Wireless suddenly dropping with a Ralink RT2870
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I have a Linksys WUSB600N v1 Dual-Band Wireless-N Network Adapter Ralink RT2870 USB dongle that worked flawlessly in 11.10. Since upgrading, I can't keep a connection for more than five minutes. The wild world of Google was unable to provide a solution, and I would rather not downgrade although that remains a possibility.
Results of syslog:
slack@slack:~$ tail /var/log/syslog
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon: INFO: Initializing daemon
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Initializing PackageKit compat layer
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack dbus[972]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Initializing PackageKit transaction
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Simulating trans: /org/debian/apt/transaction/aaed4e38eb3c41ad86d2bab6ca03ee7c
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Processing transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/aaed4e38eb3c41ad86d2bab6ca03ee7c
Apr 26 20:26:12 slack dbus[972]: [system] Activating service name='com.ubuntu.SystemService' (using servicehelper)
Apr 26 20:26:12 slack dbus[972]: [system] Successfully activated service 'com.ubuntu.SystemService'
Apr 26 20:30:26 slack AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Get updates()
Apr 26 20:30:27 slack AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Finished transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/aaed4e38eb3c41ad86d2bab6ca03ee7c
Any suggestions?
wireless 12.04 ralink
edited Jan 31 '13 at 21:57
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I have a Linksys WUSB600N v1 Dual-Band Wireless-N Network Adapter Ralink RT2870 USB dongle that worked flawlessly in 11.10. Since upgrading, I can't keep a connection for more than five minutes. The wild world of Google was unable to provide a solution, and I would rather not downgrade although that remains a possibility.
Results of syslog:
slack@slack:~$ tail /var/log/syslog
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon: INFO: Initializing daemon
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Initializing PackageKit compat layer
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack dbus[972]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Initializing PackageKit transaction
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Simulating trans: /org/debian/apt/transaction/aaed4e38eb3c41ad86d2bab6ca03ee7c
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Processing transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/aaed4e38eb3c41ad86d2bab6ca03ee7c
Apr 26 20:26:12 slack dbus[972]: [system] Activating service name='com.ubuntu.SystemService' (using servicehelper)
Apr 26 20:26:12 slack dbus[972]: [system] Successfully activated service 'com.ubuntu.SystemService'
Apr 26 20:30:26 slack AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Get updates()
Apr 26 20:30:27 slack AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Finished transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/aaed4e38eb3c41ad86d2bab6ca03ee7c
Any suggestions?
wireless 12.04 ralink
edited Jan 31 '13 at 21:57
BuZZ-dEE
9,280115170
asked Apr 27 '12 at 0:11
cwwkcwwk
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Connect to your wireless, wait 5 minutes and after it drops the connection paste the output oftail /var/log/syslog/on this page: Fixee and paste the link by editing your question.
– thonixx
Apr 27 '12 at 0:14
I was running apt-get update and it stops fetching, and I can't access any websites although network manager indicates that I'm still connected
– cwwk
Apr 27 '12 at 0:36
Do just this things please: Connect to your wireless, wait 5 minutes and after it drops the connection paste the output oftail /var/log/syslog/(type it in the terminal of course) on this page: Fixee and paste the link by editing your question.
– thonixx
Apr 27 '12 at 0:38
It doesn't seem to drop unless I'm using it heavily. It generally lets me browse the net, but if I try to torrent or run apt it will drop, but I only know this because all activity ceases, not because network manager lets me know. It did not disconnect in the ten minutes I let it idle, but did so soon after I tried using it. This makes it difficult to post the output of syslog according to your conditions.
– cwwk
Apr 27 '12 at 0:55
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I have a Linksys WUSB600N v1 Dual-Band Wireless-N Network Adapter Ralink RT2870 USB dongle that worked flawlessly in 11.10. Since upgrading, I can't keep a connection for more than five minutes. The wild world of Google was unable to provide a solution, and I would rather not downgrade although that remains a possibility.
