e1000e: 82579LM not negociating ethernet speed

Hi,

Since I upgraded to Ubuntu 13.04, my ethernet NIC is not working as expected. NM doesn't seem to be able to know when a cable is plugged in.

Going further in the investigation, I found that:
$ sudo mii-tool eth0
SIOCGMIIPHY on 'eth0' failed: No such device

Indeed, the NIC is not negotiating ethernet speed with its peer.

Upgrading to mainline kernel 3.9 solved the issue.

Here is what I get with 3.8:
[ 1.221204] e1000e: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - 2.1.4-k
[ 1.221206] e1000e: Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
[ 1.221249] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 1.221324] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: Interrupt Throttling Rate (ints/sec) set to dynamic conservative mode
[ 1.221364] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 43 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 1.469145] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: (PCI Express:2.5GT/s:Width x1) b8:ca:3a:d6:94:33
[ 1.469148] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection
[ 1.469188] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: MAC: 10, PHY: 11, PBA No: 4011FF-0FF
[ 10.795061] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 43 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 10.898759] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 43 for MSI/MSI-X

Now with 3.9:
[ 1.226636] e1000e: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - 2.2.14-k
[ 1.226639] e1000e: Copyright(c) 1999 - 2013 Intel Corporation.
[ 1.236264] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 1.236340] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: Interrupt Throttling Rate (ints/sec) set to dynamic conservative mode
[ 1.236385] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 44 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 1.493947] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: registered PHC clock
[ 1.493962] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: (PCI Express:2.5GT/s:Width x1) b8:ca:3a:d6:94:33
[ 1.493964] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection
[ 1.494002] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: MAC: 10, PHY: 11, PBA No: 4011FF-0FF
[ 10.712134] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 44 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 10.815973] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 44 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 52.329399] e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Half Duplex, Flow Control: None
[ 52.329403] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: 10/100 speed: disabling TSO

If needed, I can also revert to 3.5 to test.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: linux-image 3.8.0.21.37
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-21.32-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: alex 2290 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA:
 country FR:
  (2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
  (5170 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
  (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (N/A, 20), DFS
  (5490 - 5710 @ 40), (N/A, 27), DFS
Date: Sun May 19 00:03:35 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=0cf2483e-c441-45a0-858d-b7bef8435676
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-15 (64 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6230
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-21-generic root=UUID=1f048f47-95a8-43de-becd-c70fad6088e4 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-21-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-21-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.106
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-26 (22 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/10/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A08
dmi.board.name: 0GWYCT
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd12/10/2012:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6230:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn0GWYCT:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude E6230
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.