Greetings!
First off, let me say that I recently switched to Ubuntu Linux from WinXP, and with Wine powering the only Windows program I ever used (that doesnt have a Linux version like Firefox, GAIM, OO.o, etc), and I couldnt be happier. Secondly, I apologize for contacting in this manner, since the FAQ says this is where suggestions go, so I hope this is where you want this comment. Now on to what I believe might be a repeatable bug.
Setup: Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper), fully updated as of 7/7/2006. D-Link wireless USB DWL-G132. Wine 0.9.16 (current).
I have been using NDISWRAPPER to use my wireless device, a Dlink DWL-G132. I have not had any trouble with this device since I got it running in Linux.
Wine has been running without error, and the programs I have been running are AORC+ (1.0.56 version), and Anarchy Online (Fully upgraded, all expansions). I am able to achieve 20-60 FPS with Anarchy Online, which rivals my Windows Install (but I am running only 16 bit graphics to do it).
The issue is this: I am uncertain which is the culprate (my guess is NDISWRAPPER), but when I run Anarchy Online for more than a few minutes, my network cuts out (the program doesnt close or crash), and I am unable to reconnect to the Internet using any method I know (Soft reboot Gnome, removing Wine from memory, disabling and re-enabling the wireless device). To reconnect, I have to reboot.
When I run off of my ethernet card (Nvidia Nforce2, on board), everything runs flawlessly until I chose to quit.
Since I am unable to isolate (given my current toolset) whether it is Wine or Ndiswrapper, it appears that the interaction between the two buckle under the strain of playing a MMO... unless my wireless device is faulty. I have not had these troubles in Windows XP (Service Pack 2), and Wine works fine when I run from my ethernet port.
I hope this is useful, I just wasnt sure who needed to be contacted in regards to this possible conflict.
Sincerely,
Jacob Reynoldson, new Ubuntu convert.
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Jacob Reynoldson