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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless problem
From: Iain Buchanan <iaindb@netspace.net.au>
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On Fri, 2008-05-30 at 22:14 +0200, Rev. Ferris wrote:
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> Unfortunately this card doesn't accept that command:
> iwconfig eth2 power off
> Error for wireless request "Set Power Management" (8B2C) :
>     SET failed on device eth2 ; Operation not supported.
> 
> Any other suggestion?
> Thanks,
> Luigi

how about
iwconfig eth2 power all
?  Perhaps you could write a postup script that pings slowly:
ping -i 30 your.isp.com

hth,
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