WiFi problems with Atheros Wireless network adapter

[aliestershagnasty]

I'm running MGA2 on a Acer Aspire 5733Z with the Atheros wireless network adapter and I'm having trouble with it connecting to my Belkin N300 router.
It shows that I have a connection in the taskbar, but it will not load any web sites. I was hoping someone could tell me how or if there is a way to fix this problem, it was working before I done updates on it, but I'm new to Linux so I'm not sure which updates made it stop working, if someone could help, I'd really appreciate it...TIA.

[macxi]

Hi Aliestershagnasty,

Welcome to the Mageia Forum!


I suggest three things:

1 - make sure the media is properly installed and enabled (media 1, 3, 11, 13, 21 and 23)

2 - then update the system at MCC.

3 - make sure the Errata Mageia 2 has some useful hint for your problem.

[yankee495]

It uses ath9k...I have spent a couple of hours on it....Works at my house...it just jumps on it because it has been on it before. Will connect at his house long enough to load a page or two....gets IP address assigned to it but will not go anywhere.

His tablet works at his house...so router seems to be working. It used to work. He thinks an update broke it.

Can he do what you suggested and replace ath5k with ath9k? Like the command "rmmod -f ath5k", can he use "rmmod -f ath9k" or does this not affect the 9k?

[aliestershagnasty]

Hi Aliestershagnasty,

Welcome to the Mageia Forum!


I suggest three things:

1 - make sure the media is properly installed and enabled (media 1, 3, 11, 13, 21 and 23)

2 - then update the system at MCC.

3 - make sure the Errata Mageia 2 has some useful hint for your problem.

I tried what you said and it didn't work, thanks anyway.

[doktor5000]

Can he do what you suggested and replace ath5k with ath9k? Like the command "rmmod -f ath5k", can he use "rmmod -f ath9k" or does this not affect the 9k?

Well, that entry in the errata is only for one specific laptop model, reported by one user.
But checking the rfkill state via

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rfkill list all

and removing and reloading the module (rmmod -f ... && modprobe ...)
can do no harm, if the connection doesn't work yet and it does not matter which kernel module/driver/chipset