I've got and SMC 2652W Access Point and a Cisco 352 pcmcia card for use at home.
The connection drops every once in a while, and I often need to power-cycle the access point to get it to re-sync. Rebooting the laptop or removing and reinstalling the pcmcia card doesn't seem to help. I assumed this was a configuration or driver issue on the linux side. But I just got back from OSCON where my wireless worked flawlessly under Debain. It seems to be an issue with the way the Cisco card and SMC access point talk -- they are just a few feet apart so it's not a range issue. I'm not aware of ways to debug the hardware other than using iwconfig and ping. Iwconfig looks normal, and ping either works or it doesn't. I used to run the laptop under Windows with the matching SMC pcmcia card. It was very stable, but the range sucked. I have not been that thrilled with the SMC access point (due to the range), so I'm considering buying a slightly higher-end device. Not sure if that will help much, but it might be worth a try. Would it make sense to buy a Cisco unit that is in the same series as my card? Such as: http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=271073 Or is that throwing money at a brand name? I see those cisco units on Ebay for a small savings, but nothing too significant. Any suggestions on how to debug the dropped connections? Any recommendations on Access Points? Thanks, -- Bill Moseley mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
