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Do Realtek ethernet controllers work with Debian?

Asked by , Edited by Benjamin

I am currently using Ubuntu 11.04 on a Dell Vostro 1510, which uses a Realtek ethernet controller.

lspci -v returns:

07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
    Subsystem: Dell Device 0273
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
    I/O ports at 5000 [size=256]
    Memory at f8610000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
    Memory at f8600000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
    [virtual] Expansion ROM at f8620000 [disabled] [size=64K]
    Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
    Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/2 Maskable- 64bit+
    Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
    Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=2 Masked-
    Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
    Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
    Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
    Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
    Kernel driver in use: r8169
    Kernel modules: r8169

Is there a driver available on Debian too? Is this driver installed with the OS or do I need to fetch it elsewhere?

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ithink314

My laptop also has realtek wired ethernet, Kernel driver in use: r8169. Non-free drivers (firmware) are available:



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jesuisbenjamin
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So I have to download this before and put it on some USB?

ithink314
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That’s what I did, although I needed it for Intel wifi; not sure if you’ll need it for wired ethernet, but it’s available.

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fernandogarca from Almería, Spain

I had problems with both free and non-free drivers in both ubuntu 11.10 and debian testing.
The problem is that the kernel loads the r8169 module (instead the RTL8111/8168B )

The privative driver solves this problem. Download the RTL8111/8168B from the realtek downloads page and execute the “autorun.sh”.

This will install the good module and will deactivate

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