A Toshiba Satellite C55-A notebook running 64-bit openSuse 13.1 with KDE loses the Wi-Fi connection after 8 to 10 hours. I'm managing the connection now with Network Manager, after setup in Yast. Only way to reconnect seems to be a reboot. However, the reboot requires a power off/on cycle as the "restart computer" button (from the 'Leave' menu or from CTL-ALT-DEL) shuts down the OS but hangs with only a few lines of text visible (I hit ESC to remove the boot screen).
Dropping the Wi-Fi link and not completing the reboot both seem odd behavior. Could they be linked? This machine had a problem with the WiFi a few weeks ago and reinstalled oS 13.1 (without formatting the partition that mounts on /home). Could there be something in the user config that persisted to cause the problem?
Another Toshiba notebook (Satellite A665-S, 64-bit openSuse 13.1, KDE) sitting next to the first has no trouble holding the Wi-Fi connection to my router. The two notebooks typically show different access points in the 'Scan' function of Network Manager. At the moment the C55-A shows two APs, on channels 1 (mine) and 11. The A665-S shows them and four additional APs, two on Channel 6 and two more on channel 1 for a total of six. The four additional APs show signal strengths of 20-30%; the first two are about 70% (mine) and 34% (external). Closed the 'Available Networks' window and launched 'Scan' again on the C-55A which still shows only two APs.
Both machines are current with online updates.
Thanks for reading. Even wild guesses appreciated.
Dropping the Wi-Fi link and not completing the reboot both seem odd behavior. Could they be linked? This machine had a problem with the WiFi a few weeks ago and reinstalled oS 13.1 (without formatting the partition that mounts on /home). Could there be something in the user config that persisted to cause the problem?
Another Toshiba notebook (Satellite A665-S, 64-bit openSuse 13.1, KDE) sitting next to the first has no trouble holding the Wi-Fi connection to my router. The two notebooks typically show different access points in the 'Scan' function of Network Manager. At the moment the C55-A shows two APs, on channels 1 (mine) and 11. The A665-S shows them and four additional APs, two on Channel 6 and two more on channel 1 for a total of six. The four additional APs show signal strengths of 20-30%; the first two are about 70% (mine) and 34% (external). Closed the 'Available Networks' window and launched 'Scan' again on the C-55A which still shows only two APs.
Both machines are current with online updates.
Thanks for reading. Even wild guesses appreciated.