Internet connexion lost after a few minutes

[Leborgne23]

Hi, just to thank you for your work and let you know what words and what does not in my case :

• What works : DHCP, local network, no breakdown after sleep, internet connectivity
• What does not : internet connectivity after a few minutes, I have to tweak link speed to make it work again.
  NIC : Intel GbE LAN chip (Built in Gigabyte Aorus X570 elite)
  OS version : macOS 12.2.1
  Router : TP-link MR 400

[donatengit]

Hi @Leborgne23
Thanks for checking this out

Which link speed works and doesn't work in your case? Does the link stable e.g. no packets loss?

[donatengit]

One more thing could you please send what is detected in (Mac) -> (About) -> (Ethernet). Interested in Device/Vendor IDs

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/system-information/syspr35536/mac

[Leborgne23]

Hi Here are the info given by system report for the ethernet NIC, Wake on LAN and boot from LAN are disabled in bios.   Bus: PCI   Vendor ID: 0x8086   Device ID: 0x1539   Subsystem Vendor ID: 0x1458   Subsystem ID: 0xe000   Revision ID: 0x0003   PCIe Link Speed: 2.5 GT/s   PCIe Link Width: x1   Driver: com.amdosx.driver.AppleIGB   BSD Device Name: en2   MAC Address: 18:c0:4d:99:61:23   AVB Support: No   Maximum Link Speed: 1 Gb/s Forcing 1000BaseT breaks connexion (local + internet), forcing 10baseT or 100baseTX is ok. Thanks again. Fabrice

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On 14 Feb 2022 at 13:14 +0100, donatengit ***@***.***>, wrote: One more thing could you please send what is detected in (Mac) -> (About) -> (Ethernet). Interested in Device/Vendor IDs https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/system-information/syspr35536/mac — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[Leborgne23]

Well so far so good : more than 4 hours with no interruption whatsoever. Only thing I did since last time has been updating macOS to 12.2.1 Regards.

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On 14 Feb 2022 at 14:00 +0100, Fabrice Gelis ***@***.***>, wrote: Hi Here are the info given by system report for the ethernet NIC, Wake on LAN and boot from LAN are disabled in bios.   Bus: PCI   Vendor ID: 0x8086   Device ID: 0x1539   Subsystem Vendor ID: 0x1458   Subsystem ID: 0xe000   Revision ID: 0x0003   PCIe Link Speed: 2.5 GT/s   PCIe Link Width: x1   Driver: com.amdosx.driver.AppleIGB   BSD Device Name: en2   MAC Address: 18:c0:4d:99:61:23   AVB Support: No   Maximum Link Speed: 1 Gb/s Forcing 1000BaseT breaks connexion (local + internet), forcing 10baseT or 100baseTX is ok. Thanks again. Fabrice On 14 Feb 2022 at 13:14 +0100, donatengit ***@***.***>, wrote: > One more thing could you please send what is detected in (Mac) -> (About) -> (Ethernet). Interested in Device/Vendor IDs > https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/system-information/syspr35536/mac > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. > Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android. > You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[Leborgne23]

Nevermind, issue is back again after 5 hours.

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On 14 Feb 2022 at 15:30 +0100, Fabrice Gelis ***@***.***>, wrote: Well so far so good : more than 4 hours with no interruption whatsoever. Only thing I did since last time has been updating macOS to 12.2.1 Regards. On 14 Feb 2022 at 14:00 +0100, Fabrice Gelis ***@***.***>, wrote: > Hi > Here are the info given by system report for the ethernet NIC, Wake on LAN and boot from LAN are disabled in bios. >   Bus: PCI >   Vendor ID: 0x8086 >   Device ID: 0x1539 >   Subsystem Vendor ID: 0x1458 >   Subsystem ID: 0xe000 >   Revision ID: 0x0003 >   PCIe Link Speed: 2.5 GT/s >   PCIe Link Width: x1 >   Driver: com.amdosx.driver.AppleIGB >   BSD Device Name: en2 >   MAC Address: 18:c0:4d:99:61:23 >   AVB Support: No >   Maximum Link Speed: 1 Gb/s > > > Forcing 1000BaseT breaks connexion (local + internet), forcing 10baseT or 100baseTX is ok. > > Thanks again. > > Fabrice > > > > On 14 Feb 2022 at 13:14 +0100, donatengit ***@***.***>, wrote: > > One more thing could you please send what is detected in (Mac) -> (About) -> (Ethernet). Interested in Device/Vendor IDs > > https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/system-information/syspr35536/mac > > — > > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. > > Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android. > > You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[donatengit]

Nevermind, issue is back again after 5 hours.

