Comment 3 for bug 719873

Linux bionic...... 2.6.38-8-server #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:49:04 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

root@bionic:~# lspci -k
00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller (rev a3)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 ISA Bridge (rev a3)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation CK804 SMBus (rev a2)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
        Kernel driver in use: nForce2_smbus
        Kernel modules: i2c-nforce2
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a2)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
        Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a3)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a2)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device ae01
        Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH
        Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 IDE (rev a2)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
        Kernel driver in use: pata_amd
        Kernel modules: pata_amd
00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller (rev a3)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
        Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
        Kernel modules: sata_nv
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller (rev a3)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
        Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
        Kernel modules: sata_nv
00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
        Kernel driver in use: forcedeth
        Kernel modules: forcedeth
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
        Kernel modules: shpchp
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
        Kernel modules: shpchp
00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
        Kernel modules: shpchp
00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
        Kernel modules: shpchp
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
        Kernel modules: amd64_edac_mod
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
        Kernel driver in use: k8temp
        Kernel modules: k8temp
01:07.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage II+ 215GTB [Mach64 GTB] (rev 9a)
        Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage II+ 215GTB [Mach64 GTB]
        Kernel modules: atyfb
01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5701 Gigabit Ethernet
        Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5701 Gigabit Ethernet
        Kernel driver in use: tg3
        Kernel modules: tg3
01:09.0 RAID bus controller: Silicon Image, Inc. SiI 3114 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device b004
        Kernel driver in use: sata_sil
        Kernel modules: sata_sil
01:0a.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB82AA2 IEEE-1394b Link Layer Controller (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mainboard
        Kernel driver in use: firewire_ohci
        Kernel modules: firewire-ohci
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 19)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Gigabyte)
        Kernel driver in use: sky2
        Kernel modules: sky2

I'm also able to bypass the issue, by setting eth0 to promiscuous mode.

[201596.272880] sky2 0000:02:00.0: eth0: rx error, status 0x6a2100 length 106
[201597.832243] sky2 0000:02:00.0: eth0: rx error, status 0x6a2100 length 106
[201599.826795] sky2 0000:02:00.0: eth0: rx error, status 0x6a2100 length 106
[201601.819331] sky2 0000:02:00.0: eth0: rx error, status 0x6a2100 length 106
[201602.133660] device eth0 entered promiscuous mode