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fixing realtek rtl8111 8168 8411 pciexpress gigabit ethernet controller
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Instructions how to fix realtek rtl8111 8168 8411 pciexpress gigabit ethernet controller - proxmox-ve_8.2-2

In My case Mini PC SOYO M2PLUS 16 GB RAM, 512 GB, Intel Celeron N100

1. Connect usb-lan adapter or mobile (with enable USB tethering) to USB, monitor by HDMI and boot from USB

Download Proxmox VE ISO Installer and prepare a USB by balenaEtcher, after that boot from USB

mobile phone with android Android USB Internet SHARING

2. Connect via ssh or plug keyboard to device and login

Open and edit

nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Modify your file to:

deb http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

deb http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

# security updates
deb http://security.debian.org bookworm-security main contrib
deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve bookworm pve-no-subscription

# add testing repo
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

Update repository apt update

Install tools to build and compilations

apt install build-essential pve-headers dkms

Install driver

apt install r8168-dkms

Blacklist r8169

echo "blacklist r8169" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf Remove module rmmod r8169

Load r8168 modprobe r8168

Check is driver loaded lsmod | grep r8168

lspci -k 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 2b) Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller Kernel driver in use: r8168 Kernel modules: r8168

See new ethernet interface

ip a

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp2s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq master vmbr0 state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:e0:4c:0a:17:9d brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlp1s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether f0:42:1c:6e:26:66 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
4: vmbr0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:e0:4c:0a:17:9d brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.1.140/24 scope global vmbr0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::2e0:4cff:fe0a:179d/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

In my case it is enp2s0

Change Interface

nano /etc/network/interfaces

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

iface enx8eea5477f7ee inet manual  # this is my default mobile -> usb interface can be removed

auto vmbr0
iface vmbr0 inet static
        address 192.168.1.140/24
        gateway 192.168.1.1
        bridge-ports enx8eea5477f7ee enp2s0 # -> enp2s0 was added, enx8eea5477f7ee can be removed
        bridge-stp off
        bridge-fd 0

iface wlp1s0 inet manual

source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*

#below section was added
auto enp2s0
iface enp2s0 inet manual

If we are connecting via tethering like me you should change the gateway ip address to one that will be supported by your network devices. You should also update the file

nano /etc/hosts

dns can be change here:

nano /etc/resolv.conf

and update address

reboot

3. Disable LID to work without an HDMI cable

If you do not disable LID (like on notebook L(° O °L) in the config, it will go to sleep when the HDMI cable is disconnected, and will not boot without a connected monitor. Also will not boot with or not VGA if not disable

echo -e "HandleLidSwitch=ignore" | tee -a /etc/systemd/logind.conf

Check

cat /etc/systemd/logind.conf

Reboot

reboot