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    rt8105e Ethernet problems

    Hello Everyone,

    I am hoping that someone can point me in the right direction. I have a lenovo IdeaPad Z570 that is running 12.10, and this is the only issue I have really had so far but it is driving me crazy.

    A bit of background:

    I am a computer technician as well as a network engineer/installer. In short, I end up configuring a lot of Ethernet devices and have to constantly plug and unplug Ethernet cables to my laptop. I can typically get though unplugging/re-plugging two or three devices before my Ethernet adapter stops responding. It seems that the only way that I can get it to respond again is to reboot. (Thankfully this is an i7 with a SSD).

    About the installation:
    -Single operating system (Ubuntu 12.10)
    -Encrypted LVM drive
    -Typically control the Ethernet connection through the Gnome3 network icon.
    -Several different "Wired" connections in the connection manager. (different configs for connecting to different equipment)
    -Ethernet works fine from live disks as well as Windows.

    Here is the results of dmesg |grep eth0
    [ 2.102314] r8169 0000:03:00.0: eth0: RTL8105e at 0xffffc90000c72000, f0:de:f1:a9:3e:e6, XID 00a00000 IRQ 41
    [ 37.684705] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
    [ 38.316314] r8169 0000:03:00.0: eth0: link down
    [ 38.316821] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
    [ 38.317075] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready



    I don't really know where to go from here, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am assuming this is a driver issue and that I am using some sort of default driver when I should be using a more specific one, but I am not proficient enough to get any further that that lol.


    Thanks in advance,
    Jordan

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    Re: rt8105e Ethernet problems

    Please show the terminal outputs of:
    Code:
    uname -a
    lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net
    cat /etc/network/interfaces
    cat /etc/resolv.conf
    route -n
    ifconfig -a
    Additionally, please install the package "ethtool" and show:
    Code:
    sudo ethtool eth0

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    Re: rt8105e Ethernet problems

    First one:

    uname -a
    Linux IdeapadZ570 3.5.0-23-generic #35-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 24 13:15:40 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
    jordan@IdeapadZ570:~$ lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net
    02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1000 [8086:0084]
    Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1000 BGN [8086:1315]
    Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
    --
    03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 05)
    Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3975]
    Kernel driver in use: r8169
    jordan@IdeapadZ570:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
    # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
    auto lo
    iface lo inet loopback
    jordan@IdeapadZ570:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
    # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
    # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
    nameserver 127.0.1.1
    jordan@IdeapadZ570:~$ route -n
    Kernel IP routing table
    Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
    0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlan0
    169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 wlan0
    192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 9 0 0 wlan0

    ifconfig -a
    eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr f0:de:f1:a9:3e:e6
    UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
    RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
    TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
    collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
    RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)


    lo Link encap:Local Loopback
    inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
    inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
    UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
    RX packets:876 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
    TX packets:876 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
    collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
    RX bytes:99363 (99.3 KB) TX bytes:99363 (99.3 KB)


    wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 74:e5:0b:8e:bd:4c
    inet addr:192.168.0.116 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
    inet6 addr: fe80::76e5:bff:fe8e:bd4c/64 Scope:Link
    UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
    RX packets:10401 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
    TX packets:7441 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
    collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
    RX bytes:8918858 (8.9 MB) TX bytes:1501841 (1.5 MB)



    Second one:


    ethtool eth0
    Settings for eth0:
    Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
    Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
    100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
    Supported pause frame use: No
    Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
    Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
    100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
    Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
    Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
    Speed: 10Mb/s
    Duplex: Half
    Port: MII
    PHYAD: 0
    Transceiver: internal
    Auto-negotiation: on
    Supports Wake-on: pumbg
    Wake-on: g
    Current message level: 0x00000033 (51)
    drv probe ifdown ifup
    Link detected: no



    Thank you,
    Jordan

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    Re: rt8105e Ethernet problems

    Link detected: no
    Did you check the cable itself? Tried another port? Any messages with:

    Code:
    sudo ifup eth0

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    Re: rt8105e Ethernet problems

    Hey,

    I do not currently have anything connected right now, I am currently bridging through a wireless device. Should I make it crash and give you the same output?

    Thanks,
    Jordan

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    Re: rt8105e Ethernet problems

    Yes, without wireless running

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    Re: rt8105e Ethernet problems

    So I have tried to replicate the issue with wireless off as well as on but of course now that I want it to crash it won't lol. I think the only way I am going to get it to is by simply using it as I normally do and wait for it to happen. I am going to try doing a mock setup scenario so that it will go through the usual motions tonight and hopefully it will find that agreeable.

    I don't know if this helps, but it seems to be related to me switching between layer 2 and layer 3 network work. For layer 2 I typically assign a static IP to the interface and carry about my work. I then usually end up needing a different static and switch to another preconfigured connection. I am unable to see any Layer 2 stuff without having some sort of IP statically configured on my computer (This is usual behaviour).

    Also, the hardware appears to be listed as " RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express" yet the driver is "r8169". Should I be tracking down a specific driver instead of this one?


    Thanks again,
    Jordan

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    Re: rt8105e Ethernet problems

    Hello again,

    So I managed to get it to crash and tried reloading the module. This seemed to get it going again so I carried on with finding the proper driver. I created a r8101 module, and replaced the loaded r8169. So far so good . I may need some help if this goes south though lol.

    Thank you for your help,
    Jordan

    P.S How can I mark this as resolved so that I can create a new thread later?

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    Re: rt8105e Ethernet problems

    Should work by editing the 1st posting

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