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[annathyst]

Mar 10 17:18:40 snark kernel: [4294753.078000] e1000: eth0: e1000_watchdog_task: NIC Link is Down
Mar 10 17:18:40 snark kernel: [4294753.078000] e1000: eth0: e1000_clean_tx_irq:
Detected Tx Unit Hang
Mar 10 17:18:40 snark kernel: [4294753.078000] TDH <0>
Mar 10 17:18:40 snark kernel: [4294753.078000] TDT <2>
Mar 10 17:18:40 snark kernel: [4294753.078000] next_to_use <2>
Mar 10 17:18:40 snark kernel: [4294753.078000] next_to_clean <0>
Mar 10 17:18:40 snark kernel: [4294753.078000] buffer_info[next_to_clean]
Mar 10 17:18:40 snark kernel: [4294753.078000] dma <1a845202>
Mar 10 17:18:40 snark kernel: [4294753.078000] time_stamp
Mar 10 17:18:40 snark kernel: [4294753.078000] next_to_watch <0>
Mar 10 17:18:40 snark kernel: [4294753.078000] jiffies
Mar 10 17:18:40 snark kernel: [4294753.078000] next_to_watch.status <0>

followed by a freeze, followed by my rebooting into single-user mode, followed by a console message about a double fault.
Goodbye, laptop ethernet. Time to call IBM Service and get this thing fixed while I still can.