Comment 38 for bug 539794

Manoj,
  thanks for the new kernel - I've tested it as requested, with some very interesting results - very specific to the new kernel.

On a reboot, the download speed never exceeds 0.5Mb/s. However disconnecting wireless via network manager and reconnecting, the download speed is at the standard 2.4Mb/s i.e. max speed my line can handle. I no longer see the device failed type messages. This is very repeatable since I tried several reboot and retests.

On the belkin rt2500pci (see bug report in my last post) the kernel crashed in the rt2500pci kernel module in the same manner as described in the bug report.

With a broadcom 43xx and a reboot the download speed is the standard 2.4Mb/s. i.e. the new kernel has no detrimental effects with other types of wireless card.