@Michael, I have an AR8161 and it is working well with kernels 3.2.0-29, 3.2.0-30 and the brand new 3.2.0-31.
Moreover the meta package "linux-backports-modules-cw-3.4-precise- generic" is now available so updates should be automatic when upgrading the kernel. Thank you guys ! #lspci -v 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1477 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44 Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K] I/O ports at d000 [size=128] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: alx Kernel modules: alx -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/927782 Title: include the Atheros AR8131/AR8151/AR8152/AR8161/AR8162 Ethernet driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/927782/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs