** Description changed: I am having trouble with my e1000 integrated ethernet port. The problem - is intermitent, happens under Lucid, and not under Windows. The same + is intermittent, happens under Lucid, and not under Windows. The same problem happens on all three identical computers which are Dell Inspiron 530s towers. - Doesn't work, means that the port never acquires an ipaddress. I have - tried 2 diffierent switches, from two diffierent manfacturers, af both - work under Windows and not under Lucid. + The interface never acquires an ipaddress. I have tried 2 different + switches, from two different manfacturers, af both work under Windows + and not under Lucid. ethtool says that the card is MDI-X instead of MDI. Typing "ethtool -s eth0 autoneg off" fixes the problem until next reboot. I do need to restart "networking" and "network-manager" to get a ip afterwords though. - I put this in rc.local as a workaround, but I'd really like a better solution: + I put this in /etc/rc.local as a workaround, but I'd really like a better solution: ethtool -s eth0 autoneg off service network-manager restart && true service networking restart && true sleep 3 Would looking at anything in a packet sniffer help at all? Also, Linux machines that are NOT Inspiron 530s work just fine. Ubuntu version: Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Release: 10.04 ethtool dump when working with workaround: Settings for eth0: - Supported ports: [ TP ] - Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full - 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full - Supports auto-negotiation: Yes - Advertised link modes: Not reported - Advertised pause frame use: No - Advertised auto-negotiation: No - Link partner advertised link modes: Not reported - Link partner advertised pause frame use: No - Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: No - Speed: 100Mb/s - Duplex: Full - Port: Twisted Pair - PHYAD: 1 - Transceiver: internal - Auto-negotiation: off - MDI-X: off - Supports Wake-on: pumbag - Wake-on: g - Current message level: 0x00000001 (1) - Link detected: yes + Supported ports: [ TP ] + Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full + 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full + Supports auto-negotiation: Yes + Advertised link modes: Not reported + Advertised pause frame use: No + Advertised auto-negotiation: No + Link partner advertised link modes: Not reported + Link partner advertised pause frame use: No + Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: No + Speed: 100Mb/s + Duplex: Full + Port: Twisted Pair + PHYAD: 1 + Transceiver: internal + Auto-negotiation: off + MDI-X: off + Supports Wake-on: pumbag + Wake-on: g + Current message level: 0x00000001 (1) + Link detected: yes
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