I have identical problem on Toshiba Laptop with AR9285 chipset. OpenSUSE 12.3 all 32bit PAE desktop kernels.
Symptoms : Ethernet connects normally but stops functioning soon after ( 1-2 minutes). Background : This module was marked as "EXPERIMENTAL" in kernels prior to 3.9.x (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/ATL1C.html) Note : Same problem reported on Ubuntu Bugs Lanuchpad, Ubuntu users report upgrading to 3.11 kernel fixes. (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1175091) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1175091 Title: Cable Ethernet conn. "die" with Atheros Network Card in Ubuntu 13.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1175091/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
