Got a mobo (ASUS P7P55D) with integrated Realtek 8111/8168 Gigabit Ethernet NIC (`re' driver). It is a complete trouble: once system is started, it shows only 10baseT/UTP <half-duplex> media, while it should 100% proof 100baseTX <full-duplex> and other cards work in this mode.
But the more weird things begin when the NIC is assigned an IP or configured `up': it loses cable connection; after kldunload'ing `if_re' and loading it back it may or may not find it again.
I experimented in FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE and 8.0-STABLE, my devinfo shows:
I have read previous threads on realtek nics, but I don't want to believe that realtek makes rubbish; though, in windows(R) there is also some sort of a problem with it. Still, if anyone experienced problems of this kind, is there any solution?
Or, maybe, it's worth to ask the mobo/NIC manufacturers?
P.S. Actually I first bought an ASRock P55 chipset mobo with the same or very much alike NIC, and there was the same problem with it, too; I got the mobo replaced with the ASUS.
It is really incredible for such a respected manufacturer to equip its products with trash, isn't it?
But the more weird things begin when the NIC is assigned an IP or configured `up': it loses cable connection; after kldunload'ing `if_re' and loading it back it may or may not find it again.
I experimented in FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE and 8.0-STABLE, my devinfo shows:
Code:
# devinfo -v
...
re0 pnpinfo vendor=0x10ec device=0x8168 subvendor=0x1043 subdevice=0x83a3 class=0x020000 at slot=0 function=0
miibus1
rgephy0 pnpinfo oui=0x732 model=0x11 rev=0x2 at phyno=1
...
I have read previous threads on realtek nics, but I don't want to believe that realtek makes rubbish; though, in windows(R) there is also some sort of a problem with it. Still, if anyone experienced problems of this kind, is there any solution?
Or, maybe, it's worth to ask the mobo/NIC manufacturers?
P.S. Actually I first bought an ASRock P55 chipset mobo with the same or very much alike NIC, and there was the same problem with it, too; I got the mobo replaced with the ASUS.
It is really incredible for such a respected manufacturer to equip its products with trash, isn't it?