tctl = E1000_READ_REG(hw, TCTL);
 
        tctl &= ~E1000_TCTL_CT;
-       tctl |= E1000_TCTL_EN | E1000_TCTL_PSP | E1000_TCTL_RTLC |
+       tctl |= E1000_TCTL_PSP | E1000_TCTL_RTLC |
                (E1000_COLLISION_THRESHOLD << E1000_CT_SHIFT);
 
-       E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, TCTL, tctl);
+#ifdef DISABLE_MULR
+       /* disable Multiple Reads for debugging */
+       tctl &= ~E1000_TCTL_MULR;
+#endif
 
        if (hw->mac_type == e1000_82571 || hw->mac_type == e1000_82572) {
                tarc = E1000_READ_REG(hw, TARC0);
        if (hw->mac_type == e1000_82544 &&
            hw->bus_type == e1000_bus_type_pcix)
                adapter->pcix_82544 = 1;
+
+       E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, TCTL, tctl);
+
 }
 
 /**
 {
        struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
        struct e1000_tx_ring *txdr = adapter->tx_ring;
-       uint32_t link;
+       uint32_t link, tctl;
 
        e1000_check_for_link(&adapter->hw);
        if (adapter->hw.mac_type == e1000_82573) {
                               adapter->link_duplex == FULL_DUPLEX ?
                               "Full Duplex" : "Half Duplex");
 
-                       /* tweak tx_queue_len according to speed/duplex */
+                       /* tweak tx_queue_len according to speed/duplex
+                        * and adjust the timeout factor */
                        netdev->tx_queue_len = adapter->tx_queue_len;
                        adapter->tx_timeout_factor = 1;
-                       if (adapter->link_duplex == HALF_DUPLEX) {
+                       adapter->txb2b = 1;
+                       switch (adapter->link_speed) {
+                       case SPEED_10:
+                               adapter->txb2b = 0;
+                               netdev->tx_queue_len = 10;
+                               adapter->tx_timeout_factor = 8;
+                               break;
+                       case SPEED_100:
+                               adapter->txb2b = 0;
+                               netdev->tx_queue_len = 100;
+                               /* maybe add some timeout factor ? */
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       if ((adapter->hw.mac_type == e1000_82571 || 
+                            adapter->hw.mac_type == e1000_82572) &&
+                           adapter->txb2b == 0) {
+#define SPEED_MODE_BIT (1 << 21)
+                               uint32_t tarc0;
+                               tarc0 = E1000_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, TARC0);
+                               tarc0 &= ~SPEED_MODE_BIT;
+                               E1000_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, TARC0, tarc0);
+                       }
+                               
+#ifdef NETIF_F_TSO
+                       /* disable TSO for pcie and 10/100 speeds, to avoid
+                        * some hardware issues */
+                       if (!adapter->tso_force &&
+                           adapter->hw.bus_type == e1000_bus_type_pci_express){
                                switch (adapter->link_speed) {
                                case SPEED_10:
-                                       netdev->tx_queue_len = 10;
-                                       adapter->tx_timeout_factor = 8;
-                                       break;
                                case SPEED_100:
-                                       netdev->tx_queue_len = 100;
+                                       DPRINTK(PROBE,INFO,
+                                       "10/100 speed: disabling TSO\n");
+                                       netdev->features &= ~NETIF_F_TSO;
+                                       break;
+                               case SPEED_1000:
+                                       netdev->features |= NETIF_F_TSO;
+                                       break;
+                               default:
+                                       /* oops */
                                        break;
                                }
                        }
+#endif
+
+                       /* enable transmits in the hardware, need to do this
+                        * after setting TARC0 */
+                       tctl = E1000_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, TCTL);
+                       tctl |= E1000_TCTL_EN;
+                       E1000_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, TCTL, tctl);
 
                        netif_carrier_on(netdev);
                        netif_wake_queue(netdev);
                adapter->detect_tx_hung = FALSE;
                if (tx_ring->buffer_info[eop].dma &&
                    time_after(jiffies, tx_ring->buffer_info[eop].time_stamp +
-                              adapter->tx_timeout_factor * HZ)
+                              (adapter->tx_timeout_factor * HZ))
                    && !(E1000_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, STATUS) &
                         E1000_STATUS_TXOFF)) {