Index: e1000phy.c
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/dev/mii/e1000phy.c,v
retrieving revision 1.19
diff -u -r1.19 e1000phy.c
--- e1000phy.c	29 Oct 2007 05:50:22 -0000	1.19
+++ e1000phy.c	30 Oct 2007 01:56:55 -0000
@@ -397,8 +397,10 @@
 		/*
 		 * Only used for autonegotiation.
 		 */
-		if (IFM_SUBTYPE(ife->ifm_media) != IFM_AUTO)
+		if (IFM_SUBTYPE(ife->ifm_media) != IFM_AUTO) {
+			sc->mii_ticks = 0;
 			break;
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * check for link.
@@ -411,6 +413,8 @@
 		}
 
 		/* Announce link loss right after it happens. */
+		if (sc->mii_ticks++ == 0)
+			break;
 		if (sc->mii_ticks <= sc->mii_anegticks)
 			return (0);