Re: Problem with rtl8187

[Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>]

Mart=EDn Ernesto Barreyro wrote:
> Hello I'm using the latest revision of compat wireless on a Debian Le=
nny
> with a 2.6.27.7 kernel downloaded from kernel.org.
>=20
> uname -ra
> Linux notebook 2.6.27.7 #1 SMP Thu Nov 27 15:12:29 ARST 2008 i686 GNU=
/Linux
>=20
> My notebook is fabricated in Argentina by Bangh=F3. It has a rtl8187 =
usb
> wireless card.
>=20
> lsusb | grep Realtek
>=20
> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:8187 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187
> Wireless Adapter
>=20
> The thing is that when I'm downloading something using a bit torrent
> client the connection falls. Network Manager (v0.7.0) still shows the
> connection as active showing the intensity of the signal, but I can't
> use the network.
> I've search in the syslogs, messages and daemon.log and I can't find
> anything unusual. At least form me.
>=20
> When the connection stops I've to reload the driver with
>=20
> rmmod rtl8187
> modprobe rtl8187
>=20
> I'm a little far from de AP but it becames stable at 11Mb/s and it on=
ly
> falls with the bit torrent client.
> The time it takes to fall is radom, and sometimes it happens after 10
> minutes less or more.
> I've tried to limit the torrent bitrate to 100KB/s and 80 KB/s and
> nothing. Also tried to use a 5.5Mb/s connection to the Ap, but nothin=
g
> improves.

I have had the driver fail for my RTL8187B, but it usually takes 18-24 =
hours. It
is good to know that a torrent client makes it happen more frequently. =
Perhaps I
can capture the wireless packets and see where it fails.

Thanks for your report,

Larry
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