@Leborgne23 Problem is I can't fully reproduce 1Gb issues with my NIC as it autonegotiates 100Mb with my old router and all other options don't work -- not necessarily due to the driver. While I'm looking for a valid 1G partner for testing could you please test one more version: [DELETED]
It has some dirty hacks to avoid resets without obvious reason so ifconfig enX up/down now works (in my case) but with a drawback that forcing speed/control dramatically reduces connection speed (unclear reason atm). Additionally it has far more logging please perform sudo dmesg | grep -i igb in console while manipulating the NIC's state through ifconfig for additional debug.

[donatengit]

Hi @Leborgne23

Could you please try a new version? It's supposed to be far more stable with link state changes.

Thanks in advance

[Leborgne23]

Hi ! Thanks a lot for the notification. I’’ve been using the new version for an hour or so with no problem so far. I’ll keep you posted. Thanks for what you do. Fabrice

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On 20 Feb 2022 at 19:49 +0100, donatengit ***@***.***>, wrote: Hi @Leborgne23 Could you please try a new version? It supposed to be far more stable with link state changes. Thanks in advance — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[NyaomiDEV]

Hello there. I am also experiencing issues as per description with your latest version (the one you sent out one hour ago). I am trying to install Monterey, and the installation errored out because of the network connection cut off almost half an hour in.

I am using I211 on Asrock X570 Taichi.

[donatengit]

I am trying to install Monterey

Hi @NyaomiDEV,
Thanks for trying this out. The driver is for Monterey specifically (built targeted 12.1)
SmallTree supposed to work well on previous versions (meaning download/upgrade could be done without this driver).

You could manage which driver is used in each OS version by setting Min/MaxKernel options for every kext loaded in config.plist

[NyaomiDEV]

The driver is for Monterey specifically (built targeted 12.1)

I know. I am, indeed, trying to install Monterey from scratch, meaning that I am loading your kext on the macOS recovery. Please tell me if I am doing this wrong, though! I just want this suffering to end a working installation, so I can just keep trying all the kexts you can provide until I get the OS to install.

[donatengit]

I am, indeed, trying to install Monterey from scratch, meaning that I am loading your kext on the macOS recovery.

Oh, I've never tested the driver in this way. And I'm not sure which debugging options available during the process tbh.
Is WiFi working? If so just disable the driver for a while
P.s. Feel free to ping me in discord donniedisc#1988 (server) if that's more convenient

[NyaomiDEV]

Is WiFi working?

It's an Intel AX200, which I can use only after installing the system anyway. Can't count on it sadly.

(server)

We'll probably hear from each other in five minutes because of the Discord server cooldown.

[Leborgne23]

Well I still have the issue using the new version sorry. Seems more stable if I force half duplex, maybe that can help. Thanks guys.

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On 20 Feb 2022 at 20:54 +0100, Fabrice Gelis ***@***.***>, wrote: Hi ! Thanks a lot for the notification. I’’ve been using the new version for an hour or so with no problem so far. I’ll keep you posted. Thanks for what you do. Fabrice On 20 Feb 2022 at 19:49 +0100, donatengit ***@***.***>, wrote: > Hi @Leborgne23 > Could you please try a new version? It supposed to be far more stable with link state changes. > Thanks in advance > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. > Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android. > You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[donatengit]

Well I still have the issue using the new version sorry. Seems more stable if I force half duplex, maybe that can help.

@Leborgne23, thanks.

1. Is it still connection lost (i.e. cable unplugged or similar) or packets loss?
2. What kind of network activity was that period: intense or almost none? It might be something with EEE power management
3. Will you be able to run additional couple of commands in terminal when noticing problems?
4. What link speed status is shown on the router, is this the same as autonegotiated/you force?