[opensuse-support] Adding a new NIC
Hi everyone I have recently started dual booting with Windows 7 and encountered a nasty bug with the Windows driver for my PC's integrated NIC (Realtek) that is making dual booting an even bigger headache than it already is. After exhausting the solutions I found online, I've decided to just order a new NIC and plug it into a spare PCI slot. The new NIC is made by TP LINK. Am I being hopelessly optimistic to assume that when it's plugged in and my ethernet cable connected to it, it will be automatically detected and configured? If not, what do I need to do to use the new NIC? I am running Tumbleweed and the Plasma desktop. Many thanks in advance. Kind regards, Huw
Le 04/08/2018 à 10:54, huw a écrit :
Hi everyone
I have recently started dual booting with Windows 7 and encountered a nasty bug with the Windows driver for my PC's integrated NIC (Realtek)
do you mean Windows 7 is unable to use the NIC? May be give us the complete NIC name (from lspci), because realtek is the most common brand, it's curious to have a problem with it (even knowing it's not the best loved brand)
that is making dual booting an even bigger headache than it already is. After exhausting the solutions I found online, I've decided to just order a new NIC and plug it into a spare PCI slot.
The new NIC is made by TP LINK. Am I being hopelessly optimistic to assume that when it's plugged in and my ethernet cable connected to it, it will be automatically detected and configured? If not, what do I need to do to use the new NIC? I am running Tumbleweed and the Plasma desktop. Many thanks in advance.
most of the time ethernet NIC are working without any problem, may be yours is defective jdd -- http://dodin.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-support+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-support+owner@opensuse.org
On 04/08/18 09:59, jdd@dodin.org wrote:
Le 04/08/2018 à 10:54, huw a écrit :
Hi everyone
I have recently started dual booting with Windows 7 and encountered a nasty bug with the Windows driver for my PC's integrated NIC (Realtek)
do you mean Windows 7 is unable to use the NIC? May be give us the complete NIC name (from lspci), because realtek is the most common brand, it's curious to have a problem with it (even knowing it's not the best loved brand) It works fine in Windows alone - if that was the only OS I use I'd never know there was a problem. It's only an issue in a dual-boot scenario. Output of lspci is:
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 0c) Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Onboard Ethernet
that is making dual booting an even bigger headache than it already is. After exhausting the solutions I found online, I've decided to just order a new NIC and plug it into a spare PCI slot.
The new NIC is made by TP LINK. Am I being hopelessly optimistic to assume that when it's plugged in and my ethernet cable connected to it, it will be automatically detected and configured? If not, what do I need to do to use the new NIC? I am running Tumbleweed and the Plasma desktop. Many thanks in advance.
most of the time ethernet NIC are working without any problem, may be yours is defective
jdd
Just to be clear, the new NIC isn't installed yet (it is ordered and on its way to me). I just want to be sure I know what to do with it by the time it arrives. Kind regards, Huw
* huw
Hi everyone
I have recently started dual booting with Windows 7 and encountered a nasty bug with the Windows driver for my PC's integrated NIC (Realtek) that is making dual booting an even bigger headache than it already is. After exhausting the solutions I found online, I've decided to just order a new NIC and plug it into a spare PCI slot.
The new NIC is made by TP LINK. Am I being hopelessly optimistic to assume that when it's plugged in and my ethernet cable connected to it, it will be automatically detected and configured? If not, what do I need to do to use the new NIC? I am running Tumbleweed and the Plasma desktop. Many thanks in advance.
google for linux suport for the the manufacturer name and the nic model number. you will get your answer before you get your nic. *usually* all that is required is to plug in the cable and it is recognized. that being said, I have never had a problem with an ethernet nic. not always the case with wifi, but much better the last several years. gud luk, -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-support+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-support+owner@opensuse.org
On 2018-08-04 10:54, huw wrote:
Hi everyone
I have recently started dual booting with Windows 7 and encountered a nasty bug with the Windows driver for my PC's integrated NIC (Realtek) that is making dual booting an even bigger headache than it already is. After exhausting the solutions I found online, I've decided to just order a new NIC and plug it into a spare PCI slot.
The new NIC is made by TP LINK. Am I being hopelessly optimistic to assume that when it's plugged in and my ethernet cable connected to it, it will be automatically detected and configured? If not, what do I need to do to use the new NIC? I am running Tumbleweed and the Plasma desktop. Many thanks in advance.
I don't think automatic. Probably you have to start YaST network settings module (system section), and in the overview tab you should see two nicks, one the old, one the new. You simply have to "edit" the new one and choose your settings. The tab at the right here is "hardware settings". If you want to use network manager, you have to say so in the first window, first tab. Should be easy. Sometimes I had a bit of a row to tell it to ignore the bad ethernet. Maybe instead of edit, hit delete on that one. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 42.3 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar)
On 04/08/18 09:54, huw wrote:
Hi everyone
I have recently started dual booting with Windows 7 and encountered a nasty bug with the Windows driver for my PC's integrated NIC (Realtek) that is making dual booting an even bigger headache than it already is. After exhausting the solutions I found online, I've decided to just order a new NIC and plug it into a spare PCI slot.
The new NIC is made by TP LINK. Am I being hopelessly optimistic to assume that when it's plugged in and my ethernet cable connected to it, it will be automatically detected and configured? If not, what do I need to do to use the new NIC? I am running Tumbleweed and the Plasma desktop. Many thanks in advance.
Kind regards, Huw
For anyone who is interested, this went better than I dared hope. I've just installed the NIC and without changing a single thing (in either Windows or Linux) everything Just Works. No issues with dual booting at all and my original problem is solved. Many thanks to all who replied. Kind regards, Huw
On 2018-08-06 18:04, huw wrote: ...
For anyone who is interested, this went better than I dared hope. I've just installed the NIC and without changing a single thing (in either Windows or Linux) everything Just Works. No issues with dual booting at all and my original problem is solved.
:-) -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 42.3 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar)
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