Description of problem: iwl3945 doesn't tries to re-connect to my wireless access point after it gets disconnected from the access point. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.22.4-65.fc7 How reproducible: Disable all networkManager stuff and use system-config-network to configure the wireless device. ReBoot fedora7 latest updated laptop having intel wireless card. I am using iwl3945 driver. Use internet in it and when suddenly power goes down and my wireless router switches off I am disconnected. This far is okay. But later when power comes back and the wireless access point starts all over again my laptop doesn't find it and cannot connect to the wireless router automatically. I have to: rmmod -r iwl3945 modprobe iwl3945 and then it's re-connects me to the wireless router. I had no such problem with ipw3945 which use to automatically re-connect me after any such failure. I probably think it's a upstream bug and I am not sure whether this has been reported here or at upstream so I thought it might be useful. Any more info needed please feel free to ask.
I'm curious if rather than the rmmod/modprobe you just did 'iwconfig wlan0 essid <essid>' (where <essid> is of course the SSID for your wireless LAN) does that restore the connection?
No. I haven't tried iwconfig wlan0 essid <essid> command. Because rmmod/modprobe worked for me. I will be trying that too soon and will update here. Thanks
Hello, I'm reviewing this bug as part of the kernel bug triage project, an attempt to isolate current bugs in the Fedora kernel. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KernelBugTriage I am CC'ing myself to this bug and will try and assist you in resolving it if I can. There hasn't been much activity on this bug for a while. Could you tell me if you are still having problems with the latest kernel? If the problem no longer exists then please close this bug or I'll do so in a few days if there is no additional information lodged.
Closed due to lack of response...