Friday, August 29, 2025

Re: Frequent LAN Disconnects with rge Ethernet

Aric Gregson [aorchid@mac.com] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I seem to be experiencing frequent LAN disconnections with my ethernet
> connection using the rge device driver. I am not sure how to investigate
> this further. I think it is happening more frequently since upgrading to
> 7.7, but definitely occurred previous to this version.
>

Maybe you can track a particular driver change, such as the use of msix
or something else to your problems?

Start by looking at the revision history for if_rge.c and test before
changes.

> rge0 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "Realtek RTL8125" rev 0x04: msix, address dc:9c:52:08:ac:38

I had problems with early revisions of these cards, I never figured
out if it was due to driver issues or hardware problems.

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