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#1 2023-10-22 22:49:33

grindstaffp
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Intel I225-V R3 Ethernet Connection Issues

I would like to preface this question by stating that the OS I will be providing information from is Manjaro. I have posed a question on their forums regarding this issue and did not receive much in the way of suggestions or help. I have observed the exact behavior I will describe below when booting to live version of EndeavourOS, Manjaro, and the arch install disk. If this is not allowed I apologize.

After the most recent 6.5 kernel and linux-firmware updates I began to notice very inconsistent network performance. Local network performance could reach 1gb, but is spiky and fluctuates a great deal. Internet performance was what gave the issue away. Speed tests seem to be artificially capped at around 10Mbps, but I get peaks reaching my maximum bandwidth (300Mbps) at times. The first indication that this issue may have been introduced with either the kernel or linux-firmware was when I booted to an older arch install I had running kernel 6.0.8. Unfortunately, after booting back and forth to this install a couple of times the issue followed me there. I do have a journalctl dump from prior to the issue appearing though. I have booted into kernel 6.4, 6.5, and 6.6-rc1 all with the same poor network performance. Given how the problem eventually migrated to the arch install running kernel 6.0, I imagine the kernel and firmware packages may not be the issue at all.

I dual boot Windows 11 on this machine. Windows is installed on a separate drive, with fastboot and hibernation diabled. Any switching between Windows and Linux is done with a system shutdown in between. When in Windows, network performance is flawless. Internet speedtests show a steady connection speed capped at 300+Mbps. Iperf tests between this machine and another arch virtual machine maintain a steady connection state at 1Gbps. Results of these tests will be provided.

To give you a visual idea of the problem I am dealing with, please see this image. I believe the peak at the beginning of the test was near 300Mbps.

Further troubleshooting has involved the following:

  • Replace network cable

  • Replace network switch

  • Disable auto negotiation and set interface speed to 1000 Mbps. This has been set from the switch and through ethtool. I usually see a message in dmesg that manual configuration is not available.

  • Add pcie_port_pm=off pcie_aspm.policy=performance to my kernel boot parameters. I have ASPM disabled in the BIOS.

  • Disable ipv6 using kernel boot parameter ipv6.disable=1.

  • Remove DHCP reservation from router in case of any issue with different host name between Windows and Linux.

Journalctl outputs:

inxi -Fxz

System:
  Kernel: 6.4.16-5-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
    Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.8 Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Gigabyte product: X670E AORUS MASTER v: -CF
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Gigabyte model: X670E AORUS MASTER serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: F13c date: 08/16/2023
Battery:
  ID-1: hidpp_battery_0 charge: 60% condition: N/A volts: 3.9 min: N/A
    model: Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: 12-core model: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 4
    rev: 2 cache: L1: 768 KiB L2: 12 MiB L3: 64 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3136 high: 4700 min/max: 3000/5733 boost: enabled cores:
    1: 3000 2: 3000 3: 3000 4: 3000 5: 3000 6: 3000 7: 3000 8: 3000 9: 3000
    10: 3000 11: 2879 12: 3000 13: 3000 14: 4700 15: 3000 16: 3000 17: 3000
    18: 3000 19: 3000 20: 3000 21: 4700 22: 3000 23: 3000 24: 3000
    bogomips: 225698
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1080] driver: nvidia v: 535.113.01
    arch: Pascal bus-ID: 01:00.0
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 driver: X: loaded: nvidia gpu: nvidia
    resolution: 1: 2560x1440~144Hz 2: 2560x1440~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: nvidia,swrast platforms:
    active: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device inactive: wayland,device-1
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 535.113.01
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080/PCIe/SSE2
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.264 drivers: nvidia surfaces: xcb,xlib devices: 1
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    bus-ID: 01:00.1
  Device-2: Creative Sound Blaster X4
    driver: cdc_acm,hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB bus-ID: 3-3:2
  Device-3: Logitech Blue Microphones
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB bus-ID: 9-1.4:4
  API: ALSA v: k6.4.16-5-MANJARO status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.81 status: active
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I225-V vendor: Lenovo driver: igc v: kernel
    port: N/A bus-ID: 0d:00.0
  IF: enp13s0 state: up speed: 2500 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 160MHz driver: N/A
    bus-ID: 0e:00.0
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX210 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB bus-ID: 1-9:2
  Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3
    lmp-v: 12
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 2.77 TiB used: 170.82 GiB (6.0%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: solidgm model: SSDPFKKW020X7 size: 1.86 TiB
    temp: 46.9 C
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 vendor: Smart Modular Tech. model: SHPP41-1000GM
    size: 931.51 GiB temp: 51.9 C
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 915.53 GiB used: 170.82 GiB (18.7%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 299.4 MiB used: 316 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 43.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 48 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 32%
Info:
  Processes: 370 Uptime: 27m Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est.
  available: 31.09 GiB used: 3.55 GiB (11.4%) Init: systemd Compilers:
  gcc: 13.2.1 clang: 16.0.6 Packages: 1524 Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 inxi: 3.3.30

