On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 20:35:33 -0700, John Wendel <jwendel10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Fedora 15 - Gnome 3 - on an old Intel based laptop. > > I'm having a problem with a wireless network connection. For some > unknown reason, the connection drops frequently. When this happens, > network manager prompts for the password (which it has stored correctly) > and then is unable to reconnect to the network. Rebooting fixes the > problem, until the next disconnect. > > Anybody have a solution? I get this on a laptop when transferring large files fairly regularly. I restart NetworkManger which is less pain than a reboot, but still annoying. If you are using the free firmware for a Broadcom chip, you might consider trying out Broadcom's firmware to see if that works better for you. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
