netdev - Re: driver r8169 suddenly failed

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Date:   Wed, 28 Dec 2016 00:12:42 +0100
From:   Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:     Robert Grasso <robert.grasso@...ulonet.fr>
Cc:     Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: driver r8169 suddenly failed

Robert Grasso <robert.grasso@...ulonet.fr> :
[...]
> So, what is your opinion :
> - should I broaden my request for help to other teams than yours (kernel
> maintainers) ?

If I had to untangle this mess, I would check that my router is not
configured with an empty dhcp range. Then I would put each and every
interface facing it in promiscuous (tcpdump) capture mode until one
of those is able to negotiate a dhcp lease. I would thereafter replace
it with the r8169 interface and compare the traffic (+ ethtool byte/packet
counters).

-- 
Ueimor