iperf3 - Manjaro Client to Arch Server

iperf3 -c 192.168.10.221 -t 15                                                                                                                                                                                                     ✔ 
Connecting to host 192.168.10.221, port 5201
[  5] local 192.168.10.160 port 49778 connected to 192.168.10.221 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  11.6 MBytes  97.0 Mbits/sec   94    389 KBytes       
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec  57.1 MBytes   479 Mbits/sec   46    342 KBytes       
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   113 MBytes   948 Mbits/sec   47    426 KBytes       
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec   93    362 KBytes       
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  25.8 MBytes   216 Mbits/sec    0    413 KBytes       
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec  58.3 MBytes   489 Mbits/sec   47    386 KBytes       
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec  7.83 MBytes  65.6 Mbits/sec    0    396 KBytes       
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec  12.4 MBytes   104 Mbits/sec    0    417 KBytes       
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec  1.12 MBytes  9.38 Mbits/sec    0    417 KBytes       
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec  4.54 MBytes  38.1 Mbits/sec    0    421 KBytes       
[  5]  10.00-11.00  sec  4.47 MBytes  37.5 Mbits/sec    0    426 KBytes       
[  5]  11.00-12.00  sec  3.36 MBytes  28.1 Mbits/sec    0    430 KBytes       
[  5]  12.00-13.00  sec  7.89 MBytes  66.2 Mbits/sec    0    438 KBytes       
[  5]  13.00-14.00  sec  10.1 MBytes  85.0 Mbits/sec    0    451 KBytes       
[  5]  14.00-15.00  sec  5.59 MBytes  46.9 Mbits/sec   46    325 KBytes       
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-15.00  sec   435 MBytes   243 Mbits/sec  373             sender
[  5]   0.00-15.16  sec   432 MBytes   239 Mbits/sec                  receiver

iperf3 - Arch Client to Manjaro Server

iperf3 -c 192.168.10.160 -t 15                                                                                                                                                                                  1 ✘  1m 25s   patrick@scout 
Connecting to host 192.168.10.160, port 5201
[  5] local 192.168.10.221 port 59844 connected to 192.168.10.160 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  7.23 MBytes  60.6 Mbits/sec  124   48.1 KBytes       
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec  35.8 MBytes   300 Mbits/sec  197   42.4 KBytes       
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec  2.36 MBytes  19.8 Mbits/sec   17   46.7 KBytes       
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec  17.1 MBytes   143 Mbits/sec  280   39.6 KBytes       
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  24.6 MBytes   207 Mbits/sec   90   41.0 KBytes       
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec  16.3 MBytes   137 Mbits/sec  331   49.5 KBytes       
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec  19.1 MBytes   160 Mbits/sec  319   43.8 KBytes       
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec  9.01 MBytes  75.6 Mbits/sec  317   36.8 KBytes       
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec  10.1 MBytes  84.5 Mbits/sec  117    147 KBytes       
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec  47.7 MBytes   400 Mbits/sec  339   58.0 KBytes       
[  5]  10.00-11.00  sec   109 MBytes   915 Mbits/sec   10    383 KBytes       
[  5]  11.00-12.00  sec  52.4 MBytes   439 Mbits/sec  741   56.6 KBytes       
[  5]  12.00-13.00  sec  70.1 MBytes   588 Mbits/sec    5    286 KBytes       
[  5]  13.00-14.00  sec  52.5 MBytes   440 Mbits/sec  619   96.2 KBytes       
[  5]  14.00-15.00  sec  19.5 MBytes   163 Mbits/sec  362   45.2 KBytes       
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-15.00  sec   493 MBytes   276 Mbits/sec  3868             sender
[  5]   0.00-15.00  sec   491 MBytes   274 Mbits/sec                  receiver

