netdev - Re: NIC driver r8168 with r8169 for RTL8111/8168B and DGE-528T together

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Message-ID: <4E2752A2.3030208@telkomsa.net>
Date:	Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:11:46 +0200
From:	Danie Wessels <dawessels@...komsa.net>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NIC driver r8168 with r8169 for RTL8111/8168B and DGE-528T together

On 07/20/2011 09:22 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:44:40 +0200
> Danie Wessels<dawessels@...komsa.net>  wrote:
>
>> I would like to use my onboard NIC (eth0) with its r8168 driver from
>> RealTek together with my D-Link NIC (eth4=eth1) with its r8169 default
>> driver from the install.
>
> The kernel developers do not support the use of out of tree
> vendor drivers. If there is some reason the default kernel driver does
> not work for your hardware, that is a bug that should be reported and
> it will get fixed.
>
I understand from Ubuntu forum that this bug (#347711) with the r8169 
driver for the RTL8111/8168B is in the Will-not-fix state due to 
(hardware?) it not being supported any more.
That leaves a number of us with little options.

.> Remove the 8168 PCI IDs from the r8169 driver and you should be set.
gr8. I can give that a try...8^0  (some more hints....?)

.>It ought to be supported by the kernel r8169 driver.

See bugs listed on Ubuntu:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/141343
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/221499
https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/347711

And 0n Bug #347711
linux-kernel-bugs #12411
Duplicates of this bug
Bug #76489
Bug #347670

.> Which problem(s) do you have with it ?
No communication to outside devices. I can not ping my router through it 
but can ping its IP.


What can I do now or where should I report it or how can I help?
RTFM 4 rules.d = where?
-- 
Dankie
Danie Wessels
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