Ethernet issues on HP Z8 G4 (Intel I219-LM & X722) - Limited connectivity

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Hi everyone,

I’m a new Garuda Linux Mokka user. I wouldn’t say I’m a total Linux newbie, but I’m definitely not an expert either. I’ve fallen in love with this distro, so much that I’ve decided to install it on all my machines.

However, I’ve run into a wall with my work computer. I cannot get the Ethernet connection to work, not even when running the Live environment.

Here are some details about the setup:

  • Hardware: HP Z8 G4 Workstation.
  • Network Interfaces: Dual internal Intel NICs (Models I219-LM and X722).
  • The Issue: On both interfaces, I successfully receive an IP address via DHCP, but I get “Limited Connectivity.” I can’t even ping the gateway.
  • Environment: There are no corporate network restrictions. In fact, my laptop works perfectly fine using the exact same Ethernet cable and port.

I’ve tried both ports with no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions or known workarounds for these specific Intel controllers on Garuda?

Thanks in advance for the help!

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Hey, you need to post the output of garuda-inxi as per the post template.

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Here it is:

System:
  Kernel: 6.17.6-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
    root=UUID=26cbd1e8-a023-4a5a-9408-f76947a4c04f rw rootflags=subvol=@
    vt.default_red=30,243,166,249,137,245,148,186,88,243,166,249,137,245,148,166
    vt.default_grn=30,139,227,226,180,194,226,194,91,139,227,226,180,194,226,173
    vt.default_blu=46,168,161,175,250,231,213,222,112,168,161,175,250,231,213,200
    quiet loglevel=3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.1 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.19.0
    wm: kwin_wayland vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: HP product: HP Z8 G4 Workstation v: SBKPF,DWKSBLF
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 3 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: HP model: 81C7 v: 1.00 serial: <superuser required>
    part-nu: 6B4K3UP#ABA uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: HP v: P60 v02.96
    date: 06/05/2025
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Xeon Gold 6234 bits: 64 type: MT MCP SMP
    arch: Cascade Lake level: v4 note: check built: 2019 process: Intel 14nm
    family: 6 model-id: 0x55 (85) stepping: 7 microcode: 0x5003901
  Topology: cpus: 2x dies: 1 clusters: 8 cores: 8 threads: 16 tpc: 2
    smt: enabled cache: L1: 2x 512 KiB (1024 KiB) desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB
    L2: 2x 8 MiB (16 MiB) desc: 8x1024 KiB L3: 2x 24.8 MiB (49.5 MiB)
    desc: 1x24.8 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1200 min/max: 1200/4000 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 1200 2: 1200 3: 1200 4: 1200 5: 1200 6: 1200
    7: 1200 8: 1200 9: 1200 10: 1200 11: 1200 12: 1200 13: 1200 14: 1200
    15: 1200 16: 1200 17: 1200 18: 1200 19: 1200 20: 1200 21: 1200 22: 1200
    23: 1200 24: 1200 25: 1200 26: 1200 27: 1200 28: 1200 29: 1200 30: 1200
    31: 1200 32: 1200 bogomips: 211200
  Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GA104GL [RTX A4000] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: nvidia
    v: 580.95.05 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550-580.xx+
    status: current (as of 2025-08; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
    process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-2023 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
    lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s ports: active: DP-5,DP-6
    empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, DP-4 bus-ID: 2d:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:24b0
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Logitech BRIO Ultra HD Webcam
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 3.1
    speed: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 bus-ID: 2-2:2 chip-ID: 046d:085e
    class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.20 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: gpu: nv_platform,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch
    d-rect: 5120x1440 display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: DP-5 pos: primary,left model: HP Z27q G3 serial: <filter>
    built: 2022 res: mode: 2560x1440 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2
    size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 685mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 2560x1440 min: 640x480
  Monitor-2: DP-6 pos: right model: HP Z27q G3 serial: <filter> built: 2022
    res: mode: 2560x1440 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2
    size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 685mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 2560x1440 min: 640x480
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
    drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: nvidia
    x11: drv: nvidia inactive: device-1
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.95.05
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA RTX A4000/PCIe/SSE2
    memory: 15.62 GiB display-ID: :0.0
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.328 layers: 7 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
    name: NVIDIA RTX A4000 driver: nvidia v: 580.95.05 device-ID: 10de:24b0
    surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.4 256 bits)
    driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.2.6-arch1.1 (LLVM 21.1.4)
    device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info
    x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel C62x HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a1f0 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA GA104 High Definition Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
    link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 2d:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:228b
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Logitech BRIO Ultra HD Webcam
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 3.1
    speed: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 bus-ID: 2-2:2 chip-ID: 046d:085e
    class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
  API: ALSA v: k6.17.6-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.9 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-LM vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: e1000e
    v: kernel port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15b9 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Ethernet X722 vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: N/A pcie:
    gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:37cc
    class-ID: 0200
  Device-3: Intel Ethernet X722 for 1GbE vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: i40e v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: N/A
    bus-ID: 04:00.2 chip-ID: 8086:37d1 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp4s0f2np2 state: down mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager,systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.45 TiB used: 6.26 GiB (0.2%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
    model: MZVL2512HCJQ-00BH1 size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: HPS2NGXH temp: 38.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:6 vendor: Samsung
    model: MZVLB1T0HBLR-000H1 size: 953.87 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: HPS0NEXF temp: 40.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST2000DM008-2FR102
    size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: VP02 scheme: GPT
  ID-4: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Kingston model: DataTraveler Max
    size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 3.2 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 100.53 GiB size: 100.53 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 6.23 GiB (6.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 200 MiB size: 196 MiB (98.00%)
    used: 36.9 MiB (18.8%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 100.53 GiB size: 100.53 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 6.23 GiB (6.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 100.53 GiB size: 100.53 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 6.23 GiB (6.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 100.53 GiB size: 100.53 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 6.23 GiB (6.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 62.59 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
    comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  Src: lm-sensors+/sys Message: No sensor data found using /sys/class/hwmon
    or lm-sensors.
Info:
  Memory: total: 64 GiB available: 62.59 GiB used: 4.76 GiB (7.6%)
  Processes: 555 Power: uptime: 2m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 24.97 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
    power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 258 default: graphical
    tool: systemctl
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1177 libs: 308 tools: octopi,paru Compilers:
    gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.3.3 default: fish v: 4.1.2 running-in: konsole
    inxi: 3.3.39
Garuda (2.11.1-1):
  System install date:     2026-01-15
  Garuda release:          251103
  Last full system update: 2026-01-15
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-utils nvidia-open-dkms garuda-hardware-profile-nvidia garuda-hardware-profile-standard
  Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
  Failed units:            
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Just doing a quick search for your two NIC devices with “archlinux” appears that there are driver updates that require some manual intervention to get them to work properly on Linux. See here:

Beyond this, I’m somewhat limited in my ability to help you here, but this is a start. Perhaps others more knowledgeable than I on this forum can provide more guidance.

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There are proprietary Intel Ethernet drivers available for both of your Intel adapters, (if you haven’t already tried them).

I would suggest installing and testing the following Ethernet driver for your Intel x722 network adapter:

intel-ethernet-722series

There is also an alternate e1000e proprietary driver package available that you can test:

e1000e-dkms

Be sure to reboot after installing/uninstalling any network driver.

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Thank you very much for all your replys.

As I told, I´m a newbie to linux, not only to Garuda, and install drivers without internet connection is a challenge for me.

Any additional help with this would be greatly appreciated.

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Is it possible to connect a smartphone to your device via tethering?

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Yes!!! this is exactly what I´m doing now.

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