NetworkManager ipw3945 resume problem

[Patrick]

On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 17:35 -0500, Steve Siegfried wrote:
> Patrick wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > If I resume my laptop with up-to-date FC6 while it was on a WiFi link
> > using ipw3945 from boot than the WiFi link does not come back properly.
> > It tries to reestablish the connection and actually succeeds for a few
> > seconds (5 bars strength). Then all bars turn grey, a popup says the
> > link was lost and NetworkManager tries to setup the link again. It
> > continues to fail. If I select the wired link, suspend and resume and
> > then switch to the WiFi link then all works fine. Anyone seen this
> > before? Any hints, tips how to fix this?
> > 
> 
> Is ipw3945 supported in FC6 or did you have to add the stuff from Intel
> by hand?

I installed the stuff from atrpms so I guess it is not supported out of
the box.

> Maybe it _is_ worth upgrading from FC5'idly,

Why not wait a few more weeks for Fedora 7 which will have native
support for ipw3945. It uses the new Intel iwlwifi stuff. More info at: 
http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi

Regards,
Patrick