Comment 14 for bug 293946

I'm also experiencing this issue with Ubuntu 8.10 64-bit and the rtl8187. I'm using an ASRock mobo that comes with a built-in WIFI chip. In XP it gets 100% signal strength, but when I boot into Ubuntu I'm stuck at 14% with a maximum of about 300KB/s throughput. After using the connection for more than a couple of hours it drops out completely and NetworkManager is unable to reconnect until I uncheck "Enable Networking" then recheck "Enable Networking." I've done extensive troubleshooting on an RTL8187L with absolutely no luck (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=911581). If I knew anything about writing drivers I'd be in there working on this RTL8187 and the RTL8187L but I'm not really sure where to start.