> I understand what you mean, but isn't strange that it only > happens with e1000e ? I always used Realtek before and never had this > problem... maybe Realtek or Realtek driver is more tolerant to this? No, it doesn't mean that at all. It just means that Realtek and this router/switch are working as link partners. I can't speak to quality of Realtek products so I have no idea how strict they are to the IEEE standards. Our products do closely follow the standards and we do a lot of validation making sure that they do follow them.
Cheers, John > -----Original Message----- > From: Dâniel Fraga [mailto:frag...@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 11:47 PM > To: Ronciak, John > Cc: 'e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net' > Subject: Re: [linux-nics] e1000e: link up and down issue with TP-Link > WDR4300 router > > On Mon, 9 Sep 2013 03:52:25 +0000 > "Ronciak, John" <john.ronc...@intel.com> wrote: > > > Just to you and e1000-devel > > > > These types of link partner problems do come up. Most times there is > nothing that the end-point system can do about it as the actual > problem is on the router/switch side of things. The way end-points get > around things like this is start the whole link process again which it > looks the driver is doing. So other than it taking a short amount of > time to re-establish link there are no side effects doing this. That's > all that happens correct? If you were able to plug the end-point > system into another router/switch port from another manufacturer or > back-to-back to another system you probably won't see the problem. > > > > Btw, the cheaper the router/switch the more likely you'll run into > things like this. It's all about the quality and validation that goes > into the HW. If the manufacturer doesn't spend the time and money to > do it the customers see issues like this. > > > > Hope this helps (at least a little). Sorry we can't be more help for > things like this. > > Hi John, thanks for answering! > > I understand what you mean, but isn't strange that it only > happens with e1000e ? I always used Realtek before and never had this > problem... maybe Realtek or Realtek driver is more tolerant to this? > > -- > Linux 3.11.0: Linux for Workgroups > http://www.youtube.com/DanielFragaBR > http://www.libertarios.org.br ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58041391&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
