[SOLVED] Problems with Asus Z87-K MB: NIC Does not reset after boot

[sebastian]

Also the other setting causing problem was "receive-side scaling". Seems like both setting caused problems in combination.

so try turning that off if you experience similiar problems.


But a good idea could be if a couple of other who has a GIGABIT REALTEK card with a VENDEV of "10ec:8168" could report in using the new DEBUG=realtek option, could report in their MII PHY registers here.

If they all are identical to:
1040 79c9 001c c800 0de1 0000 0064 2001 0000 0200 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 2000

then the realtek driver could be coded to always set the MII PHY register to "1040 79c9 001c c800 0de1 0000 0064 2001 0000 0200 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 2000" on each bootup, on all 10ec:8168 cards, thus guranteeing work even if some stubborn windows driver pokes there and it last through a reboot.