Maybe this eeprom fix will fix the packet drop:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000/files/e1000e%20stable/eeprom_fix_82574_or_82583/
Maybe this eeprom fix will fix the packet drop:
http:// sourceforge. net/projects/ e1000/files/ e1000e% 20stable/ eeprom_ fix_82574_ or_82583/