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= What it is =
= Overview =
 
Version 17.1.1 introduces a change to Energy Efficient Ethernet that may have a negative impact on systems using Realtek adapters. Specifically upon rebooting after the upgrade, all networking may become disabled. If your system uses a Realtek adapter you can apply the following patch.
Some mal-formed Linux Ethernet drivers cause kernel panics when manipulating Energy Efficient Ethernet.
These instructions are specifically for installations with version 17.0.
 
This patch allows the customer to disable EEE processing for certain vendors identified by lspci, specifically disabling EEE for Realtek Ethernet nics.
 
= Target Version =
 
17.1.1


= How to run =
= How to run =
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curl -s -k https://downloads.untangle.com/public/patches/17.1.1/eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh.tgz
wget https://downloads.untangle.com/public/patches/17.1.1/eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh.tgz
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== Perform the upgrade ==
== Perform the upgrade ==
Perform the upgrade, which installs version 17.1.1.  
Perform the upgrade, which installs version 17.1.1.  
Check if your network connection is lost. If so, see below to apply the patch.
Check if your network connection is lost. If so, see below to apply the patch.
== Execute the script ==
== Execute the script ==
Navigate to the directory where you first downloaded the script. Then run the following command:
Navigate to the directory where you first downloaded the script. Then run the following commands:


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<code>
tar -xz eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh.tgz && ./eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh
tar -xvzf eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh.tgz && ./eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh
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After applying the patch, reboot your NG Firewall appliance.

Latest revision as of 19:03, 22 October 2024

Overview

Version 17.1.1 introduces a change to Energy Efficient Ethernet that may have a negative impact on systems using Realtek adapters. Specifically upon rebooting after the upgrade, all networking may become disabled. If your system uses a Realtek adapter you can apply the following patch. These instructions are specifically for installations with version 17.0.

How to run

IMPORTANT: Before upgrading from version 17.0, you must download the patch as you may not have network access after the upgrade is installed.

Download the script

From your home directory or /tmp run the following command to download the script.

wget https://downloads.untangle.com/public/patches/17.1.1/eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh.tgz

Perform the upgrade

Perform the upgrade, which installs version 17.1.1. Check if your network connection is lost. If so, see below to apply the patch.

Execute the script

Navigate to the directory where you first downloaded the script. Then run the following commands:

tar -xvzf eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh.tgz && ./eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh

After applying the patch, reboot your NG Firewall appliance.