Description of problem: Dell Latitude E6410 wifi connection very fragile. It needs to be manually reconnected every few minutes in order to maintain contact with the internet, even with 99% signal strength. Wifi component does not believe it has lost contact, but all software (e.g. Seamonkey) that requires internet cannot find it until manual reconnect is performed. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Kernel 3.3.1-5 and all recent kernels How reproducible: No special trick, just boot into Fedora and you will see the behavior. Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Internet connection is not properly maintained over wifi, even with 99% signal strength. Requires manual reconnect every few minutes, although network monitor does not report a loss of wifi connectivity. Expected results: Should stay online if wifi is connected. Additional info:
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