okay, compiling the new e1000 driver seemed to do the job, i now get 40mbs, no pulsing, and would get more speed i guess if my other nic card wasn't limited to a mtu of 7000.
See below for more details: http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000/ The e1000 version: 7.6.15.4 module should be included in Hardy. -- network traffic pulsing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194832 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs