapper for AR5008 bad signals.
Good luck!