lspci shows ethernet controller but in Hardware adapter lists its not shown

kingkashif · 05-30-2013, 07:37 AM

Hello guys,

I am trying to connect my dell inspiron 3420 to internet but I get the error

Quote:

Device eth0 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization

When I run lspci I get

Quote:

Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E PCI Express Controller (rev 05)

However when I try to add Device using Network Adapters Configuration GUI of Fedora, I don't see the same Realtek adapter name. There is only one Realtek adapter and that is

Code:

RealTek RTL8129 Fast Ethernet

When I select that and try Activate the device I get the same "Device does not seem to be present" message. :/

Any help guys? How could I solve this mystery .. :S

Thanks in advance...

jefro · 05-30-2013, 02:44 PM

Kind of odd. I'd think that trying the OEM driver might help.

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false

From the readme file. You might start with this however..
"
# lsmod | grep r8101
# ifconfig -a

If there is a device name, ethX, shown on the monitor, the linux
driver is loaded. Then, you can use the following command to activate
the ethX.

# ifconfig ethX up
"

Be sure to read the entire readme file. In some cases the wrong driver may have to be blacklisted.