#7785 HIGH 9.1.0: unreliable ethernet connection

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#7785: unreliable ethernet connection
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   Reporter:  AlbertCahalan  |       Owner:               
       Type:  defect         |      Status:  new          
   Priority:  high           |   Milestone:  9.1.0        
  Component:  not assigned   |     Version:  not specified
 Resolution:                 |    Keywords:               
Next_action:  never set      |    Verified:  0            
  Blockedby:                 |    Blocking:               
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Comment(by AlbertCahalan):

 Replying to [comment:3 kimquirk]:
 > Not a blocker for 8.2. Can you explain how this affects the user.

 I believe I did:

 Put this all together, and a temporary network problem (for example, a
 slow DHCP server) means that the laptop silently loses connectivity until
 the user reboots. There is no hint as to what went wrong. All the user
 knows is that his web browser keeps failing. Experienced XO users will
 learn that the laptop is a flakey machine that just needs a reboot every
 now and then... kind of like Windows 95. This is terrible.

 Normal laptops (Linux, Windows, or MacOS) will recover from a network
 glitch. The XO needs a reboot.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/7785#comment:4>
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