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Hi,
I've got SMC2862w-G (45Mb) USB wifi dongle working using ndiswrapper.
My normal web browsing is quite good but If I down load or FTP a file >100Mb Arch frezes and I have to disconnect mains to reset the pc. (No mouse, Alt+tab etc...)
Are there any buffres etc I can change to improve data transfer rates? or is this a fault?
System woks perfectly with 100Mb lan connection.
Thanks
Ben
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What is the INF file you are using? I have a Linksys WUSB54G USB adapter, and I am experiencing a similar problem. It appears to load fine during boot, but if I download either a large file, or have a high rate of transfer, the system freezes. Also, if i simply leave my system idle after boot, the system will lock up after about 15 minutes. This has started happening only after the upgrade to the initrd-based kernel. So, I was wondering which INF file you use to see if it was the same one, or similar one, to the one I use.
Bostoniman
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What is the INF file you are using? I have a Linksys WUSB54G USB adapter, and I am experiencing a similar problem. It appears to load fine during boot, but if I download either a large file, or have a high rate of transfer, the system freezes. Also, if i simply leave my system idle after boot, the system will lock up after about 15 minutes. This has started happening only after the upgrade to the initrd-based kernel. So, I was wondering which INF file you use to see if it was the same one, or similar one, to the one I use.
I downloaded Winxp drivers from SMC website. (The drivers included in the product CD did not work)
It seems to be I've got the same problem. I have this problem even on 2.6.13 Arch Kernel. No initrd
I saw another post about ndiswrapper hanging problem. It seems to be ndiswrapper people don't want to know you unless you are a UNIX guru.
I don't know what to do here.
Ben
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I looked up my card on the ndiswrapper Wiki's list of cards known to work. I found out that, in my case, there are multiple options for configuring ndiswrapper for my card, in other words there are a few choices for functional INF files. You may want to look that up for your card, and see if that's a possibility for you.
Bostoniman
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I have had a similar problem with ndiswrapper, that causes the computer to lock up under higher network loads. My only advice is to try a different driver, or wait for a new version, they're released frequently and often fix bugs in the last.
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I have had a similar problem with ndiswrapper, that causes the computer to lock up under higher network loads. My only advice is to try a different driver, or wait for a new version, they're released frequently and often fix bugs in the last.
I don't know how get these log files ndiswrapper guys are asking. If i know I wouldn't put up with this. Wlan is my only connection.(carputer)
On the ohert hand if ndiswrapper guys don't know about this fault how are they going to fix it.
I don't know what to do.
Ben
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