Latest Updates Incompatible with RTL8168ep/8111ep NIC

stsinc

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Hi,
Having received no real solution about my issues with networking [see: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/one-node-down-network-issues.87856/#post-385078], I have decided to reinstall the whole node.
I have proceeded as usual:
  • install from USB flash disk -- version is Linux 5.4.73-1-pve
  • Then proceed with the Web interface to declare the machine as a cluster node
  • > everything was doing fine and I did NOT install any container nor VM
As usual, I have updated the apt sources (for a non-subscription user), launched an update (apt update && apt upgrade -y), then rebooted.

When the machine rebooted, it could not be pinged.
So I did an ip a and there it was again: the Ethernet interface had disappeared. As a result the bridge vmbr0 was ineffective.
I tried to mount the NIC using ifupdown -a but it did not work either.

So, my conclusion is that the latest update is incompatible with my NIC.

Here is what a dmesg | grep eth reads:

r8169 [...] eth0: RTL8168ep/8111ep [...] XID 502, IRQ 44

Since then I have reinstalled the whole Proxmox (third time...) and the NIC works again fine.

Best,
Stephen

PS. Just for the record, the machine is a Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q
 
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Realtek drivers in Linux are a bit problematic. Have you tried to install the pve-firmware package? It contains drivers for realtek NICs that might help in your situation.
 
Hi Aaron,
With the latest version (from yesterday), I could eventually activate the NIC.
Thanks.
Best,
Stephen