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mFixman

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Registered: 2011-09-12

Posts: 21

[SOLVED] [...] to an access point only immediately after booting.

I recently got a new router (D-link DIR-615E3), and installed dd-wrt on it. Now, the wired connection works perfectly, and so do wireless connections from any device but my computer.

The connection works well if I connect it right after booting,

root /home/martin # iwconfig wlan0 essid Hochelaga
root /home/martin # iwconfig wlan0
wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"Hochelaga"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462 GHz  Access Point: B8:A3:86:4B:67:D0   
          Bit Rate=36 Mb/s   Tx-Power=15 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:on
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-23 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:1   Missed beacon:0

Yet, if I try to do it again at any other time, the video card doesn't associate itself with the access point.

root /home/martin # iwconfig wlan0 essid off
root /home/martin # iwconfig wlan0 essid Hochelaga
root /home/martin # iwconfig wlan0
wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"Hochelaga"  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=15 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:on

I feel as if I'm missing something obvious, yet I've been trying for a long time and I didn't find any solution. Can someone help me in here?

Here's is my video card information.

root /home/martin # lspci | grep Wireless
04:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

Last edited by mFixman (2012-04-14 03:24:25)

skunktrader

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From: Brisbane, Australia

Registered: 2010-02-14

Posts: 1,554

Re: [SOLVED] [...] to an access point only immediately after booting.

The ath9k driver is broken in 3.3.1 - either wait for 3.3.2 (a few days) or downgrade.  Search the forum -- there are MANY threads with workarounds

mFixman

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Registered: 2011-09-12

Posts: 21

Re: [SOLVED] [...] to an access point only immediately after booting.

The ath9k driver is broken in 3.3.1 - either wait for 3.3.2 (a few days) or downgrade.  Search the forum -- there are MANY threads with workarounds

Indeed, that was the problem.