> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:22:04 +0000 > From: Tim Dobson <li...@tdobson.net> > Subject: [ubuntu-uk] e1000e driver woes on 10.10 > To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Cc: Andy Halsall <andyhals...@ictsc.com> > Message-ID: <4d1b35fc.20...@tdobson.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Heya, > > I'm having some issues with my parent's recently upgraded maverick > desktop and I wondered if anyone had any thoughts here. > > The issue is that the ethernet connectivity appears to (in about 50% of > boots) bounce continuously giving the users no connectivity. > > When the interface doesn't come up properly here are the results of: > cat /var/log/syslog | grep e1000e > http://pastebin.com/ctKj9HPX > > FYI, a successful boot where looks like this; http://pastebin.com/L4c8YmPA > > It's a Lenovo thinkcentre and is connected to a router right next to it > with a 0.5m length of Cat5 Ethernet. The router has other things hanging > off it and does not loose connectivity. The Ethernet cable has been > swapped out and switch ports have been changed. This hasn't made a > difference. > > I suspect the issue has only occurred since the upgrade to 10.10. > > lspci -nn for the interface gives: > 00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82566DM Gigabit > Network Connection [8086:104a] (rev 02) > > t...@vitalstatistix:~$ lsmod | grep e100 > e1000e 151787 0 > > On a successful boot querying ethtool gives: > > t...@vitalstatistix:~$ sudo ethtool eth0 > Settings for eth0: > Supported ports: [ TP ] > Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full > 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full > 1000baseT/Full > Supports auto-negotiation: Yes > Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full > 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full > 1000baseT/Full > Advertised pause frame use: No > Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes > Speed: 100Mb/s > Duplex: Full > Port: Twisted Pair > PHYAD: 1 > Transceiver: internal > Auto-negotiation: on > MDI-X: on > Supports Wake-on: pumbag > Wake-on: g > Current message level: 0x00000001 (1) > Link detected: yes > > I know I've probably not really got enough data of it failing for people > to be able to help that much, what would be useful to include? > > Thanks in advance :) > > Tim > > (Sorry to summon the hivemind, however I've been in bed for the past two > weeks with flu and you know how frustrating it is doing parental tech > support at the best of times!) :)
You could ditch NM and try WICD instead - I find it much more robust. DaveG -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
