Comment 2 for bug 416488

The user reports:
"Installed Umbuntu 9.10. This has the same Wireless LAN distance issue.
(So now we know.) The Wireless LAN works fine when next to the
Access Point but not when I move further away--just like it did with 9.04
I would be inclined to think hardware, but I am typing this message on the same MSI Wind U123 running Windows XP Home and a Wireless LAN connection. I have a strong and reliable Wireless LAN connection and I am sitting outside on my patio clear on the other side of the property from the Access Point."

So it's definitely a real problem, and it's not fixed by Karmic Alpha 4.