I've just been assisting a user on #ubuntu who was experiencing this
error message when trying to connect two PCs via cross-over cable.

There are a huge number of reports in forums blogs and mailing lists
across the Internet, but few concrete solutions.

The best hints I could find were:

* disabling the Wake-on-LAN function in the system BIOS, and
* doing a complete cold boot - that means even disconnecting the power cable 
from the mains for 30 seconds (this ensure the 5V standby power is definitely 
removed) so the card loses any settings the standby + WOL mode might retain.

This second option solved the issue for the person I was assisting.

Also, some people report that on dual-boot systems with Windows, booting
Windows and making sure it can use the network adapter, then doing a wam
restart into Linux will also solve the issue temporarily.

-- 
RTL-8029: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth1: transmit timed out
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/87078
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

-- 
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

Reply via email to