I can confirm this is still happening in a fresh install of Karmic... $ uname -a Linux jeff-desktop 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
$ lspci | grep 4401 04:07.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02) $ dmesg [ 491.052203] b44: eth0: powering down PHY [ 491.989107] b44: eth0: Link is down. [ 493.989190] b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 493.989198] b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. [ 495.192737] b44: eth0: powering down PHY [ 495.989111] b44: eth0: Link is down. [ 497.988185] b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 497.988193] b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. [ 500.341831] b44: eth0: powering down PHY [ 500.988105] b44: eth0: Link is down. [ 502.988184] b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 502.988192] b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. [ 505.819760] b44: eth0: powering down PHY [ 505.988104] b44: eth0: Link is down. [ 508.988184] b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 508.988193] b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. [ 509.713016] b44: eth0: powering down PHY [ 509.989108] b44: eth0: Link is down. [ 512.988625] b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 512.988634] b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. [ 514.420793] b44: eth0: powering down PHY [ 514.989113] b44: eth0: Link is down. [ 517.988179] b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 517.988187] b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. [ 698.432662] b44: eth0: powering down PHY [ 698.989100] b44: eth0: Link is down. [ 701.988182] b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 701.988190] b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. [ 914.477360] b44: eth0: powering down PHY [ 914.988105] b44: eth0: Link is down. [ 917.989178] b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 917.989187] b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. [ 1161.566117] b44: eth0: powering down PHY [ 1161.988106] b44: eth0: Link is down. [ 1164.988180] b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 1164.988188] b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. [ 1460.516631] b44: eth0: powering down PHY [ 1460.988096] b44: eth0: Link is down. [ 1463.988181] b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 1463.988189] b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. [ 1465.121118] b44: eth0: powering down PHY [ 1465.988098] b44: eth0: Link is down. [ 1467.988177] b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 1467.988185] b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. [ 1700.813187] b44: eth0: powering down PHY -- Unreliable network connection with B44 driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279102 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