This is a very very VERY Annoying bug! Which needs sorting out... one of the following, is a fix to the problem, in Ubuntu 14.04
Open terminator and enter one of the following steps 1) sudo modprobe ath5k nohwcrypt sudo sh -c "echo 'options ath5k nohwcrypt' >/etc/modprobe.d/custom- wireless.conf" 2) sudo apt-get remove libnss-mdns ubuntu 14.04 is newer, when this bug post was posted, it was posted for a older ubuntu, so the problem may get worse, no one seems to have fixed it or cares -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/568090 Title: ath5k should be loaded with nohwcrypt parameter Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After a lengthy thread, I was able to get to the bottom of my poor web browsing performance in Lucid Beta 2. Basically I kept gettng the "Waiting for <insert site here>..." status on whatever browser I used. Pages would load after a really long time, or sometimes not at all. My laptop uses the AR2413 chipset, which utilizes the ath5k wireless module. We were able to find that loading the module with the nohwcrypt parameter fixed my problem: sudo modprobe ath5k nohwcrypt psyke83 from the forums showed me how to automatically load the ath5k module with the said parameter on reboot. sudo sh -c "echo 'options ath5k nohwcrypt' >/etc/modprobe.d/custom- wireless.conf" Hopefully this information can help others with similar hardware. Whether this should be a default for Lucid, I am not sure because I don't know if it affects everyone the same. The thread is pasted below for full details of everything I tried to find the solution. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1441818 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/568090/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