Results of syslog:
slack@slack:~$ tail /var/log/syslog
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon: INFO: Initializing daemon
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Initializing PackageKit compat layer
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack dbus[972]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Initializing PackageKit transaction
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Simulating trans: /org/debian/apt/transaction/aaed4e38eb3c41ad86d2bab6ca03ee7c
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Processing transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/aaed4e38eb3c41ad86d2bab6ca03ee7c
Apr 26 20:26:12 slack dbus[972]: [system] Activating service name='com.ubuntu.SystemService' (using servicehelper)
Apr 26 20:26:12 slack dbus[972]: [system] Successfully activated service 'com.ubuntu.SystemService'
Apr 26 20:30:26 slack AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Get updates()
Apr 26 20:30:27 slack AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Finished transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/aaed4e38eb3c41ad86d2bab6ca03ee7c
Any suggestions?
wireless 12.04 ralink
edited Jan 31 '13 at 21:57
BuZZ-dEE
9,280115170
asked Apr 27 '12 at 0:11
cwwkcwwk
1113
I have a Linksys WUSB600N v1 Dual-Band Wireless-N Network Adapter Ralink RT2870 USB dongle that worked flawlessly in 11.10. Since upgrading, I can't keep a connection for more than five minutes. The wild world of Google was unable to provide a solution, and I would rather not downgrade although that remains a possibility.
Results of syslog:
slack@slack:~$ tail /var/log/syslog
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon: INFO: Initializing daemon
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Initializing PackageKit compat layer
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack dbus[972]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Initializing PackageKit transaction
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Simulating trans: /org/debian/apt/transaction/aaed4e38eb3c41ad86d2bab6ca03ee7c
Apr 26 20:26:10 slack AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Processing transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/aaed4e38eb3c41ad86d2bab6ca03ee7c
Apr 26 20:26:12 slack dbus[972]: [system] Activating service name='com.ubuntu.SystemService' (using servicehelper)
Apr 26 20:26:12 slack dbus[972]: [system] Successfully activated service 'com.ubuntu.SystemService'
Apr 26 20:30:26 slack AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Get updates()
Apr 26 20:30:27 slack AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Finished transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/aaed4e38eb3c41ad86d2bab6ca03ee7c
Any suggestions?
wireless 12.04 ralink
wireless 12.04 ralink
edited Jan 31 '13 at 21:57
BuZZ-dEE
9,280115170
asked Apr 27 '12 at 0:11
cwwkcwwk
1113
edited Jan 31 '13 at 21:57
BuZZ-dEE
9,280115170
asked Apr 27 '12 at 0:11
cwwkcwwk
1113
edited Jan 31 '13 at 21:57
BuZZ-dEE
9,280115170
edited Jan 31 '13 at 21:57
BuZZ-dEE
9,280115170
edited Jan 31 '13 at 21:57
BuZZ-dEE
9,280115170
9,280115170
asked Apr 27 '12 at 0:11
cwwkcwwk
1113
asked Apr 27 '12 at 0:11
cwwkcwwk
1113
asked Apr 27 '12 at 0:11
cwwkcwwk
1113
1113
Connect to your wireless, wait 5 minutes and after it drops the connection paste the output oftail /var/log/syslog/on this page: Fixee and paste the link by editing your question.
– thonixx
Apr 27 '12 at 0:14
I was running apt-get update and it stops fetching, and I can't access any websites although network manager indicates that I'm still connected
– cwwk
Apr 27 '12 at 0:36
Do just this things please: Connect to your wireless, wait 5 minutes and after it drops the connection paste the output oftail /var/log/syslog/(type it in the terminal of course) on this page: Fixee and paste the link by editing your question.
– thonixx
Apr 27 '12 at 0:38
It doesn't seem to drop unless I'm using it heavily. It generally lets me browse the net, but if I try to torrent or run apt it will drop, but I only know this because all activity ceases, not because network manager lets me know. It did not disconnect in the ten minutes I let it idle, but did so soon after I tried using it. This makes it difficult to post the output of syslog according to your conditions.
– cwwk
Apr 27 '12 at 0:55
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Connect to your wireless, wait 5 minutes and after it drops the connection paste the output oftail /var/log/syslog/on this page: Fixee and paste the link by editing your question.
