"ext Neil MacLeod" <gmane at nmacleod.com> writes: >>> Previous ver used to give rock solid wifi connection. However after >>> latest firmware upgrade now find connection speeds slow and that >>> behind a Belkin preN router connected to 20mb cable connection. >> The WLAN sleep timeout was reduced in this release to help power >> consumption. Unfortunately with some Access Points which do not >> support Power Save Mode properly there might be connection problems, >> which I think you are seeing now. >> >> Please report all problems to bugzilla. Remember to include at least >> AP's make, model and firmware version. Thanks. >> > > Kalle - for the timeout problems, see > https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1636 Yeah, I'm aware of that bug. I'm on vacation now, and will be for the next two and half weeks, so my response times will be high. > Jake mistakenly tried to close it as INVALID. Unless you intend to > revert back to the 3.2007 default you may want to think about adding a > GUI checkbox that enables/disables the shorter timeout, or perhaps add > a text/list box that allows the user to select their own timeout. I think that revert is not an option, but a GUI would be appropriate due to the number of people having problems. > It would be nice to see some input from yourself on this bug - so far > we're just discussing it amongst ourselves until it's either fixed, > closed or marked as invalid. Not a good use of Bugzilla. I will comment on that bug soon. Neil, thank you for all your efforts on solving WLAN problems. I really appreciate it. -- Kalle Valo