iperf3 - Windows Client to Arch Server

.\iperf3.exe -c scout.lan -t 20                                                                                   
Connecting to host scout.lan, port 5201
[  4] local 192.168.10.3 port 49814 connected to 192.168.10.221 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth
[  4]   0.00-1.00   sec   114 MBytes   951 Mbits/sec
[  4]   1.00-2.00   sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]   2.00-3.00   sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]   3.00-4.00   sec   113 MBytes   948 Mbits/sec
[  4]   4.00-5.00   sec   113 MBytes   950 Mbits/sec
[  4]   5.00-6.00   sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]   6.00-7.00   sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]   7.00-8.00   sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]   8.00-9.00   sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]   9.00-10.00  sec   113 MBytes   948 Mbits/sec
[  4]  10.00-11.00  sec   113 MBytes   950 Mbits/sec
[  4]  11.00-12.00  sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]  12.00-13.00  sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]  13.00-14.00  sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]  14.00-15.00  sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]  15.00-16.00  sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]  16.00-17.00  sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]  17.00-18.00  sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]  18.00-19.00  sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
[  4]  19.00-20.00  sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth
[  4]   0.00-20.00  sec  2.21 GBytes   949 Mbits/sec                  sender
[  4]   0.00-20.00  sec  2.21 GBytes   949 Mbits/sec                  receiver

iperf3 - Arch Client to Windows Server (to show retransmissions in comparison to Manjaro runs)

iperf3 -c 192.168.10.3 -t 20                                                    
Connecting to host 192.168.10.3, port 5201
[  5] local 192.168.10.221 port 33658 connected to 192.168.10.3 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   113 MBytes   951 Mbits/sec    0    218 KBytes
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec    0    218 KBytes
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec    0    218 KBytes
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   112 MBytes   943 Mbits/sec    0    218 KBytes
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   112 MBytes   938 Mbits/sec    0    218 KBytes
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   112 MBytes   944 Mbits/sec    0    218 KBytes
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec   112 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec   15    158 KBytes
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec   112 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec    0    211 KBytes
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   112 MBytes   944 Mbits/sec    0    211 KBytes
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec    0    211 KBytes
[  5]  10.00-11.00  sec   113 MBytes   946 Mbits/sec    0    211 KBytes
[  5]  11.00-12.00  sec   112 MBytes   942 Mbits/sec    0    211 KBytes
[  5]  12.00-13.00  sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec    0    211 KBytes
[  5]  13.00-14.00  sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec    0    211 KBytes
[  5]  14.00-15.00  sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec    0    211 KBytes
[  5]  15.00-16.00  sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec    0    211 KBytes
[  5]  16.00-17.00  sec   112 MBytes   942 Mbits/sec    0    211 KBytes
[  5]  17.00-18.00  sec   112 MBytes   938 Mbits/sec    0    211 KBytes
[  5]  18.00-19.00  sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec    0    211 KBytes
[  5]  19.00-20.00  sec   112 MBytes   942 Mbits/sec    0    211 KBytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-20.00  sec  2.19 GBytes   943 Mbits/sec   15             sender
[  5]   0.00-20.00  sec  2.19 GBytes   942 Mbits/sec                  receiver

The high retransmission rate in iperf in arch/Manjaro compared to the Windows run certainly seems to be an avenue to explore, I'm just not sure where to look. Any help or suggestions are really appreciated.

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#2 2023-10-23 06:17:39

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Re: Intel I225-V R3 Ethernet Connection Issues

From a random majaro boot

Oct 22 17:47:25 patrick-linux kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0e:00.0: no suitable firmware found!
Oct 22 17:47:25 patrick-linux kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0e:00.0: minimum version required: iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-39
Oct 22 17:47:25 patrick-linux kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0e:00.0: maximum version supported: iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-78
Oct 22 17:47:25 patrick-linux kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0e:00.0: check git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git

Make sure to install linux-firmware and post the journal of a problematic archlinux boot.

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#3 2023-10-23 13:41:54

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Re: Intel I225-V R3 Ethernet Connection Issues

This journal from my arch install tries to load iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-ao-72.ucode: http://0x0.st/HJlq.txt

I considered bringing this issue up in my original post, since I've seen the journal spammed with iwlwifi errors in every OS I've tried to use since beginning to track this problem down but didn't want to muddy the water any further.

