I'm seeing the same problem on my laptop (Acer Aspire 5749 Core I-3 4GB RAM 500GB HDD) with Ubuntu Precise 12.04 (64bit).
# lspci | grep -i ethernet ian@LAPTOP:~$ lspci | grep -i ethernet 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8152 v2.0 Fast Ethernet (rev c1) ian@LAPTOP:~$ # uname -r ian@LAPTOP:~$ uname -r 3.2.0-32-generic ian@LAPTOP:~$ Strangely, when I *do* have a wireless network connection, the system tray icon shows the icon for a "Wired" connection and not a "Wireless" connection. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1051103 Title: 14e4:4727 wireless misbehaves / disconnects when running on battery To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1051103/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
