This netbook does not have an ethernet connection, but it looks like the problem is with ath9k, under 3.3-1. No problem with 3.3.0.
With 3.3-0 kernel:
root@tosh205:/home/don# uname -a
Linux tosh205 3.3-0.towo.2-siduction-686 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Mar 22 14:46:49 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux
root@tosh205:/home/don# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"diblnet"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.452 GHz Access Point: F4:EC:38:A3:ED:40
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=51/70 Signal level=-59 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:33 Missed beacon:0
eth0 no wireless extensions.
With 3.3-1 kernel:
Output of lspci -vv
03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
Subsystem: Accton Technology Corporation WN7811A (Toshiba PA3722U-1MPC) 802.11bgn Wireless Half-size Mini PCIe Card
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort>SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: Memory at f0100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
Address: 00000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [60] Express (v2) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <64us
ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis+
DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-
LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1-
EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest-
Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP+ BadDLLP- Rollover+ Timeout+ NonFatalErr+
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
Capabilities: [140 v1] Virtual Channel
Caps: LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
Ctrl: ArbSelect=Fixed
Status: InProgress-
VC0: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
Ctrl: Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=01
Status: NegoPending- InProgress-
Capabilities: [160 v1] Device Serial Number 00-15-17-ff-ff-24-14-12
Capabilities: [170 v1] Power Budgeting <?>
Kernel driver in use: ath9k
root@tosh205:/home/don# uname -a
Linux tosh205 3.3-1.towo.1-siduction-686 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Apr 2 19:02:21 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux
root@tosh205:/home/don# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.452 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=15 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
eth0 no wireless extensions.
root@tosh205:/home/don# inxi -v3
System: Host: tosh205 Kernel: 3.3-1.towo.1-siduction-686 i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.6.3)
Desktop: KDE 4.7.4 (Qt 4.7.4) Distro: siduction 11.1-rc One Step Beyond - kde-lite - (201112212155)
Machine: System: TOSHIBA product: TOSHIBA NB205 version: PLL20U-00201D serial: 79264533K
Mobo: TOSHIBA model: KAVAA version: 1.00 serial: 0123456789AB Bios: TOSHIBA version: V1.90 date: 01/15/2010
CPU: Single core Intel Atom CPU N280 (-HT-) cache: 512 KB flags: (nx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips: 3324.92
Clock Speeds: 1: 1000.00 MHz 2: 1000.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0
X.org: 1.11.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) tty size: 109x37 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Network: Card-1: Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver: ath9k bus-ID: 03:00.0
IF: wlan0 state: down mac: 00:23:08:96:77:a1
Card-2: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
driver: r8169 ver: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 2000 bus-ID: 04:00.0
IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:23:5a:fa:a0:32
Drives: HDD Total Size: 40.0GB (1.7% used) 1: OCZ
Info: Processes: 127 Uptime: 13 min Memory: 193.5/2017.0MB Runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.6.3 Client: Shell inxi: 1.7.29
Any other information needed?