The write-up gave me the feeling that the OP did just that. My experience has been that manufacturers will blow you off unless you can provide a reproducible te

The write-up gave me the feeling that the OP did just that. My experience has been that manufacturers will blow you off unless you can provide a reproducible test case. Certainly, his company doesn't sound like it has the volume necessary to threaten Intel w/ moving to a different NIC manufacturer unless the problem is resolved. With that in mind, I think the amount of work he did was just the right amount.