additional thoughts: Am 20.04.2010 14:01, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger:
> I thought maybe the NIC has a problem? > > Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > > but as it doesn't lose its IP and config I think that is not the case here? I noticed that both relevant kernel-modules were loaded as noted here: http://www.mail-archive.com/net...@vger.kernel.org/msg60241.html I was able to "rmmod 8139cp" without losing network ... This might just be a cosmetic issue, I just wanted to add that info. Stefan