The dreaded RTL8111/8168B, ethernet driver failure

Hello, I am trying to use a realtek NIC under Linux (Debian 7.1). It is the onboard ethernet in my Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3. I've downloaded and started to use the r8168 driver, as opposed to the free r8169, however both drivers result in the ethernet not negotiating to gigabit speed or pulling an IP

Re: The dreaded RTL8111/8168B, ethernet driver failure

seem to be more sociable. On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 2:05 AM, Glenn English wrote: > > On Jul 7, 2013, at 10:31 PM, John McCardle wrote: > > > I am trying to use a realtek NIC under Linux (Debian 7.1). It is the > onboard ethernet in my Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3. > > I'm sorry