Bug#637122: general: Realtek RTL8111 with r8169 module causes kernel panic on large packets
I figured I'd give this an update: I recently downloaded and installed the
r8168 module from realtek after investigating a different issue involving
network transmission speeds and it solved both issues (also, I can actually
set the MTU to 9000 now). I'll admit to there being a gap in my
understanding here: is there a reason why the r8168 isn't chosen for my set
of hardware? It looks like it isn't included in Debian at all. It's a wonder
I've been running the wrong module all this time!
The full identifier of my ethernet card in lspci is:
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B
PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)
Aaron Opfer
--------------------------------------------------
From: "Ben Hutchings" <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 7:58 AM
To: <aopfer@bennett-electric.com>
Cc: <637122@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: RE: Bug#637122: general: Realtek RTL8111 with r8169 module causes
kernel panic on large packets
Reply to: