It certainly looks like a bug, but it's claiming to be a hardware error, so I'm not certain that this isn't actually a problem with e1000 firmware, or BIOS.
See if there are any BIOS updates for your machine. Thanks ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Kernel Team Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- Network interface for Intel PRO/100 VE controller doesn't appear after hibernation https://launchpad.net/bugs/80627 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs