My /var/log/messages file looks like this: May 26 12:06:34 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:06:34 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:06:44 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:06:44 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:07:34 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:07:34 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:07:44 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:07:44 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:08:24 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:08:24 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:08:34 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:08:34 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:09:34 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:09:34 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:09:54 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:09:54 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:10:24 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:10:24 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:12:14 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:12:14 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:12:24 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:12:24 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:12:34 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:12:34 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:12:54 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:12:54 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:13:54 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:13:54 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:14:14 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:14:14 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:14:24 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:14:24 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:14:34 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:14:34 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP May 26 12:15:04 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to DOWN May 26 12:15:04 yv kernel: sk0: link state changed to UP This was happening in 12-STABLE, and now this happens in 13-STABLE. This happens more frequently when network activity is high. The network card is recognized as: > May 23 16:01:57 yv kernel: skc0: <Linksys EG1032 Gigabit Ethernet> port 0xe800-0xe8ff mem 0xfbefc000-0xfbefffff irq 17 at device 1.0 on pci7 > May 23 16:01:57 yv kernel: skc0: SK-9521 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter rev. (0x1) > May 23 16:01:57 yv kernel: sk0: <Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Yukon> on skc0 > May 23 16:01:57 yv kernel: sk0: Ethernet address: 00:0c:41:1a:a7:22 > May 23 16:01:57 yv kernel: miibus2: <MII bus> on sk0 > May 23 16:01:57 yv kernel: e1000phy2: <Marvell 88E1011 Gigabit PHY> PHY 0 on miibus2 > May 23 16:01:57 yv kernel: e1000phy2: none, 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseT, 1000baseT-master, 1000baseT-FDX, 1000baseT-FDX-master, auto