Please attach (not paste) the output of lspcidrake -v.
eg the hw.txt file resulting from running the following command:
lspcidrake -v > /tmp/hw.txt

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO
CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud
Source RPM: (none) => harddrake-ui
Severity: normal => minor

Created attachment 3877 [details]
lspcidrake -v list.

CC: (none) => ezequiel_partida

Hello,

My TP-Link USB WLAN (TL-WN821N) is being detected as scanner too, and not as an Ethernetcard. My problem is on MGA 64bit.

commit 5debe867e12c9b062ee15fe59f09e8a7b34627b2
Author: Thierry Vignaud <thierry.vignaud@...>
Date:   Mon Jan 13 19:22:16 2014 +0100

    fix detecting some wireless devices as scanners (mga#9895)
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 Commit Link:
   http://gitweb.mageia.org/software/drakx/commit/?id=5debe867e12c9b062ee15fe59f09e8a7b34627b2

MGA4 RC:
WIFI : NETGEAR WNA|WNA1100 

MGA4 RC 64bits just installed : no problem for wifi  ( or reboot )
BUT :
sudently no more WIFI :
lspcidrake -v. say :
unknown :  NETGEAR WNA|WNA1100 (vendor : 0846 device : 9030)

On a old cauldron (other disk) :
lspcidrake -v. say :
ath9k_htc : NETGEAR WNA|WNA1100 (vendor : 0846 device : 9030)
and WIFI work

I load on Mageia4 RC :
kernel-firware-nonfree
reboot
then wifi on mageia4 RC  can work !

CC: (none) => christian-maryse.fischer

I am also having the same prolem on MGA3 64bit. My wifi is TP-Link TL-WN722N USB adapter.

It shows up as a scanner. See Picture.

This is what's in /var/log/messages:
Jul  3 16:38:38 HBD-1866 kernel: usb 5-8: new high-speed USB device number 26 using ehci-pci
Jul  3 16:38:38 HBD-1866 kernel: usb 5-8: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271
Jul  3 16:38:38 HBD-1866 kernel: usb 5-8: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
Jul  3 16:38:38 HBD-1866 kernel: usb 5-8: Product: USB2.0 WLAN
Jul  3 16:38:38 HBD-1866 kernel: usb 5-8: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
Jul  3 16:38:38 HBD-1866 kernel: usb 5-8: SerialNumber: 12345
Jul  3 16:38:38 HBD-1866 kernel: usb 5-8: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested
Jul  3 16:38:38 HBD-1866 kernel: usb 5-8: ath9k_htc: Failed to get firmware htc_9271.fw
Jul  3 16:38:38 HBD-1866 kernel: usb 5-8: ath9k_htc: USB layer deinitialized

CC: (none) => as9902613

Created attachment 5241 [details]
Atheros is not a scanner

TP-LINK TL-WN722N USB Adapter shows up as scanner on MGA3

Mageia 3 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status 4 months ago.
http://blog.mageia.org/en/2014/11/26/lets-say-goodbye-to-mageia-3/ 

Mageia 3 is no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further security or bug fix updates. As a result we are closing this bug.

If you can reproduce this bug against a currently maintained version of Mageia
please feel free to click on "Version" change it against that version of Mageia
and reopen this bug.

Thank you for reporting this bug and we are sorry it could not be fixed.

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Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => OLD