[SOLVED] wireless dropping, dhclient = solution

Hi
I recently bought a Packard Bell dot nc05, and wireless is dropping all the time. If I try to download something (like a big package) the wireless will shut down and the only thing to do is to reboot. This is some output:
lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
lsmod
ext2 69036 1
snd_seq_dummy 2696 0
snd_seq_oss 31168 0
snd_seq_midi_event 7012 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 53744 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 6768 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
wlan 231760 0
arc4 1732 2
ecb 2788 2
snd_hda_codec_realtek 206504 1
uvcvideo 61040 0
videodev 36544 1 uvcvideo
snd_pcm_oss 40352 0
ath5k 121704 0
joydev 10400 0
v4l1_compat 15688 2 uvcvideo,videodev
snd_hda_intel 26664 0
snd_mixer_oss 17540 1 snd_pcm_oss
fan 4392 0
mac80211 182848 1 ath5k
snd_hda_codec 71716 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 7656 1 snd_hda_codec
led_class 3976 1 ath5k
snd_pcm 73672 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 21100 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
video 19832 0
intel_agp 27484 1
i2c_i801 9656 0
r8169 33896 0
snd 58436 11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 6848 1 snd
output 2884 1 video
iTCO_wdt 10952 0
iTCO_vendor_support 3080 1 iTCO_wdt
thermal 13888 0
uhci_hcd 23540 0
wmi 6600 0
processor 35800 2
button 5556 0
cfg80211 67364 2 ath5k,mac80211
ehci_hcd 35664 0
psmouse 59644 0
usbcore 150192 4 uvcvideo,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
i2c_core 22776 1 i2c_i801
snd_page_alloc 8876 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
mii 4804 1 r8169
agpgart 32756 1 intel_agp
evdev 10176 0
serio_raw 5704 0
sg 27928 0
battery 10984 0
ac 4360 0
rtc_cmos 11212 0
rtc_core 18048 1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib 2500 1 rtc_core
ext4 237988 1
mbcache 7080 2 ext2,ext4
jbd2 57756 1 ext4
crc16 1636 1 ext4
sd_mod 27328 3
ata_piix 23080 2
ata_generic 4680 0
pata_acpi 4228 0
libata 168012 3 ata_piix,ata_generic,pata_acpi
scsi_mod 110708 3 sg,sd_mod,libata
rc.conf
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
# LOCALIZATION
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime", any other value will result
# in the hardware clock being left untouched (useful for virtualization)
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
LOCALE="en_US.UTF-8"
HARDWARECLOCK="UTC"
TIMEZONE="Europe/Stockholm"
KEYMAP="sv-latin1"
CONSOLEFONT="default8x16"
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
# HARDWARE
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(!snd-pcsp !pcspkr)
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"
# NETWORKING
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
HOSTNAME="lilleputt"
# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
# - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
# - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# DHCP: Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#Static IP example
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(eth0)
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
# - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
#ROUTES=(!gateway)
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up. These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
# - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
# - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
# This now requires the netcfg package
#NETWORKS=(main)
# DAEMONS
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng crond sshd)
I connect by running:
iwconfig wlan0 essid ROUTERNAME
dhcpcd wlan0
Any ideas? I do not know what additional information needed ...
Last edited by patogen (2009-09-05 12:28:07)

Hello Patogen!
Is ifconfig wlan0 up missing ? Did you try with autowifi/networkmanager/wicd too ?
"If I try to download something (like a big package) the wireless will shut down and the only thing to do is to reboot." <- What does it mean exactly ? e.g. what do you try to download, and what does it mean 'shut down' in this case ? What's the error output(s) ?

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