Re: [gentoo-user] problems with rtl8187

[Crob <crobzhu@gmail.com>]

Dominic Kexel :
> Hi there!
>
> Yesterday I updated my kernel to 2.6.27-gentoo-r8 and wanted to give the
> rtl8187-module a try. I am using an Alpha-Network WLAN-USB-Adapter with
> the Realtek 8187-chipset.
>
> The problem is following: 
> After loading the module and configuring the interface, everything works
> fine for about 10 seconds, and then the connections breaks up.
> /var/log/messages doesn't show anything. I have to reload the module
> and re-configure the interface to have it work for another 10 seconds.
>
> I blacklisted rtl8187 and installed the r8187-driver-module from 
> http://dl.aircrack-ng.org/drivers/. This works fine, but I don't know
> why the kernel-driver does not work as it should.
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
>   
I'v got a wireless network card in rtl8187 as well. I'm very srue It
works well with the kernel >=2.6.26.
I used the rtl8187 driver of the kernel supported and compiling it as a
module. It's working stable with aircrack-ng both monitoring and managing.