From my boot to the arch install disk, I had to disable wifi to not be spammed to death in the console with these errors. Disabling wifi (rfkill) did not help my original issue however. In manjaro, I followed the advice of another thread here, which I cannot find at the moment, suggesting to rename the iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-62 to 78 to see if that improved anything. I was still having the issue and think I ended up moving all of that series of firmware to the point it can't find any suitable firmware.

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#4 2023-10-23 17:40:29

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Re: Intel I225-V R3 Ethernet Connection Issues

Yes, but that's "Linux version 6.0.8-arch1-1" and your OP says "6.0.8-1_Arch the only working boot"
Or is it that that boot specifically workd while other runs - on this pretty dated kernel - do not?

Not having any firmware is rather not going to work.
The usual appraoch on suspected regressions is to move the newest versions (forcing the kernel to fall back to an older version) until the system stabilizes.
Replacing firmware versions isn't a good idea b/c the versions might be special-cased in the kernel module, the module might reject the FW b/c the name and internal version mismatch or you might blindly pick a version that's not even considered by your kernel (ie. the rename is inert)

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#5 2023-10-23 18:35:20

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Re: Intel I225-V R3 Ethernet Connection Issues

Sorry for the confusion. That is the install that initially did not have network issues, but after booting different distros a few times and going back, the problem became apparent in that install as well. Not sure how to explain that since it has not been updated.

I have hesitated to do a clean install of any distro simply because the process will take quite a while with the current network issues. I'll do a clean install of arch and report back.

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#6 2023-10-23 19:06:44

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Re: Intel I225-V R3 Ethernet Connection Issues

Oct 14 23:01:02 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:0f:00.0: [c0a9:2263] type 00 class 0x010802

Shows up in the good but not the bad boot and is apparently an nvme

Other than that there're way more iwlwifi firmware errors in the bad boot, thesy all show up after NM.
Assuming a race condition, what if you add iwlwifi to the initramfs and/or disable NM and only explicitly start it after you got yourself a cup of coffee?

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#7 2023-10-23 20:11:37

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Re: Intel I225-V R3 Ethernet Connection Issues

Seth, thanks for your help so far. Here is a clean install of arch, with kernel 6.5.8: http://0x0.st/HJ0_.txt. Still exhibiting the same issues.

I think this is the opposite of what you were suggesting, but I've blacklisted iwlwifi and regenerated initramfs. At the same time, I've disabled NetworkManager.service, and have been starting it after boot. Journal of the above changes: http://0x0.st/HJ0y.txt

Last edited by grindstaffp (2023-10-23 20:38:50)

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#8 2023-10-24 07:29:11

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Re: Intel I225-V R3 Ethernet Connection Issues

iwlwifi isn't in the last journal - the point of blacklisting it is to prevent it's automatic loading. You'll have to manually "modprobe iwlwifi" at some point w/ that setup.

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#9 2023-10-26 22:45:47

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Re: Intel I225-V R3 Ethernet Connection Issues

Latest journal. Booting with iwlwifi blacklisted and networkmanager disabled. Upon boot, start network manager and modprobe iwlwifi.
http://0x0.st/HJ0y.txt

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#10 2023-10-27 06:37:18

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Re: Intel I225-V R3 Ethernet Connection Issues

iwlwifi isn't in that journal - the suggested order would be:
- boot
- coffee
- modprobe iwlwifi
- MORE COFFEE
- Start NM
- i dRiNk tOo mUcH CoFfEe
- in doubt explicitly connect the wifi from NM

However, if it happens w/ iwlwifi blacklisted/unavailable the NIC is irrelvant and the  iwlwifi/errors a red herring…
Since this happens across systems and even the one good "6.0.8-1_Arch" seems to have been a fluke: try some live distro like grml.org to check the behavior on a completely different SW stack.

Also make sure that fastboot is _still_ disabled (cause windows re-enables it w/ updates)
Also, going back to the OP, the iperfs between windows and arch are actually OK (there's a single short RT burst in one stint, but that's randomly "normal") - the massive problems are only shown in interaction between arch and manjaro - do you have an iperf arch/arch or grml/arch,arch/grml?

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#11 2023-10-29 19:14:00

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Re: Intel I225-V R3 Ethernet Connection Issues

Quick update: I think it is safe to say that the issues I was having were hardware related, not software. A few other issues started to present themselves and decided to try a different motherboard. New board has same intel 2.5Gb NIC and it works flawlessly. WiFi adapter is not intel on this board and I haven't tried it out but no error messages either. I appreciate the time you took to help me troubleshoot.

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