Intel 4965AGN

[dpeters11]

This is on Isadora and a Dell e1505, the first is an annoyance, the wifi light keeps flashing. Can I make it light solid when connected to wifi? Also, it's not seeing my 5ghz network. Is there something I need to do to get it to see it?

[joutlan]

I'm connected right now to a 5ghz network using an intel wifi 5300....I can't figure out why you're not picking up that network with the 4965....I assume you see it with other OS's/computers?

[dpeters11]

Yes, 5ghz network is working. I had been using it for my DVRs, but they're now connected through coax so am wanting to repurpose the band. A Windows system connects fine. I want to avoid 2.4ghzas much as possible as I cannot set it to a channel without major overlap on neighbors strong channels. They're using 2, 6 and 11.

[eiver]

I just installed isadora 64-bit and I have no problems connecting to my wireless with my Intel 4965agn on S96S. Works out-of-the-box. The light is solid green - not flashing. Maybe its a Dell issue and not the card itself? If you cannot solve the problem with your 5ghz network, then try 2.4ghz - it was designed to work in an environment with heavy traffic, so you should be fine working on the same channel as your neighbors (unless they really transmit tons of data). Just make few network speed tests.

[dpeters11]

The flashing light is the big thing, though just annoying. It doesn't actually start flashing until I connect to wifi. Some of the things I'm reading make it sound like it's a feature.

I might see if this works
http://georgia.ubuntuforums.org/showthr ... 511&page=5
but don't know enough on Linux yet to know whether this will work on a Lucid based system.

I'll run speed tests, just trying to get as much speed as possible on my systems as I'm upgrading my pipe this weekend.

[joutlan]

The flashing light is the big thing, though just annoying. It doesn't actually start flashing until I connect to wifi. Some of the things I'm reading make it sound like it's a feature.

I might see if this works
http://georgia.ubuntuforums.org/showthr ... 511&page=5
but don't know enough on Linux yet to know whether this will work on a Lucid based system.

I'll run speed tests, just trying to get as much speed as possible on my systems as I'm upgrading my pipe this weekend.

It flashes when it's working I like to see that personally.

[dpeters11]

The flashing light is the big thing, though just annoying. It doesn't actually start flashing until I connect to wifi. Some of the things I'm reading make it sound like it's a feature.

I might see if this works
http://georgia.ubuntuforums.org/showthr ... 511&page=5
but don't know enough on Linux yet to know whether this will work on a Lucid based system.

I'll run speed tests, just trying to get as much speed as possible on my systems as I'm upgrading my pipe this weekend.

It flashes when it's working I like to see that personally.

I guess to my mind, I'd like to see it solid on when it's working, flashing when it loses connection to get my attention.

[joutlan]

The flashing light is the big thing, though just annoying. It doesn't actually start flashing until I connect to wifi. Some of the things I'm reading make it sound like it's a feature.

I might see if this works
http://georgia.ubuntuforums.org/showthr ... 511&page=5
but don't know enough on Linux yet to know whether this will work on a Lucid based system.

I'll run speed tests, just trying to get as much speed as possible on my systems as I'm upgrading my pipe this weekend.

It flashes when it's working I like to see that personally.

I guess to my mind, I'd like to see it solid on when it's working, flashing when it loses connection to get my attention.

you're not alone...there are guys on the Dell Precision forum who feel the same way, and some like me