I just updated to the latest Ubuntu kernel and had the same slow connection again.
--- From http://www.bandwidthplace.com/ Download Speed: 1149 kbps (143.6 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 637 kbps (79.6 KB/sec transfer rate) Sat 19 Mar 2011 10:02:36 AM CST I downloaded the latest compat-wireless source from: http://wireless.kernel.org/download/compat-wireless-2.6/compat- wireless-2011-03-18.tar.bz2 and followed the same rough instructions I posted in #298: $ tar -xjvf compat-wireless-2011-03-18.tar.bz2 $ cd compat-wireless-2011-03-18 $ ./scripts/driver-select restore $ make $ sudo make install $ sudo make wlunload $ sudo modprobe iwl3945 I am happy to report that all is running stably with good download speeds again. --- From http://www.bandwidthplace.com/ Download Speed: 5090 kbps (636.3 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 640 kbps (80 KB/sec transfer rate) Sat 19 Mar 2011 10:56:21 AM CST $ lspci -vnn | grep -A 1 Wireless 06:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection [8086:4222] (rev 02) Subsystem: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection [8086:1000] Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44 $ uname -a Linux billlaptop 2.6.35-28-generic-pae #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 1 14:58:06 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/621265 Title: Slow Wireless Connection in Intel 3945abg -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs