Thank you for the AHCI advice, I'll report back. >> 1.0.0: net 02.00.00 1969/1083 10 0:febc0004 262144 2:0000ec01 128 >> Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Ethernet
I think this is my second encounter with this chip, maybe I ought to look into it myself. It's hard for me to get down to it, but maybe it's about time. Lucio.