Tested kernels 6.15.3 and 6.17.2 too - same problem. It has something to do with switch and/or 100Mbit vs 1Gbit: - 1Gbit switch #3 - STABLE!!! - 100Mbit switch #1 - drop every 90-130s - 100Mbit switch #2 - drop every 27-28s
Linux Player1 6.15.3-porteus #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Jun 21 15:39:51 MSK 2025 x86_64 Intel(R) N150 GenuineIntel GNU/Linux Switch #1 10/100Mbit [ 176.299560] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 178.550720] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 319.727536] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 322.020380] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 453.172110] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 455.433888] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 547.858732] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 550.120187] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 665.213065] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 667.506158] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 755.366130] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 757.617201] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 843.657048] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 845.908070] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 958.742485] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 960.993661] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 1194.437161] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 1196.688340] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 1353.865078] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 1356.451773] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 1460.464910] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 1462.779459] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 1676.804066] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down Switch #3 1Gbit [ 1704.272719] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control rx/tx - STABLE!!! Linux Player1 6.17.2-porteus #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun Oct 12 19:23:29 MSK 2025 x86_64 Intel(R) N150 GenuineIntel GNU/Linux Switch #2 10/100Mbit [ 36.154817] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 37.797355] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 64.447691] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 66.404836] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 92.027583] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 93.659714] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 119.041295] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down [ 120.683880] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx -- Pozdrawiam, Łukasz Szotek, IT Manager InfoBox sp. z o.o. 43-400 Cieszyn, ul. Kraszewskiego 9 tel.: 33 851 06 03 gsm: 506 128 672 http://www.infobox.com.pl

