Low wifi reception in Ubuntu

[Dotan Cohen]

>    This is a VERY common problem. The Windows XP has a driver added
> that turns on the wifi receiver. Really! So when you try Linux it can't
> turn it on and it is bad. On my laptop Windows has that driver and I
> have to take my laptop where there is no WiFi, and turn it on with
> windows, and then turn off the computer.
>

I remember you mentioning that once, Karl. It was a Vista laptop, no?

In this case it appears that the card is working, but poorly. In fact,
he sees other people's wifi routers just fine, only his own has bad
reception when in Linux!

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Dotan Cohen

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