Bug 787437 - Wireless loses strength randomly
Summary: Wireless loses strength randomly
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: iwlwifi-firmware
Version: 16
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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high
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Assignee: Orphan Owner
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-02-05 04:03 UTC by Samuel Cavazos
Modified: 2012-02-05 18:13 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: Kernel-3.2.3-2.fc16.x86_64
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2012-02-05 18:13:57 UTC
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Description Samuel Cavazos 2012-02-05 04:03:28 UTC 
Description of problem:
The wireless signal begins to lose strength after 10 to 30 minutes of consistent use with intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 adapter and fedora 16 to about 1 kb/s. Not a signal problem, as the windows partition keeps signal.

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How reproducible:
100%


Steps to Reproduce:
1.Install fedora 16 with intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 adapter
2.Use wifi for some time
3.Observe loss signal.
  
Actual results:
Signal fades to about 1 kb/s

Expected results:
Consistent strength throughout use.

Additional info:
Running Kernel 3.2.2-1.fc16.x86_64
Comment 1 Samuel Cavazos 2012-02-05 18:13:57 UTC 
I installed kernel-3.2.3-2.fc16.x86_64 from updates-testing. It appears that the problem was fixed in this release.
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