[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