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What's the difference between the drivers r8169 and r8168?

Realtek provides the source code for the r8168 driver which is based on the r8169 driver from the kernel tree if I may believe their source: /* * This driver is modified from r8169.c in Linux kernel 2.6.18 */ Both are GPL licensed, so source code…
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In Archlinux, it has a valid IP address, but no connection could be established

Later I changed a wireless router, and everything became OK. Maybe there was something incompatible between the former router and the latter. Yet I can't get the reason. --------update--------------------- ~ % uname -a Linux archlinux 3.17.6-1-ARCH…
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Make Linux load specific driver for given device (Realtek NIC)

This is a driver issue on a vintage machine (AMD K8, Nvidia chipset) running Linux 3.11 (Mint distro, but I don't think it matters). claudius ~ # uname -a Linux claudius 3.11.0-12-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 9 16:20:46 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64…
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How to put rtlwifi drivers on Debian installation USB?

I downloaded the Debian amd64 netinstall ISO and placed it on a USB stick using dd if=debianblahblah.iso of=/dev/sdb The installer works fine, but my laptop requires proprietary wireless drivers (RTL8192) to get internet during the install. I…
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Wifi not working in debian 8.9 having RTL8723de driver ([10ec:d723])

Please help me to make my wifi working. I was working on this for last two weeks and tried many workarounds. Now I have freshly reinstalled Debian and ready to start from the beginning. Below are the details of system network. 01:00.0 Ethernet…
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Unable to reconnect to a WiFi network on Fedora 20?

Problem After leaving my Fedora 20 laptop running overnight, I open it back up and it prompts me to re-enter the password for my home WiFi network. The password is already typed in and censored, but it wants me to to confirm and hit Connect. I have…
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Realtek rtl8821ce wifi driver problem in Linux Mint 18.2

I've installed Linux Mint 18.2 on my ThinkPad E470. I can't connect to wifi as no wireless option shows up. I searched around and found an old post with the exact problems as mine - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2187780. But the solution…
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Realtek ALC1220 audio chipset on Linux Mint 18.1

I just assembled myself a new computer with a quite new motherboard supporting an Intel Kaby Lake processor. This motherboard has a Realtek ALC1220 (S1220A) chipset for audio. After installing Linux Mint 18.1, I unfortunately noticed that the sound…
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Kali Linux and RTL8812AU

Currently I am running into an issue where I can't seem to find a way to identify which WiFi adapter I want to use as my primary in Kali (v 2017.1) My laptop has a normal PCI WiFi card inside however I have a RTL8812AU USB 3.0 adapter as well. The…
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rtl8821ae Wifi driver

I've been having problems with my wifi connection (rtl8821ae driver). I can stay connected for hours (as long as 6 hours) and then sometimes it just crashes and doesn't work on reboot. I have to wait until the next day. sugar@hostname:~$ uname -v #1…
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Wi-Fi problems using ASUS USB-N13 adapter (realtek)

I have recently bought an ASUS Wi-Fi adapter (USB-N13), and I seem to be having some trouble with it. Every so often, the Wi-Fi connection just stops working, but the indicator says that I'm still connected. I am using the firmware-realtek drivers…
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How to get Realtek ALC887 5.1 sound detected in debian?

I have motherboard based on z170 chipset which have next string in specs: Realtek® ALC887 codec it has 5.1(3 connectors) and stereo(1 connector) connectors not counting Line In and microphone connectors on back side. I have 5.1 sound system…
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rtl8723be Realtek Wifi-Card driver not working on Ubuntu 14.04

I installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my new Lenovo G50-70. The wifi works perfectly in windows, however it behaves strangely on Ubuntu. It is slow, doesn't load heavier sites at all, and after a while, completely drops. After some research I discovered:…
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Wireless interface only reachable when ethernet cable plugged in

I'm facing a problem that's about to drive me crazy. I'm running a Debian Linux distribution and currently trying to establish a connection to my wireless network (WPA2 security, wpa_supplicant already installed). The wireless dongle connects to the…
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Realtek RTS5209 PCI-E Card Reader only work if card is inserted before boot

Hardware Info Laptop Model: Sony Vaio Pro 13 Problematic Hardware: Bulti-in Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5209 PCI Express Card Reader Problem description Here is the problem, if I boot with my SD card inserted into the card reader, my Gentoo…
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