PowerBook Kubuntu issues

[Luka Renko]

On Monday 01 May 2006 03:46, Jeff Yowell wrote:
> I have Kubuntu 5.10 installed on a PowerBook G4 and use a D-Ling
> DWL650 wireless card to connect.  When I start the machine up, it
> connects to the internet just fine. Then, about one minute later, it
> mysteriously disconnects.

I supose you are using madwifi driver? 
Do you use network-manager?
madwifi driver has a problem that it does not allow background scan and 
network-manager is doing scan for new networks every 5 sec or so. This causes 
disconnect/reconnect of current network.

Regards,
Luka