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Thread: WiFi freezes and stops working

  1. #1
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    WiFi freezes and stops working

    Hi, i'm kinda new at linux and i am getting some troubles with WiFi. I got a Lenovo G550 with a BCM4312, at first i found some troubles making it work but i managed to find a proper driver and it is working "fine"
    Every 5 minutes or so my WiFi freezes and internet stops working. I don't get disconnected from the network, but until i don't reconnect to it, internet will not work.

    Rare thing is, i realised that this happens ONLY when my notebook is plugged in. When it's working on battery, this does not happen. If i use it on battery it works for 30-40 mins (or more) and 3 minutes after i plug it in, it just stops working.

    I'm using Ubuntu 10.10, if there is any information i could give, just tell me. Thanks!

    Oh, I also have a Windows partition and this does not happen there, either plugged in or on battery.

    Thanks!
    Last edited by Pphax; April 15th, 2011 at 08:50 PM.

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    Re: WiFi freezes and stops working

    What driver do you use, and where did you get it from? Is it a Windows driver, or have you used the Additional Driver utility?

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    Re: WiFi freezes and stops working

    http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php

    I'm using those drivers, here is a screenshot:


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    Re: WiFi freezes and stops working

    Any ideas? this is really annoying : (

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