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[Christos <christos.dimitrakakis@xxxxxxxxx>]

@Larry Finger

More info about the realtek8192
* Ubuntu 14.10
* Kernel: 3.16.0-24-generic
* dmesg output:

Initially, when I connect, I see:

IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
wlan0: authenticate with ec:43...
wlan0: send auth to ec:43 ... (try 1/3)
wlan0: authenticated
r8192ee 0000:02:00.0 wlan0: disabling HT/VHT due to WEP/TKIP use
wlan0: associate with ec:43 .. (try 1/3)
wlan0: RX AssocResp from ec:43 (capab=0xc11 status=0 aid=1)
wlan0: associated
IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CGANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
cfg8021: Calling CRDA for country: SE
cfg8021: Regulatory domain changed to country: SE
cfg8021: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp), (dfs_cac_time)
cfg8021:  ... (data) ...
wlan0: deauthenticating from ec:43 ... by local choice (Reason: PREV_AUTH_NOT_VALID)
wlan0: sending auth
wlan0: authenticated
wlan0: associate with ...
wlan0: associated

* and then suddeny *
AP off, try to reconnect now
wlan0: Connection to AP ec:43 lost
cfg0211: World regulatory domain updated:
cfg8021: DFS Master region: unset
cfg8021: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp), (dfs_cac_time)
cfg8021:  ... (data) ...
...
wlan0: authenicate with ec:43 ....
wlan: send auth (try 1/3..)
wlan: send auth (try 2/3)
wlan: send auth (try 2/3)
wlan: authentication timed out.


AP off, try to reconnect
wlan0: Cnonection to AP lost
World regulatory domain updated:
cfg8021: DFS Master region: unset
cfg8021: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp), (dfs_cac_time)
cfg8021:  ... (data) ...
...
wlan0: authenicate with ec:43 ....
wlan: send auth (try 1/3..)
wlan: send auth (try 2/3)
wlan: send auth (try 2/3)
wlan: authentication timed out.

Not sure what happens exactly. I also tried an upstream kernel (3.17.3)
to no avail. In fact, in the upstream, my wifi adapter doesn't seem to
be active at all.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578

Title:
  No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

Status in HWE Next Project:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” source package in Trusty:
  Won't Fix
Status in “linux” source package in Utopic:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Open this bug to trace device driver RTL8192EE.

  We have seen this wireless card on some laptops, id is [10ec:818b],
  driver is RTL8192EE.

  Status:

  pull-request for trusty was NAKed because next minor Trusty release
  will use Utopic LTS kernel, which had already fixed this issue.

  please wait it or upgrade your whole distro to Utopic.

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