ath5k won't connect -- sometimes

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Fri, 2008-09-19 at 12:07 -0700, bruce wrote:
> hey...
> 
> regarding toshiba satellite laptops.. and maybe any other atheros chip
> laptops.
> 
> i've found the easiest way is to get an external usb wifi dongle, and to get
> madwifi, fire up system-config-network, and everything you need is there,
> ready to go. you're up/running wireless in ~5 mins...

Thanks, but I'm trying to avoid system-config-network in favour of NM.
We'll see if that's possible (it works fine with the wired network).

Also the laptop is mainly used in Windows (it's my daughter's) so I'm
keen on showing this can be done without any extra parts.

poc

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