[Bug 182473] Re: rtl8187 drops connection

[Saul D. B.]

For those who don't mind recompiling kernel modules, an easy way to fix
this is to build and install the compat-wireless package.
(http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download)

It's a backport of the latest drivers in kernel GIT. that will install
in the /lib/your-kernel-version/updates/ directory, so that you can keep
the drivers built into the kernel should you need to uninstall compat-
wireless.

(WARNING: These drivers are untested. They may not even compile, and
could have bugs. Be aware that the Ubuntu Foundation, the people at
linuxwireless.org, and myself are not responsible for any damage to your
hardware, operating system, or personal health)

Instructions for those that need them:
1. ) sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
2. ) Go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download#Directlydownloadingthetarball and download the tarball.
3. ) Untar the archive, open a terminal and navigate to the extracted directory.
4. ) Do the following:
       $ make
       $ sudo make install
5. ) Reboot. Or you can do:
      $ sudo make unload && sudo make load

Just use $ sudo make uninstall to get rid of them and revert to the old
drivers.

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rtl8187 drops connection
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182473
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