– thonixx
Apr 27 '12 at 0:14
I was running apt-get update and it stops fetching, and I can't access any websites although network manager indicates that I'm still connected
– cwwk
Apr 27 '12 at 0:36
Do just this things please: Connect to your wireless, wait 5 minutes and after it drops the connection paste the output oftail /var/log/syslog/(type it in the terminal of course) on this page: Fixee and paste the link by editing your question.
– thonixx
Apr 27 '12 at 0:38
It doesn't seem to drop unless I'm using it heavily. It generally lets me browse the net, but if I try to torrent or run apt it will drop, but I only know this because all activity ceases, not because network manager lets me know. It did not disconnect in the ten minutes I let it idle, but did so soon after I tried using it. This makes it difficult to post the output of syslog according to your conditions.
– cwwk
Apr 27 '12 at 0:55
Connect to your wireless, wait 5 minutes and after it drops the connection paste the output of
tail /var/log/syslog/ on this page: Fixee and paste the link by editing your question.– thonixx
Apr 27 '12 at 0:14
Connect to your wireless, wait 5 minutes and after it drops the connection paste the output of
tail /var/log/syslog/ on this page: Fixee and paste the link by editing your question.– thonixx
Apr 27 '12 at 0:14
I was running apt-get update and it stops fetching, and I can't access any websites although network manager indicates that I'm still connected
– cwwk
Apr 27 '12 at 0:36
I was running apt-get update and it stops fetching, and I can't access any websites although network manager indicates that I'm still connected
– cwwk
Apr 27 '12 at 0:36
Do just this things please: Connect to your wireless, wait 5 minutes and after it drops the connection paste the output of
tail /var/log/syslog/ (type it in the terminal of course) on this page: Fixee and paste the link by editing your question.– thonixx
Apr 27 '12 at 0:38
Do just this things please: Connect to your wireless, wait 5 minutes and after it drops the connection paste the output of
tail /var/log/syslog/ (type it in the terminal of course) on this page: Fixee and paste the link by editing your question.– thonixx
Apr 27 '12 at 0:38
It doesn't seem to drop unless I'm using it heavily. It generally lets me browse the net, but if I try to torrent or run apt it will drop, but I only know this because all activity ceases, not because network manager lets me know. It did not disconnect in the ten minutes I let it idle, but did so soon after I tried using it. This makes it difficult to post the output of syslog according to your conditions.
– cwwk
Apr 27 '12 at 0:55
It doesn't seem to drop unless I'm using it heavily. It generally lets me browse the net, but if I try to torrent or run apt it will drop, but I only know this because all activity ceases, not because network manager lets me know. It did not disconnect in the ten minutes I let it idle, but did so soon after I tried using it. This makes it difficult to post the output of syslog according to your conditions.
– cwwk
Apr 27 '12 at 0:55
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My experience is that the official rt2870usb kernel driver is not reliable.
I just downloaded the 2.5.0.3 driver from ralink and compiled it. That works flawlessly.
answered May 4 '12 at 16:27
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the only drivers 2-5-0-3 are not for RT2870 on the site See ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php?sn=501 RT5572 USB 03/22/2012 v2.6.0.0 RT8070 /RT3070 /RT3370 /RT5370 /RT5372 USB 03/28/2012 2.5.0.3 RT539x PCIe 09/26/2011 2.5.0.3 RT3572USB 04/27/2011 2.5.0.0 Where did you download from?
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My experience is that the official rt2870usb kernel driver is not reliable.
I just downloaded the 2.5.0.3 driver from ralink and compiled it. That works flawlessly.
answered May 4 '12 at 16:27
DavidDavid
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the only drivers 2-5-0-3 are not for RT2870 on the site See ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php?sn=501 RT5572 USB 03/22/2012 v2.6.0.0 RT8070 /RT3070 /RT3370 /RT5370 /RT5372 USB 03/28/2012 2.5.0.3 RT539x PCIe 09/26/2011 2.5.0.3 RT3572USB 04/27/2011 2.5.0.0 Where did you download from?
