On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 03:40:06PM -0000, Derek Kulinski wrote:
> >> When second problem happens, restarting NetworkManager or
> >> unchecking/checking "Enable Wireless" fixes it.
> > could you instead of doing that simply run:
> > sudo killall wpasupplicant
> > and see if that has the same curing effect?
>
> I'll try that next time, though I doubt it might help. When the
> problem happens I don't see any wireless network and iwlist scan
> doesn't return anything.
> I think wpasupplicant is only necessary when accessing WPA networks.
wpasupplicant is used for everything wireless nowadays. Please test
thoroughly (and multiple times), as the outcome of that test would
define what to do next.
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 03:40:06PM -0000, Derek Kulinski wrote:
> >> When second problem happens, restarting NetworkManager or
> >> unchecking/checking "Enable Wireless" fixes it.
> > could you instead of doing that simply run:
> > sudo killall wpasupplicant
> > and see if that has the same curing effect?
>
> I'll try that next time, though I doubt it might help. When the
> problem happens I don't see any wireless network and iwlist scan
> doesn't return anything.
> I think wpasupplicant is only necessary when accessing WPA networks.
wpasupplicant is used for everything wireless nowadays. Please test
thoroughly (and multiple times), as the outcome of that test would
define what to do next.
- Alexander