The r8169 is unreliable also in my system. I am using latest saucy distribution with 3.11.0-5 kernel. The link is unstable, most of the times does not connect and also sometimes leads to hard lockups. This is on a RTL8101E/RTL8102E.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1132156 Title: Realktek r8169 driver unrelaible with r8101/02 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1132156/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs