[SGVLUG] ubuntu and on board realtek NIC issues

[Dan Buthusiem]

Did you check the cable? ;)

Actually, easy thing to setup while you're digging is to setup a
bootable USB of another distro. If it works fine with another distro,
then you'll have a better idea of what's going on.

On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 15:53, matti <mathew_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Have any of you had experience with Realtek onboard NICs?
>
> currently I have been attempting to get the newest
> ubuntu (11.x) to work with a new MB which has a
> 1Gb Realtek NIC onboard
>
> closer inspection:
>
> sudo lshw -C network
>
> shows the chip:
> rtl8111/8168b
>
> mac address looks looks good.
>
> however, we note: link=no
>
> ( link light is off, in the BIOS the NIC is enabled. )
>
> I am currently looking at various leads via google..
> curious if anyone here has had success with this.
>
> thanks
> matti
>
>