Intel 5100 AGN on Ubuntu 10.04

For me this is a critical bug, because I’m frequently using my Lenovo SL400 on wireless networks. The problem is related to Intel 5100 AGN on Ubuntu 10.04. It connects fine on the start but degrades until it eventually disconnects to the wireless access point. Sometimes I have to reboot to be able to connect [...]

Disable IPV6 on Ubuntu 10.04

Already found a workaround for this on Ubuntu 9.04 (here), but when version 10.04 arrives, I got this from the net which is a better idea to disable IPV6 on Ubuntu. Here’s how: 1. Modify the /etc/sysctl.conf and add the following: #disable ipv6 net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1 net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1 net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1 2.  Save the [...]

Automatically unmount CIFS before Network-Manager Ubuntu 10.04

Even though my previous article already fixed my problem (esp. on Ubuntu 10.04), browsing the net last night and found this script which is way much easier and more effective than my previous: How to use the script: 1. Save it in your personal script folder (mine usually $HOME/bin), for now I named it umountcifs.sh [...]