So, back from rebooting... Intrepid live CD with "acpi=off" --> network OK Intrepid live CD without "acpi=off" (but with "noapic nolapic", otherwise it hangs) --> no network
So: probably a problem with ACPI. The card seems to have a sleep mode, see the Realtek page: "Features [...] * Supports power down/link down power saving" Patrick -- Intrepid Ibex 2.6.27-7: r8169 driver does not work with Realtek RTL8111B gigabit ethernet chip in Ubuntu 8.10 BETA https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/286489 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs