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Subject: Re: Atheros wireless problems.
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On 9/25/08, Frank Mayhar <frank@exit.com> wrote:
> So I obtained a D-Link DWL-AG660 cardbus card, which has a 5213 (I
> believe) Atheros chipset in it; it's an a/b/g card.  This is to use
> while the chipset embedded in my laptop isn't supported.  It came today,
> I installed it tonight and, well, problems.
>
> I can get it to associate and, sometimes, even to get an IP address, but
> as soon as I start trying to actually pass traffic on it, all hell
> breaks loose.  It starts timing out and the ath_hal starts complaining.

What version of ath_hal are you using? Try one from CURRENT.