can not connect via ethernet

[Gary J. Kirkpatrick]

On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 10:34 PM, Gary J. Kirkpatrick <garyartista at gmail.com
> wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 10:25 PM, Gary J. Kirkpatrick <
> garyartista at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 18 October 2014 11:07, Gary J. Kirkpatrick <garyartista at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > The second step in the solution wget
>>> >
>>> http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/r/r8168/r8168-dkms_8.038.00-1_all.deb
>>> > returned a 404 error.
>>>
>>> I don't know why one would have to install additional stuff it it
>>> worked until a few days ago, something must have happened to change
>>> that.  Did you install any updates?
>>>
>>> At the router does the led by the connector light up when you plug the
>>> lead in (assuming it has an led)?
>>>
>>> What do you see in the dropdown when you click on the network icon in
>>> the top bar (and what does the icon look like)?
>>>
>>> Colin
>>>
>>> >
>>> > On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 12:34 AM, scott <redhowlingwolves at gmx.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> On 10/17/2014 02:18 PM, Gary J. Kirkpatrick wrote:
>>> >> > I have 1404 on a HP 210g (new computer)  I was able to connect via
>>> the
>>> >> > ethernet cable until a few days ago.  The connect works on my
>>> wife's W8
>>> >> > machine.  I can connect to the internet via wireless.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > This machine has a Realtek Gigabit network Connection (10/100/1000
>>> NIC)
>>> >> > but Additional Hardware does not find any proprietary hardware,
>>> which I
>>> >> > think this is.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > sudo lshw -C Network
>>> >> > description: Ethernet interface
>>> >> >        product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
>>> >> > Controller
>>> >> >        vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
>>> >> >        physical id: 0
>>> >> >        bus info: pci at 0000:08:00.0
>>> >> >        logical name: eth0
>>> >> >        version: 0c
>>> >> >        serial: 6c:c2:17:e6:bd:05
>>> >> >        size: 10Mbit/s
>>> >> >        capacity: 1Gbit/s
>>> >> >        width: 64 bits
>>> >> >        clock: 33MHz
>>> >> >        capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list
>>> >> > ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt
>>> 1000bt-fd
>>> >> > autonegotiation
>>> >> >        configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169
>>> >> > driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half firmware=rtl8168g-2_0.0.1
>>> 02/06/13
>>> >> > latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
>>> >> >        resources: irq:61 ioport:3000(size=256)
>>> memory:b2600000-b2600fff
>>> >> > memory:b2400000-b2403fff
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Any thoughts?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > thanks
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > garyk
>>> >>
>>> >> I think this link may help you.
>>> >>
>>> >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2224262
>>> >>
>>> >> Scott
>>> >>
>>> >>
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>>
>>
>> A new kernel came in and installed.  The led lights up when the cable is
>> plugged into the router.  On the last item the router light does come on
>> when I plug the ethernet chord into the computer.  The icon does not change
>> when I do so other than the 5 band network icon pulsates, just like it does
>> when you are connecting wirelessly.  The icon itself is fan shaped with 4
>> or 5 bars.  On the drop down list it shows 'ethernet disconnect' my current
>> wifi connection and others.
>>
>> I have tried connecting to the ethernet with wifi  disabled, to no
>> effect.  I logged in as guest and I have the same problem.
>>
>>
>> garyk
>>
>
> I have tried all three kernels on my computer-  3.13.0-35 thru 37 all with
> same problem.
>
>
> garyk
>


I have W8 on this machine and it connects via the ethernet just fine.

What seems odd is that Additional Hardware does not detect proprietary
drivers - but isn't Realtek proprietary?

garyk
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