Russ - can you add your findings to the bug on github at https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/29 ? Especially that it happens in Raspbian as well as Squeeze. I've found that installing gpm (console mouse driver) and starting it can also cause the issue with the pings. Still haven't managed t...

Spent this afternoon getting a Netgear N150 WNA1100 USB WiFi adaptor to work, using Hexxeh's R3 Raspbian image but I will add I had the same symptoms in the Debian image earlier in the week so the solution should be the same, will give it a go in Debian tomorrow to confirm or not. Raspbian correctly...

Performed some more testing today. 1: Pi with Nokia PSU, Apple Keyboard, Generic USB Laser Mouse, connected to Ethernet. Started LXDE ran ping all OK to router, sub 1ms usually about 0.9 2: Pi with Belkin 4 port USB powered hub (2.5A PSU) USB lead from it powering Pi, keyboard and mouse plugged into...

Tonight I did a apt-get update/upgrade and an rpi-update, noticed a few libraries being updated in the apt-get and the rpi-update changed a fair few files in /boot. Also I didn't use a USB hub and instead keyboard and mouse were plugged directly into the PI, also previously the mouse was plugged int...

Bit of feedback, as per Scooby had to delete all the lines to get Eth0 working, done all the apt-get update/upgrade and rpi-update etc.. Generally quite a nippy feel to the build when it comes to responsiveness/boot times. But I'm getting about a 50-60% packet drop running LXDE, if I don't bother st...