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My experience is that the official rt2870usb kernel driver is not reliable.
I just downloaded the 2.5.0.3 driver from ralink and compiled it. That works flawlessly.
answered May 4 '12 at 16:27
DavidDavid
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the only drivers 2-5-0-3 are not for RT2870 on the site See ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php?sn=501 RT5572 USB 03/22/2012 v2.6.0.0 RT8070 /RT3070 /RT3370 /RT5370 /RT5372 USB 03/28/2012 2.5.0.3 RT539x PCIe 09/26/2011 2.5.0.3 RT3572USB 04/27/2011 2.5.0.0 Where did you download from?
– user60485
May 4 '12 at 19:24
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My experience is that the official rt2870usb kernel driver is not reliable.
I just downloaded the 2.5.0.3 driver from ralink and compiled it. That works flawlessly.
answered May 4 '12 at 16:27
DavidDavid
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My experience is that the official rt2870usb kernel driver is not reliable.
I just downloaded the 2.5.0.3 driver from ralink and compiled it. That works flawlessly.
answered May 4 '12 at 16:27
DavidDavid
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answered May 4 '12 at 16:27
DavidDavid
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answered May 4 '12 at 16:27
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answered May 4 '12 at 16:27
DavidDavid
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the only drivers 2-5-0-3 are not for RT2870 on the site See ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php?sn=501 RT5572 USB 03/22/2012 v2.6.0.0 RT8070 /RT3070 /RT3370 /RT5370 /RT5372 USB 03/28/2012 2.5.0.3 RT539x PCIe 09/26/2011 2.5.0.3 RT3572USB 04/27/2011 2.5.0.0 Where did you download from?
– user60485
May 4 '12 at 19:24
add a comment |
the only drivers 2-5-0-3 are not for RT2870 on the site See ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php?sn=501 RT5572 USB 03/22/2012 v2.6.0.0 RT8070 /RT3070 /RT3370 /RT5370 /RT5372 USB 03/28/2012 2.5.0.3 RT539x PCIe 09/26/2011 2.5.0.3 RT3572USB 04/27/2011 2.5.0.0 Where did you download from?
– user60485
May 4 '12 at 19:24
the only drivers 2-5-0-3 are not for RT2870 on the site See ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php?sn=501 RT5572 USB 03/22/2012 v2.6.0.0 RT8070 /RT3070 /RT3370 /RT5370 /RT5372 USB 03/28/2012 2.5.0.3 RT539x PCIe 09/26/2011 2.5.0.3 RT3572USB 04/27/2011 2.5.0.0 Where did you download from?
– user60485
May 4 '12 at 19:24
the only drivers 2-5-0-3 are not for RT2870 on the site See ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php?sn=501 RT5572 USB 03/22/2012 v2.6.0.0 RT8070 /RT3070 /RT3370 /RT5370 /RT5372 USB 03/28/2012 2.5.0.3 RT539x PCIe 09/26/2011 2.5.0.3 RT3572USB 04/27/2011 2.5.0.0 Where did you download from?
– user60485
May 4 '12 at 19:24
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Connect to your wireless, wait 5 minutes and after it drops the connection paste the output of
tail /var/log/syslog/on this page: Fixee and paste the link by editing your question.– thonixx
Apr 27 '12 at 0:14
I was running apt-get update and it stops fetching, and I can't access any websites although network manager indicates that I'm still connected
– cwwk
Apr 27 '12 at 0:36
Do just this things please: Connect to your wireless, wait 5 minutes and after it drops the connection paste the output of
tail /var/log/syslog/(type it in the terminal of course) on this page: Fixee and paste the link by editing your question.– thonixx
Apr 27 '12 at 0:38
It doesn't seem to drop unless I'm using it heavily. It generally lets me browse the net, but if I try to torrent or run apt it will drop, but I only know this because all activity ceases, not because network manager lets me know. It did not disconnect in the ten minutes I let it idle, but did so soon after I tried using it. This makes it difficult to post the output of syslog according to your conditions.
– cwwk
Apr 27 '12 at 0:55